Casey Dellacqua

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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.

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Tomic on path to Paris

Bernard Tomic.

Linda Pearce Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open.

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Down-to-earth Barty finds clay feet

Ashleigh Barty

Linda Pearce Ashleigh Barty is a different player, one who relies less on power than so many of her peers.

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Untimely calf strain for Stosur

Sam Stosur was forced to hand another German, Angelique Kerber, a quarter-final walkover.

Linda Pearce Injury sustained in Indian Wells forces world No.9 out of follow-up premier mandatory event.

Barty into quarter-finals

Australia's Ashleigh Barty hits a returns against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during their women's quarter-final singles match at the BMW Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur on March 1, 2013.

Promising Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty has made her first WTA quarter-final, advancing to the last eight of the Malaysian Open.

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Stosur ready to cash in against Czechs in Fed Cup

Stosur

Tennis Samantha Stosur is eyeing a return to form for Fed Cup clash with reigning champs.

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Stosur defeat ends Australian hopes

Samantha Stosur in action against to the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova.

Ostrava, Czech Republic Not lost, beaten. That's Sam Stosur's assessment of her unsuccessful Fed Cup campaign which put the Czech Republic into the semi-finals and left Australia to face a play-off to remain in the World...

Barty, Dellacqua through to Open doubles final

Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua have become the first all-Australian duo through to the Australian Open women's doubles final since 1977.

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open - day 11

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Will Brodie Real-time coverage of the 11th day of the first grand slam event of 2013 - the two-week Australian Open tournament at Melbourne Park.

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Wildcard pair know what Italians bring to final

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23:  Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty of Australia celebrate after winning their doubles Semifinal match against Varvara Lepchenko of the United States and Saisai Zheng of China during day ten of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23:  Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty of Australia celebrate after winning their doubles Semifinal match against Varvara Lepchenko of the United States and Saisai Zheng of China during day ten of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open - day 12

Live tennis.

Will Brodie Real-time coverage of the 12th day of the first grand slam event of 2013 - the two-week Australian Open tournament at Melbourne Park.

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Grand target a mixed blessing but not for all

Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden

Emma Quayle Matthew Ebden had a simple view of what he and Jarmila Gajdosova had won.

Azarenka picks Barty as future star

Ashleigh Barty

Darren Walton VICTORIA AZARENKA says Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty is on her radar as a danger player on the rise, though she warned the Queenslander was still a work-in-progress.

Stosur surgery setback

Samantha Stosur serves during a practice session at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane.

Jim Morton, Brisbane Samantha Stosur faces monumental challenge to end her Australian hoodoo this summer.

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Ivanovic eyes Hopman Cup win

Ana Ivanovic

Perth Former world No.1 has set her sights on breaking back into the world's top 10 next year.

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Barty stuns Schiavone at Hopman Cup

Ashleigh Barty.

Justin Chadwick Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty claimed the biggest scalp of her fledgling career with a 6-0 6-3 demolition of 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone at the Hopman Cup on Thursday night.

Barty comes to party with big win

Ashleigh Barty

Justin Chadwick, Perth Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty claimed the biggest scalp of her fledgling career with a 6-0, 6-3 demolition of 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

Barty steps up to world stage with shock win against Schiavone

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 03:  Ashleigh Barty of Australia celebrates winning a rally in her singles match against Francesca Schiavone of Italy during day six of the Hopman Cup at Perth Arena on January 3, 2013 in Perth, Australia.  (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Justin Chadwick SHE'S only 16 and stands at a diminutive 166 centimetres, but Queensland schoolgirl Ashleigh Barty is already making a splash on the world stage.

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Dellacqua bombs out in Sydney

Casey Dellacqua.

Darren Walton Samantha Stosur is the last Australian remaining in the Sydney International draw after Casey Dellacqua made a swift first-round exit on Monday.