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
Untimely calf strain for Stosur
Linda Pearce Injury sustained in Indian Wells forces world No.9 out of follow-up premier mandatory event.
Tennis
Hewitt finds plenty of positives in early exit
Linda Pearce LLEYTON HEWITT will head to Melbourne with a 1-1 record from his only two official tournament matches before the Australian Open, his body no longer giving him any pain but still with some work to do...
Tennis
Oh, Tomic, what a difference a year makes
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic continues his winning run at the Hopman Cup on Thursday night with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over world No. 23 Andreas Seppi.
Australian 'loss' a matter of form
Linda Pearce Could world No. 15 Milos Raonic have been the top-20 successor to Lleyton Hewitt?
Tennis
Hewitt plans to reach high with 'Looch' at his side
Linda Pearce LLEYTON HEWITT will spend the year travelling with his pal Peter Luczak, the promoted hitting partner who will effectively co-coach the dual grand slam champion in tandem with the more stay-at-home...
The home stretch
Linda Pearce Lleyton Hewitt gets ready to look towards the day when he will finally call it quits.
Tennis
Djokovic remains a fan
Linda Pearce Reigning Australian Open champ Novak Djokovic noticed a new maturity in Bernard Tomic.
Tennis
Hewitt signs for Kooyong
Linda Pearce Dual grand slam champion will be named as local drawcard in 25th anniversary field.
Tennis
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.
Court out once more
Linda Pearce, London As more rain soaks London, Wimbledon defends scheduling policy amid continuing controversy.
Murray belatedly into quarter-finals
Linda Pearce Lone British contender finally reaches the Wimbledon quarter-finals, defeating Marin Cilic.
Tennis
Murray faces major threat as men line up for finals
Linda Pearce At last, the Wimbledon men's quarter-final line-up is complete.
Murray, darling of All England
Linda Pearce A more romantic Wimbledon men's final is hard to imagine. So much international love for Roger Federer. So much patriotic hope invested in Andy Murray.
Tennis
Thanks for the lesson: Federer gives Bernard a masterclass
Linda Pearce ROGER FEDERER is not the peerless force he used to be, but Bernard Tomic is still developing into the great player he will become.

























