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Now, losers are grinners at Australian Open

Linda Pearce Tournament director Craig Tiley flags record first-round losers' cheque.

Champions welcome Australian Open cash boost

Linda Pearce in Istanbul Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have both welcomed the Australian Open's unprecedented $4 million prizemoney rise for 2013, while warning that the benefits of the strident ATP-driven campaign for...

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Australian Open purse to hit $40m by 2016

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Stakes continue to rise in remuneration battle between the grand slams.

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Rush of blood to the red?

Linda Pearce Success may have been rare on Parisian clay but the talent is there to make an impact.

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Tomic back in training for possible French Open campaign without father

Linda Pearce Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.

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Tomic on path to Paris

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

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

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Tomic snr calls to say: I'm not in jail

Linda Pearce John Tomic calls Melbourne to discuss the court appearance he is due to face for assault.

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Big four raising the grand slam pay

Linda Pearce Tennis Australia reiterates commitment to further raising grand slam stakes.

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Final yields tears, pain and fireworks

Linda Pearce Victoria Azarenka defended her Australian Open title at Melbourne Park on Saturday night, but not before the drama that preceded the final spilled over into the match itself.

One winner in battle of the Australians

Linda Pearce At 34 seconds past 5.30pm on Tuesday, an Australian not named Samantha Stosur won at the Open.

Chat with Rafter has Stosur on right track

Linda Pearce Sam Stosur's long-time coach David Taylor has always admired Pat Rafter for his problem-solving skills on the tennis court, and it might be that the Davis Cup captain has helped, in some small way,...

Duckworth prevails in battle of close mates

Linda Pearce At 34 seconds past 5.30pm on Tuesday, an Australian not named Samantha Stosur won a match at this year’s Australian Open.

Williams's bid takes a whacky turn

Linda Pearce OPPONENTS are struggling to inflict damage on Serena Williams but the Australian Open favourite is doing a good job of doing it to herself.

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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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Slap in the face for unbeaten Serena

Linda Pearce Rivals are struggling to damage Serena Williams, she's being left to land blows on herself.

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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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Bernie timing his second coming to perfection

Linda Pearce BERNARD TOMIC cannot remember the day, 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 assured after...

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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.