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.
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Young gun earns wildcard shot at Wimbledon
Linda Pearce Reigning girls' champion Ashleigh Barty to play in the main tournament at Wimbledon.
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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.
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Her last bow: Clijsters set for final Wimbledon
Linda Pearce, London Kim Clijsters declares herself fit to contest Wimbledon for the last time.
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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...
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Stosur Australia's sole hope after near-wipeout at Wimbledon
Linda Pearce, London Australia is without a representative in the second round of the men's draw at Wimbledon for the first time since 1938, after 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt followed beaten 20th seed Bernard Tomic,...
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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...
Loser stamps feet over Wimbledon's foot-fault 'cheats'
Linda Pearce, London Croatian veteran Ivo Karlovic claims he is the victim of bias towards British hope Andy Murray and has questioned the credibility of Wimbledon, saying he felt "cheated" to be called for 11 foot...
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Nadal suffers shock Wimbledon defeat
Linda Pearce Rafael Nadal crashed to his worst Grand Slam tennis defeat in seven years on Thursday night when Czech journeyman Lukas Rosol, the world No.
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No Djoke for Sharapova after shock Wimbledon loss
Linda Pearce Novak Djokovic does a famous impersonation of Maria Sharapova, but there was little about his fellow No.1 today that Djokovic wished to imitate.
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Vintage Williams in Wimbledon advance
Linda Pearce Given that the two former champions remaining in the women's draw at Wimbledon collided at the quarter-final stage, only one, obviously, could reach the last four.
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Wimbledon prepares for outbreak of Murraymania
Linda Pearce Wimbledon will have one first-time finalist on Sunday, and his name will be either Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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Federer storms into Wimbledon semi-final
Linda Pearce, London Roger Federer has reached a record 32nd grand slam semi-final but first at Wimbledon in three years, after an imperious 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 domination of his 14-time whipping boy, Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
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Williams, Radwanska cruise into Wimbledon final
Linda Pearce, London Serena Williams is within one more win of a fifth Wimbledon title, and only first-time finalist Agnieszka Radwanska can deny the great American a 14th career grand slam.
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Murray on verge of ending Wimbledon drought for Britain
Linda Pearce, London At last. After 74 years. At last. Britain has a men's finalist at Wimbledon for the first time since Bunny Austin lost in 1937, after Andy Murray tamed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to reach...
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Saville loses Wimbledon boys' final
Linda Pearce, London Luke Saville is deposed as the world's top-ranked junior, losing to Canadian Filip Peliwo.
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Murraymania ends in tears as Federer claims seventh Wimbledon crown
Linda Pearce No knighthood, yet, for Andy Murray but the coronation, again, of Roger Federer. The Swiss genius won his record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title overnight and 17th major overall 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 to...
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Angry young man disappoints
Linda Pearce Todd Woodbridge has called ''disappointing'' the defection of former Australian Open junior champion Brydan Klein to Britain, his mother's birthplace, while insisting that the combustible 23-year-old...
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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.
