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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Angry young man disappoints
Linda Pearce Todd Woodbridge has called ''disappointing'' the defection of former Australian Open junior champion Brydan Klein to Britain, his mother's birthplace, while insisting that the combustible 23-year-old...
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Rush of blood to the red?
Linda Pearce Success may have been rare on Parisian clay but the talent is there to make an impact.
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Tomic back in training for possible French Open campaign without father
Linda Pearce Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.
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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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Tomic at a crossroads: coach
Linda Pearce Australia's Davis Cup coach sees a crucial period looming in Tomic's development.
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Tomic snr calls to say: I'm not in jail
Linda Pearce John Tomic calls Melbourne to discuss the court appearance he is due to face for assault.
I'm not in jail, says Tomic snr after headbutt attack claims
Linda Pearce The call was unexpected, but the deep, heavily accented voice unmistakeable from the first "hello".
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Time for parting of the ways for father and son
Linda Pearce For almost a decade, Neil Guiney shared a tennis court with Bernard Tomic.
WTA backs move to stop Tomic's dad at turnstiles
Linda Pearce The Women's Tennis Association has backed the ATP World Tour's decision to bar John Tomic from all tournaments until further notice, with chief executive Stacey Allaster confirming the WTA would...
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WTA applauds decision to ban John Tomic
Linda Pearce The Women's Tennis Association has backed the ATP World Tour's decision to bar John Tomic from all tournaments until further notice.
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Down-to-earth Barty finds clay feet
Linda Pearce Ashleigh Barty is a different player, one who relies less on power than so many of her peers.
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Springtime in Paris for ace on the rise
Linda Pearce Twelve-year-old Rinky Hijikata has already travelled further than Scott Draper had ventured until after his 16th birthday, but this, of course, is a different tennis age.
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Big four raising the grand slam pay
Linda Pearce Tennis Australia reiterates commitment to further raising grand slam stakes.
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Guccione out for Tomic in cup tie
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic reinstated for next week's tie against Uzbekistan on indoor clay.
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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.
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Final yields tears, pain and fireworks
Linda Pearce Victoria Azarenka defended her Australian Open title at Melbourne Park on Saturday night, but not before the drama that preceded the final spilled over into the match itself.
Relief at last as Stosur goes through
Linda Pearce Ninth seed completes a victory she greeted with both happiness and relief.
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Stosur stumbles with end in sight
Linda Pearce Oh dear. Oh, really. Just, oh. Sam Stosur's latest Australian Open has ended early.
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Federer ready for challenge
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic and Roger Federer continue to monitor each other.
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Tomic on right path to the top, says Fed
Linda Pearce BERNARD TOMIC is not yet the player he will be; Roger Federer not quite the unstoppable force he was.
