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Australian women record milestone results in qualifying at Wimbledon 2024

Seven Australians, including 18-year-old Maya Joint, have progressed to the second round in the Wimbledon 2024 women's qualifying singles competitio

WTA Rankings: Kalinskaya cracks top 20 for first time in her career

Last week, she continued her superb first half of the year by reaching the final of the Berlin Open, narrowly losing out to a resurgent

Australian Open confirmed as biggest economic generator in Aussie sport

The new Sunday start contributed to a 42 per cent increase in global viewership for Round 1 over three days, versus the previous five-year Round 1 average over

‘Cool-headed’ Ajla charges into final; bad back cruels Aussie’s Wimbledon seeding dream

Ajla Tomljanovic will play for the biggest title of her career in Birmingham on Sunday but Jordan Thompson’s dream of securing a Wimbledon seeding has been da

Jordan Thompson: Missing Olympics a ‘no-brainer’

It is a "no-brainer" to sidestep the Paris Olympic Games, Australian tennis star Jordan Thompson says, even though no one is prouder than him to play for his co

Aussie Jordan Thompson outplays Taylor Fritz to reach Queen’s Club semifinals, Ajla Tomljanović makes last four in Birmingham

Jordan Thompson has continued his late-career breakthrough season by powering past American number one Taylor Fritz into a semifinal at the Queen's Club Champio

Australian Open 2024 tapped AI for wider audience reach

The Australian Open 2024 saw the major sporting event tap into new technologies to widen its audience reach, insights into player performance a

World No.1 Archie Graham excited for grass-court test at Queen’s Club

Queensland's Archie Graham is preparing to compete in a PWII exhibition as part of an ATP 500 tournament in London this week. Londo

‘You’re only No.1 because Ash retired’: How Barty’s shock call changed tennis history

“I feel like she was peaking still, and she would have won many more, but she fulfilled her goals and dreams. The fact, even at 25, that she had three years a

When does Wimbledon start? First round timings, schedule and broadcast details in Australia | Sporting News Australia

Wimbledon – arguably tennis' most iconic and prestigious grand slam – is right around the corner.Alex de Minaur is set to lead the charge f

Barty announces surprise Wimbledon return

Australian tennis great Ash Barty will make a return to the grass courts of Wimbledon for the first time since winning the 2021 grand slam title.Barty will be b

Ash Barty announces shock return to tennis at Wimbledon

Australian tennis legend Ash Barty will grace the famed grass courts of Wimbledon once again after accepting a place in the invitation doubles draw.The 28-year-