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.
Australian 'loss' a matter of form
Linda Pearce Could world No. 15 Milos Raonic have been the top-20 successor to Lleyton Hewitt?
Tennis
Djokovic remains a fan
Linda Pearce Reigning Australian Open champ Novak Djokovic noticed a new maturity in Bernard Tomic.
Djokovic powers into Shanghai quarters
Linda Pearce, Shanghai In just one tournament has Novak Djokovic failed to reach at least the semi-final stage, and he is now one match away from extending that record in Shanghai.
Tennis
Federer, Murray on collision course
Linda Pearce, Shanghai Roger Federer and Andy Murray will tonight meet for the first time since Murray's emphatic victory in the gold medal match at the London Olympics, when the winners of the past two grand slam titles...
Tennis
Tomic needs to commit: Djoker
Linda Pearce, Shanghai Novak Djokovic optimistic that success will come to Bernard Tomic with time and experience.
Murray downs Federer in Shanghai
Linda Pearce, Shanghai US Open champion sets up mouth-watering final against Novak Djokovic.
Tennis
Djokovic, Federer through as big names fall at Wimbledon
Linda Pearce, London Titleholder Novak Djokovic and six-time champion Roger Federer moved smoothly through to the Wimbledon second round on an opening day that counted sixth seed Tomas Berdych and Venus Williams among...
Positive signs for Stosur
Linda Pearce, London Lindsay Davenport says women's champion will be Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams or Petra Kvitova.
Tennis
It hasn't been my very best: Stosur weighs Wimbledon loss
Linda Pearce Sam Stosur likes grass a little more than she used to, but still not terribly much. For the ninth time in 10 visits to Wimbledon, the Queenslander lost before the third round, and was left scratching...
