Linda Pearce
Linda Pearce is the Chief Tennis Writer and general sports reporter for The Age. She writes about a range of sports, including football, netball, and gymnastics. Linda has twice been named Australian tennis writer of the year.
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A Tomic bomb over Rafter leaves Australia reeling
Linda Pearce Tomic has decided to extend his Rafter-imposed suspension from the first Davis Cup tie.
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Human headline, talent to Bern
Linda Pearce Linda Pearce talks to Australia's most topical player, a rare talent with an uncanny knack for finding controversy.
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Davis Cup ban turns up the heat on Tomic
Linda Pearce EXCLUSIVE Bernard Tomic suspended from Australia's opening Davis Cup tie in Taiwan next season.
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Harsh but fair as Rafter wrangles difficult team
Linda Pearce When Bernard Tomic was told of his disciplinary dumping from Australia's Davis Cup team for next year's opening round zone tie in Taiwan, he asked for the reasons why. Really?
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Tomic dropped from Davis Cup tie after slack attitude
Linda Pearce BERNARD TOMIC has been suspended from Australia's opening Davis Cup tie in Taiwan next season as the estrangement between the country's most talented young player and the tennis establishment spills...
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Tomic in danger of losing X-factor
Linda Pearce Young Australian urged to end revolving door of support staff and surround himself with a stable team.
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Take a break, Tomic urged
Linda Pearce Amid social media wisecracks about 'Tomic the Tank Engine', came some sound advice.
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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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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 needs to act on Rafter's ultimatum
Linda Pearce Simply, Bernard Tomic has to work harder. Pat Rafter has been saying it and Tomic has been agreeing.
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Coach just trying to fire up Tomic
Linda Pearce An animated courtside exchange between Bernard Tomic and Australian coach Tony Roche during the dire finale to Australia's Davis Cup tie against Germany has been downplayed by Tennis Australia.
Stosur looks on bright side
Linda Pearce Stroke of good fortune for defending champion is that Serena Williams is in other half of draw.
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Nadal suffers shock Wimbledon defeat
Linda Pearce Rafael Nadal crashed to his worst Grand Slam tennis defeat in seven years on Thursday night when Czech journeyman Lukas Rosol, the world No.
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Wimbledon prepares for outbreak of Murraymania
Linda Pearce Wimbledon will have one first-time finalist on Sunday, and his name will be either Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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Murraymania has just gone up a few levels
Linda Pearce, London When Andy Murray faced the set point that would have sentenced him to a 0-2 deficit against Spanish ironman David Ferrer, Britain worried.
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Murray on verge of ending Wimbledon drought for Britain
Linda Pearce, London At last. After 74 years. At last. Britain has a men's finalist at Wimbledon for the first time since Bunny Austin lost in 1937, after Andy Murray tamed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to reach...
Proud Hewitt courts return to top tier
Linda Pearce Current goal is simply a return to the 16-nation world group for the first time since 2007.
