Peter Hanlon

Peter Hanlon

Peter Hanlon has worked at The Age since 1995, initially as deputy sports editor, subsequently as editor of the Saturday and Sunday Age sports sections, and since 2007 as a senior sports writer. He writes extensively on the AFL, and has also covered the Beijing Olympics and Delhi Commonwealth Games.

The body of evidence: now Murray muscles in

Andy Murray

Peter Hanlon AFTER another lamentable afternoon of the 1989 Ashes series, England captain David Gower was so exasperated to be fielding the same question asked yet another tedious way that he let his head fall...

Par for the course: Wozniacki content to do her own thing

Australian Open 2013 Tennis Day 4, Melbourne, Caroline Wozniacki as she plays Donna Vekic on Hisense Arena. 17th January 2013 Photo: Sebastian Costanzo

Peter Hanlon Caroline Wozniacki walked onto Hisense Arena on Thursday just as her boyfriend, Rory McIlroy, was playing the second hole of his opening round at the HSBC Championships in Abu Dhabi.

Tennis

Wozniacki just wants to have fun

Caroline Wozniacki

Peter Hanlon Through no fault of her own, the Dane occupies an odd place in the game.

Djokovic faces long road to defend title

Australian Open 2013 Tennis Day 7, Melbourne, Novak Djokovic as he plays Stanisias Wawrinka at Rod Laver Arena. 20th January 2013 Photo: Sebastian Costanzo

Peter Hanlon AT 2PM on Monday, just over 12 hours after Novak Djokovic had summoned almost enough energy to rip the shirt from his body, and still an hour before he'd flagged getting out of bed, Tomas Berdych was...

Tennis

Twenty20 tennis gets under way at the Open

Tennis equiptment

Peter Hanlon IT ALWAYS takes time to get accustomed to the new and different. So it was out in the Melbourne Park backblocks on Tuesday where the tennis version of Twenty20 cricket made its Australian Open debut.

Djokovic, Murray head of the class

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray

Peter Hanlon WHEN Paul-Henri Mathieu first stood on the other side of the net from a world No.1, it was Pete Sampras.

Stoic Lyle faces his greatest challenge

Long road back: Tournament golf may be two years away for Jarrod Lyle.

Peter Hanlon Tuesday was the first time Jarrod Lyle set foot on a golf course since February.

From struggle town to tour star, Stacey's worth her salt

Stacey Keating on her way to the French Open title.

Peter Hanlon Stacey Keating, who used to practise by car headlights, triumphs on the world golf stage.