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

Untimely calf strain for Stosur

Sam Stosur was forced to hand another German, Angelique Kerber, a quarter-final walkover.

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

Lleyton Hewitt

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

Bernard Tomic.

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

Milos Raonic.

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

Kooyong Classic. Lleyton Hewitt as he plays Milos Raonic.9 January 2013.Picture Sebastian Costanzo. The Age.

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

Reaching out: Lleyton Hewitt stretches for a shot at Kooyong on Wednesday.

Linda Pearce Lleyton Hewitt gets ready to look towards the day when he will finally call it quits.

Tennis

Djokovic remains a fan

Bernard Tomic Novak Djokovic

Linda Pearce Reigning Australian Open champ Novak Djokovic noticed a new maturity in Bernard Tomic.

Tennis

Hewitt signs for Kooyong

Kooyong attraction: Lleyton Hewitt.

Linda Pearce Dual grand slam champion will be named as local drawcard in 25th anniversary field.

Tennis

Nadal suffers shock Wimbledon defeat

Rafael Nadal.

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

Frenchman Richard Gasquet leaves the court during a rain delay.

Linda Pearce, London As more rain soaks London, Wimbledon defends scheduling policy amid continuing controversy.

Murray belatedly into quarter-finals

Andy Murray shows his elation after defeating Marin Cilic of Croatia to enter the 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

Andy Murray celebrates his Wimbledon win.

Linda Pearce At last, the Wimbledon men's quarter-final line-up is complete.

Murray, darling of All England

Andy Murray

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

Bernard Tomic

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.