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.
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Tomic on right path to the top, says Fed
Linda Pearce BERNARD TOMIC is not yet the player he will be; Roger Federer not quite the unstoppable force he was.
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Federer ready for challenge
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic and Roger Federer continue to monitor each other.
Plucky Tomic says it's just a matter of time
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic is not yet the player he will be; Roger Federer not quite the unstoppable force he was.
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Tomic is staying on message - work hard
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic cannot remember the day, exactly, but he recalls the message, the urgency, the realisation that the clock was ticking and what he had assumed to be his destiny was perhaps not so...
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Roger revved up for weekend at Bernie's
Linda Pearce BERNARD TOMIC watched Roger Federer play Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday night, just as Federer would have monitored the young Australian's performance on Rod Laver Arena earlier that afternoon.
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Elite agree Tomic must improve his away game
Linda Pearce FOR Bernard Tomic, the message has come repeatedly from Novak Djokovic, Patrick Rafter, and now Roger Federer. It is all very well to shine at home, to thrive on your local circuit.
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Tomic: time to take on world
Linda Pearce Roger Federer can see what Bernard Tomic needs to address next.
French the ace in pack for ambitious Djoker
Linda Pearce Novak Djokovic was on his way to Tullamarine Airport early on Monday morning at a time, 12 months earlier, that his previous final on Rod Laver Arena was still being played.
Australia Day fireworks disruption high on next year's agenda
Linda Pearce TENNIS AUSTRALIA officials are negotiating with the state government in an attempt to avoid the annual disruption to play caused by the Australia Day fireworks display.
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Australian Open officials seek to solve the fireworks dilemma
Linda Pearce Tennis Australia officials are negotiating with the state government in an attempt to avoid the annual disruption to play caused by the Australia Day fireworks display.
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Djokovic's dash of history
Linda Pearce Celebrations had to be put on ice after Novak Djokovic won his third straight Australian title.
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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...
What, me Murray?
Linda Pearce For the reigning US Open champion the pressure to win a major is off, but he's sure that 2013 will bring new challenges.
New wunderkind in world tennis
Linda Pearce, Brisbane Grigor Dimitrov will contest his maiden ATP World Tour final at the Brisbane International.
No-shows a go for the Open-minded
Linda Pearce The lead-up to the Australian Open has been notable for those who have been absent.
Sharing the love, the Open opens its wallet
Linda Pearce Australian Open organisers earn praise from players for choosing to play Santa.
Stosur stands alone in seeding
Linda Pearce Rankings dip means lone seed could meet any player in top eight as early as fourth round.
Ten things to like about tennis this summer
Linda Pearce Interactive: The tournaments, players and moments to watch this season.
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Djokovic remains a fan
Linda Pearce Reigning Australian Open champ Novak Djokovic noticed a new maturity in Bernard Tomic.
