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

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.

Tennis

Down-to-earth Barty finds clay feet

Ashleigh Barty

Linda Pearce Ashleigh Barty is a different player, one who relies less on power than so many of her peers.

Tennis

Guccione out for Tomic in cup tie

Bernard Tomic.

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

A Tomic bomb over Rafter leaves Australia reeling

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Linda Pearce Tomic has decided to extend his Rafter-imposed suspension from the first Davis Cup tie.

Tennis

Davis Cup ban turns up the heat on Tomic

Bernard Tomic

Linda Pearce EXCLUSIVE Bernard Tomic suspended from Australia's opening Davis Cup tie in Taiwan next season.

Tennis

Tomic dropped from Davis Cup tie after slack attitude

Tomic

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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No-fuss Barty riding high

Linda Pearce Teenager Ashleigh Barty is starting to find her feet.

Tennis

No tonic for Tomic

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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...

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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.