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
Roller-coaster ride, but Azarenka smiles
Linda Pearce VICTORIA Azarenka was not sure whether the extraordinary circumstances of her second Australian Open title made Saturday night's dramatic victory more satisfying than her grand slam breakthrough 12...
Tennis
Bright start, and the attitude is refreshing
Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic is showing the promising signs of some harsh lessons learnt and hard work completed.
Tennis
Oh, Tomic, what a difference a year makes
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.
Tennis
Human headline, talent to Bern
Linda Pearce Linda Pearce talks to Australia's most topical player, a rare talent with an uncanny knack for finding controversy.
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 to play wildcard in Wimbledon opener
Linda Pearce, London After a troubled build-up, Bernard Tomic will open his Wimbledon campaign against the young Belgian wildcard who worried Roger Federer at the French Open just three weeks ago.
Tennis
Murray faces major threat as men line up for finals
Linda Pearce At last, the Wimbledon men's quarter-final line-up is complete.
