Stars say drug-testing is stringent in tennis

Linda Pearce, Istanbul Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova approve of the exacting drug-testing procedures in tennis.

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Tearful Kvitova felled by unforced errors

Linda Pearce, Istanbul Petra Kvitova made an anxious, erratic and eventually tearful start to the defence of her WTA Championship title this morning, beaten 6-3, 6-2 by fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in an opening session...

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Tennis superstars undecided on the year's best player

Linda Pearce This week's $4.9 million WTA Championships could help decide who is the women's player-of-the-year.

Champions welcome Australian Open cash boost

Linda Pearce in Istanbul Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have both welcomed the Australian Open's unprecedented $4 million prizemoney rise for 2013, while warning that the benefits of the strident ATP-driven campaign for...

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Something to ease the pain

Linda Pearce Samantha Stosur is guaranteed a prizemoney cheque to draw from a challenging season.

Stosur on stand-by duty in Istanbul

Linda Pearce While Sam Stosur's dip from world No. 6 to the outer reaches of the top 10 in the past 12 months has cost her a place in this week's year-end WTA Championships, the Australian has a final prizemoney...

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Hewitt signs for Kooyong

Linda Pearce Dual grand slam champion will be named as local drawcard in 25th anniversary field.

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Fed happy with triple century

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Roger Federer insists that his rankings goal did not extend further than the return to No. 1 achieved through a seventh Wimbledon title in July.

Federer laments lack of practice

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Andy Murray has never beaten Roger Federer in a grand slam tournament, but has now won 10 of their 18 matches, two of them in the past four months. In July, that meant an Olympic gold medal.

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Tomic needs to commit: Djoker

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Novak Djokovic optimistic that success will come to Bernard Tomic with time and experience.

Murray downs Federer in Shanghai

Linda Pearce, Shanghai US Open champion sets up mouth-watering final against Novak Djokovic.

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Federer, Murray on collision course

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Roger Federer and Andy Murray will tonight meet for the first time since Murray's emphatic victory in the gold medal match at the London Olympics, when the winners of the past two grand slam titles...

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Strike never an option: Murray

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Andy Murray is pleased there will be no player boycott of the Australian Open.

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Federer survives scare to enter quarter-finals

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Roger Federer's record 300-week reign as world No.1 is assured.

Djokovic powers into Shanghai quarters

Linda Pearce, Shanghai In just one tournament has Novak Djokovic failed to reach at least the semi-final stage, and he is now one match away from extending that record in Shanghai.

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No rift with coach: Tomic

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Tomic has dismissed reports of a rift, and rumours of a strained relationship with Pat Rafter.

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Tomic admits coming up short in tough year

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Bernard Tomic meekly departs the Shanghai Rolex Masters in the first round.

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Tomic's exertion queried again

Linda Pearce SHANGHAI: Bernard Tomic has meekly departed the Shanghai Rolex Masters in the first round through a 6-4, 6-0 capitulation to Florian Mayer, the German acknowledging that Tomic ''probably didn't try...

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Australian Open purse to hit $40m by 2016

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Stakes continue to rise in remuneration battle between the grand slams.

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New Open deal puts $30m up for grabs

Linda Pearce THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN has announced the single biggest prizemoney jump in its history, with a record pool of $30 million - up $4 million from this year - on offer at next year's event.