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Tomic on path to Paris

Linda Pearce Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open.

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Untimely calf strain for Stosur

Linda Pearce Injury sustained in Indian Wells forces world No.9 out of follow-up premier mandatory event.

Open's early losers deserve their 30% pay rise, says director

Linda Pearce AUSTRALIAN OPEN tournament director Craig Tiley has flagged a record first-round losers' cheque of at least $27,000 - a rise of almost 30 per cent - at next month's grand slam, as the distribution...

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Now, losers are grinners at Australian Open

Linda Pearce Tournament director Craig Tiley flags record first-round losers' cheque.

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Tomic to play wildcard in Wimbledon opener

Linda Pearce, London After a troubled build-up, Bernard Tomic will open his Wimbledon campaign against the young Belgian wildcard who worried Roger Federer at the French Open just three weeks ago.

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Djokovic, Federer through as big names fall at Wimbledon

Linda Pearce, London Titleholder Novak Djokovic and six-time champion Roger Federer moved smoothly through to the Wimbledon second round on an opening day that counted sixth seed Tomas Berdych and Venus Williams among...

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Stosur stepping up

Linda Pearce, London Giant opening leap with an impressive 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro.

Positive signs for Stosur

Linda Pearce, London Lindsay Davenport says women's champion will be Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams or Petra Kvitova.

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Stosur Australia's sole hope after near-wipeout at Wimbledon

Linda Pearce, London Australia is without a representative in the second round of the men's draw at Wimbledon for the first time since 1938, after 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt followed beaten 20th seed Bernard Tomic,...

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Hewitt bows out and then there were none

Linda Pearce, London With a final netted backhand from faded great Lleyton Hewitt, Australia confirms its worst result since 1938.