Tennis

• Nadal in doubt for Australian Open, withdraws from Brisbane

  Posted December 28, 2017 14:08:25 | Updated December 28, 2017 14:09:31

  World number one Rafael Nadal is in doubt for the Australian Open after aborting plans to play in lead-up events in Brisbane and Sydney due to a knee injury.

  Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, brisbane-4000, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, australia

• Bernard Tomic Open spot in doubt after withdrawal from Brisbane qualifiers

  Posted December 28, 2017 08:58:24

  Bernard Tomic's terrible tennis year continues, with the controversial player pulling out of qualifying for the Brisbane International.

  Topics: sport, tennis, brisbane-4000, qld, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Alexander apologises for disability sticker remark Video

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  Posted December 17, 2017 13:13:10 | Updated December 17, 2017 14:02:17

  Newly re-elected Liberal MP John Alexander apologises for saying he knocked back an offer for a disabled parking permit after a tennis injury because he had "some pride", but says people are being "mischievous" in their interpretation of what he meant.

  Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, tennis, disabilities, health, federal-parliament, parliament, liberals, australia, ryde-2112, nsw

• Alexander apologises for disabled parking joke after Bennelong win

  By political reporter Matthew Doran

  Posted December 17, 2017 12:48:33 | Updated December 17, 2017 13:47:42

  Liberal MP John Alexander jokes he knocked back a disabled parking permit after a tennis injury because he had "some pride", comments labelled as "stupid and offensive".

  Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, tennis, disabilities, health, parliament, federal-parliament, liberals, australia, ryde-2112, nsw

• Sara Tomic eyeing Australian Open wildcard in Bernard's absence

  Posted December 10, 2017 15:29:06

  Bernard Tomic may be having none of it but that will not stop his sister Sara from trying her luck at the Australian Open wildcard play-off.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australia

• Ashleigh Barty wins Newcombe Medal

  Posted November 28, 2017 00:44:26 | Updated November 28, 2017 06:55:47

  Former Wimbledon junior champion Ashleigh Barty has won the Newcombe Medal as Australia's most outstanding tennis player in 2017.

  Topics: tennis, sport, awards-and-prizes, melbourne-3000, australia

• Yannick Noah leads France to drought-breaking Davis Cup victory

  Posted November 27, 2017 09:43:15

  Charismatic captain Yannick Noah says the "losing culture" of French men's tennis is dispelled with his team's first Davis Cup title in 16 years.

  Topics: tennis, sport, france

• Lefties have upper hand in cricket, baseball, table tennis

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  By science reporter Belinda Smith

  Posted November 22, 2017 15:49:25 | Updated November 22, 2017 15:50:26

  An analysis of elite athletes shows more southpaws in high time-pressure sports.

  Topics: science-and-technology, evolution, sport, biology, anatomy, badminton, squash, baseball, cricket, tennis, table-tennis

• Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49

  Posted November 20, 2017 20:29:27 | Updated November 21, 2017 09:50:19

  Czech tennis player Jana Novotona, a winner of 17 major titles, dies peacefully surrounded by family after losing a long battle with cancer.

  Topics: death, tennis, sport, cancer, czech-republic

• Dimitrov edges Goffin to win ATP Finals title

  Posted November 20, 2017 09:19:37 | Updated November 20, 2017 09:26:08

  David Goffin may have conquered Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the ATP Finals in London but Grigor Dimitrov proves too strong in the tournament decider to win in three sets.

  Topics: tennis, sport, england, united-kingdom

• Federer stunned by Goffin at season-ending ATP Finals

  Posted November 19, 2017 11:47:50

  David Goffin will play Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals after the Belgian's shock win over Roger Federer in London.

  Topics: sport, tennis, england

• From golden girl to outcast and back again: The Jelena Dokic story we thought we knew

  By Dean Bilton

  Posted November 13, 2017 12:46:55 | Updated November 13, 2017 20:19:09

  So much of Jelena Dokic's career was played out in the public forum, and was heavily scrutinised by media and the Australian public — but while the crowd was booing, we only knew half the story.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australia

• Hinds: We should have done more for Jelena Dokic Opinion

  By Richard Hinds

  Posted November 13, 2017 06:03:52 | Updated November 13, 2017 20:03:57

  Anyone who watched Jelena Dokic's tragedy unfold must concede a harsh truth or consign the next endangered prodigy to the same fate, writes Richard Hinds.

