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
John Tomic banned; Bernard remains in French Open
Linda Pearce John Tomic has been banned from Roland Garros as his son, Bernard, prepares to contest next week's French Open.
Stosur looks on bright side of Paris memories
Linda Pearce THE incongruity of Roland Garros for Sam Stosur is that the place where she has produced her most consistent grand slam results has also been the scene of two of her most devastating losses.
Tennis
Stosur at home in Paris
Linda Pearce Australian has bitter-sweet memories of Roland Garros but her record there is good.
Eight is enough
Linda Pearce Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, was close to claiming top billing in the world a year ago, but she is content to be heading into 2013 as world No. 8.
Stosur on stand-by duty in Istanbul
Linda Pearce While Sam Stosur's dip from world No. 6 to the outer reaches of the top 10 in the past 12 months has cost her a place in this week's year-end WTA Championships, the Australian has a final prizemoney...
Tennis
Tennis superstars undecided on the year's best player
Linda Pearce This week's $4.9 million WTA Championships could help decide who is the women's player-of-the-year.
Tennis
Tearful Kvitova felled by unforced errors
Linda Pearce, Istanbul Petra Kvitova made an anxious, erratic and eventually tearful start to the defence of her WTA Championship title this morning, beaten 6-3, 6-2 by fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in an opening session...
Tennis
Virus forces Kvitova to withdraw
Linda Pearce, Istanbul What Petra Kvitova thought was a bad case of opening-night nerves has been diagnosed as a viral illness.
Women's tennis the winner in epic match
Linda Pearce This was a women's match-of-the-year candidate, just when one was needed. A marvellous three-set, three-hour exhibition at the WTA Championships, in which top seed Victoria Azarenka saved two match...
Tennis
Sam Stosur beaten soundly in Istanbul
Linda Pearce, Istanbul Sam Stosur was a late starter at the WTA Championships, called-up only after illness forced the withdrawal of defending champion Petra Kvitova.
Tennis
Lifeless Stosur shanks her way to sorry season's end
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
Linda Pearce, Istanbul Sam Stosur's self-assessment is ''seven out of 10'' for the season she has completed.
Stosur looks on bright side
Linda Pearce Stroke of good fortune for defending champion is that Serena Williams is in other half of draw.
Tennis
The BIGGER apple
Linda Pearce Sam Stosur's back in New York, but can she keep her US Open crown?
Barty up and about for debut
Linda Pearce, London Ashleigh Barty was not expecting to sleep much last night. Not that she minds.
Tennis
Injured Tsonga wary of facing 'fighter' Hewitt
Linda Pearce, London Lleyton Hewitt to take on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Wimbledon first round.
Positive signs for Stosur
Linda Pearce, London Lindsay Davenport says women's champion will be Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams or Petra Kvitova.
Tennis
Stosur Australia's sole hope after near-wipeout at Wimbledon
Linda Pearce, London Australia is without a representative in the second round of the men's draw at Wimbledon for the first time since 1938, after 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt followed beaten 20th seed Bernard Tomic,...
Tennis
Federer rallies to avoid Nadal's fate
Linda Pearce As the ghost of Rafael Nadal swirled around under the centre court roof that had enclosed the upset of the tournament - and, perhaps, the decade - at Wimbledon on Thursday night, Roger Federer...
