Linda Pearce

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.

Tennis

Guccione out for Tomic in cup tie

Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic reinstated for next week's tie against Uzbekistan on indoor clay.

Tennis

Federer ready for challenge

Roger Federer

Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic and Roger Federer continue to monitor each other.

Tennis

Roger revved up for weekend at Bernie's

Switzerland's Roger Federer serves during his men's singles match against Russia's Nikolay Davydenko on the fourth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 17, 2013.   AFP PHOTO/WILLIAM WEST IMAGE STRICTLY RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

Linda Pearce BERNARD TOMIC watched Roger Federer play Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday night, just as Federer would have monitored the young Australian's performance on Rod Laver Arena earlier that afternoon.

Tennis

Tomic: time to take on world

Bernard Tomic during his third-round match against Roger Federer.

Linda Pearce Roger Federer can see what Bernard Tomic needs to address next.

No grand slam wins but Matosevic to take number one baton

Marinko Matosevic

Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic took over from Lleyton Hewitt, who succeeded Pat Rafter as Australia's top-ranked male tennis player.

Tennis

Take a break, Tomic urged

Bernard Tomic

Linda Pearce Amid social media wisecracks about 'Tomic the Tank Engine', came some sound advice.

Tennis

No tonic for Tomic

tomic

Linda Pearce, Istanbul Roger Rasheed, the coach recently endorsed by fellow South Australian Darren Cahill as the ideal fit for struggling Bernard Tomic, has accepted what can only be regarded as an easier option: a job...

Tennis

Lifeless Stosur shanks her way to sorry season's end

Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts after her tennis match against Maria Sharapova of Russia on the fourth day of the WTA championship in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo)

Linda Pearce ISTANBUL: Samantha Stosur's self-assessment is 7/10 for a season she completed with a 0-2 record at the year-end WTA Championships. The weary world No.

Tennis

Stosur struggles, turns sights to rest and revival

Shaking on it: Maria Sharapova and Sam Stosur in Istanbul.

Linda Pearce, Istanbul Sam Stosur's self-assessment is ''seven out of 10'' for the season she has completed.