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Thanasi Kokkinakis unable to repeat US Open heroics at Laver Cup as Aussie icon makes rare appearance

Thanasi Kokkinakis has been soundly beaten on his Laver Cup debut in Berlin as the Australian giant-killer sought to repeat his shock US Open triumph over Stefa

Ajla Tomljanovic hampered by service issues as Korea Open campaign ends in straight sets loss

Brazilian star Beatriz Haddad Maia has proved too powerful for Anna Tomljanovic, beating the Australian 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the WTA quarterfinals in Seoul. 

Aussie Olivia Gadecki’s big move despite tense Mexican WTA final loss

Qualifier Olivia Gadecki's audacious Mexican run has been halted at the final hurdle, with Australia's new women's number one beaten in the Guadalajara final.Ol

Australia ends positive Davis Cup week with ‘incredibly frustrating’ defeat to host Spain

A near-perfect week for Australia's tennis men at the Davis Cup has crumbled on the final day, as they endured two painful near-misses in a 2-1 defeat to hosts

Hewitt’s Aussies clinch Davis Cup finals spot on their day off

Australia's Davis Cup team have been able to celebrate reaching the Davis Cup finals — without even having to hit a ball in anger.Davis CupFinals qualifiers (

‘We back ourselves against anyone’: Australia not fearing Davis Cup ‘group of death’

Lleyton Hewitt has backed his Australian team to come through the Davis Cup "group of death" despite the absence of their top gun.Beaten finalists the last two

Aussie tennis celebrates as teen prodigy becomes new world No.1

Australian tennis is celebrating after teenage prodigy Emerson Jones became the country’s first junior girls world No.1 since 1998.The 16-year-old’s rise en

Aussie doubles stars Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell win US Open crown in heartwarming 28-year first

 Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have won US Open Duo are first Aussies to do it since the Woodies in 1996 It's the the pair's first major trop

Alex de Minaur knocked out of US Open quarterfinals in straight sets

Alex de Minaur has lost to Great Britain's Jack Draper in straight sets at the US Open, in an uncharacteristic performance from the Australian.De Minaur, who wa

De Minaur through to US Open quarterfinals after defeating fellow Australian Thompson

Alex de Minaur has denied great mate Jordan Thompson in a titanic all-Australian fourth-round US Open showdown to notch yet another milestone in his stellar gra

‘We’ve grown up together’: De Minaur and Thompson reminisce about their brotherly bond ahead of US Open clash

They admit it's like big brother versus little brother as Jordan Thompson takes on Alex de Minaur in a high-stakes all-Australian fourth-round US Open showdown

Jordan Thompson sets up possible US Open clash with Alex de Minaur as his run continues at Flushing Meadows

Seed-slaying Jordan Thompson has claimed another scalp to set up a possible all-Australian fourth-round US Open showdown with Alex de Minaur.After sending world