  Topics: sport, tennis, child-abuse, community-and-society, autobiography, australia, yugoslavia, serbia

• Dokic reveals extent of physical, emotional abuse suffered under father

  Posted November 12, 2017 12:10:37 | Updated November 12, 2017 19:52:13

  Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic details the full extent of the abuse she endured at the hands of her father Damir, saying one beating saw her lose consciousness.

  Topics: tennis, sport, child-abuse, community-and-society, australia, serbia, yugoslavia

• Tomic's form slump continues, dumped from challenger event

  Posted November 09, 2017 11:54:10

  Bernard Tomic's bid to prove himself worthy of an Australian Open wildcard is damaged by a straight-sets second-round loss at an ATP challenger event.

  Topics: tennis, sport, slovakia, australia

• Barty reflects on brilliant 2017 as season comes to a close

  Posted November 05, 2017 10:53:06 | Updated November 05, 2017 10:59:31

  A rejuvenated Ashleigh Barty is no longer fearful of the strains of a tennis season after her dream 2017 campaign was ended on Saturday night.

  Topics: tennis, sport, china, australia

• Nadal creates history with year-ending world number one ranking

  Posted November 02, 2017 09:04:45 | Updated November 02, 2017 20:21:28

  Rafael Nadal becomes the oldest male player to finish the year as the world number one after guaranteeing he will top the rankings for the fourth time in his decorated career.

  Topics: tennis, sport, france

• Wozniacki holds off resurgent Venus to claim WTA Finals title

  Posted October 30, 2017 09:37:42 | Updated October 30, 2017 10:11:12

  Caroline Wozniacki manages to stave off a late charge from Venus Williams at the WTA Finals in Singapore to win the title match 6-4, 6-4.

  Topics: tennis, sport, singapore

• Martina Hingis retires again, this time for real

  Posted October 27, 2017 10:47:59 | Updated October 27, 2017 15:44:26

  Former world number one Martina Hingis retires from tennis for a third time, saying this time she gets to walk away from the sport on her own terms.

  Topics: tennis, sport, singapore, switzerland

• WTA wants to be more mum friendly as Serena Williams prepares her return

  Posted October 26, 2017 11:40:20

  As tennis looks towards Serena Williams returning at the Australian Open, the WTA hopes players will be able to easily function as working mothers while on the tour.

  Topics: tennis, sport, singapore, united-states

• Battle for number one: Halep thrashed by Wozniacki at WTA Finals

  Posted October 26, 2017 09:57:44

  Whether Simona Halep stays as world number one at the end of the year is in doubt as she is brushed aside 6-0, 6-2 by Caroline Wozniacki at the WTA Finals in Singapore.

  Topics: tennis, sport, singapore

• Tomic serves underarm, loses to Frenchman in bizarre Vienna opener

  Posted October 24, 2017 09:58:38

  Bernard Tomic's terrible 2017 season continues with a Vienna Open defeat to qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert, during which the Australian was occasionally brilliant but mostly erratic.

  Topics: tennis, sport, austria, surfers-paradise-4217, qld, australia

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  Posted October 24, 2017 09:04:39

  Bernard Tomic's form struggles have continued with a loss to a French opponent in his opening round in Vienna.

  Topics: tennis, austria

• Kyrgios to sit out rest of 2017 season to prepare for Australian Open

  Posted October 20, 2017 09:29:01

  Nick Kyrgios confirms he won't play again in 2017 as he looks to be fully fit for the Australian Open in the new year.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australia

• Gavrilova misses out on WTA title in Hong Kong Open final

  Posted October 16, 2017 07:45:38 | Updated October 16, 2017 13:57:23

  Australia's Daria Gavrilova falls short in a rain-hit Hong Kong Tennis Open final, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

  Topics: tennis, sport, hong-kong

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