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
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.
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...
Tennis
Now, losers are grinners at Australian Open
Linda Pearce Tournament director Craig Tiley flags record first-round losers' cheque.
Tennis
Fed happy with triple century
Linda Pearce, Shanghai Roger Federer insists that his rankings goal did not extend further than the return to No. 1 achieved through a seventh Wimbledon title in July.
Fragile Jarmila a contrast to serene Jelena
Linda Pearce AUSTRALIAN No.2 Jarmila Gajdosova has an 18-16 combined win-loss record at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. At the Australian Open, it is 0-7.
