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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.

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Wildcard pair know what Italians bring to final

Linda Pearce CASEY DELLACQUA and Ashleigh Barty insist they have not thought too much about the loot that would come with a second career grand slam title for 28-year-old Dellacqua and a first at senior level for...

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Australian wildcard duo storm finals

Linda Pearce Dellacqua and Barty have not thought too much about loot that would come with grand slam title.

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One Australian's luck runs out as Hewitt waits

Linda Pearce, Brisbane Jarmila Gajdosova leaves in a flurry of errors, the last Australian woman to exit main draw.

Gajdosova's luck runs out as she returns to erratic ways

Linda Pearce IF JARMILA GAJDOSOVA was considered lucky to avoid a second-round meeting with injured world No. 2 Maria Sharapova at the Brisbane International, and instead play replacement Lesia Tsurenko, the...

Barty up and about for debut

Linda Pearce, London Ashleigh Barty was not expecting to sleep much last night. Not that she minds.

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Hewitt bows out and then there were none

Linda Pearce, London With a final netted backhand from faded great Lleyton Hewitt, Australia confirms its worst result since 1938.

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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...