Category: Tennis

Luke Saville is proud to see his wife, Daria Saville, soar back into the world’s top 100 in singles only nine months after returning from knee surgery. Brisbane, Australia, 10 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers Luke Saville recently rose to his highest singles ranking in more than seven years, but the 30-year-old is happily celebrating...

The National Tennis Academy coach is assisting the Australian team in Brisbane this week as an ‘orange coach’. Brisbane, Australia, 10 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers Sam Stosur is already making her mark as Australia’s new Billie Jean King Cup captain with the introduction of a unique role. Codie George, one of Tennis Australia’s National...

Australian tennis player Arina Rodionova downplayed her criticism of Tennis Australia following her selection Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup tie against Mexico in Brisbane this weekend. In January, Rodionova, currently ranked No.99, was overlooked for a wildcard at the Australian Open despite being the country’s top-ranked women’s player at the time. Following the decision, the...

Months after being snubbed for an Australian Open wildcard Ariana Rodionova has declared she “should win more often” and has moved on from her frosty relationship with Tennis Australia as she prepares to play for her country in Brisbane. The 34-year-old gave AO officials a lashing after missing a spot in her home grand slam...

In short: Arina Rodionova is representing Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup three months after saying she is “not liked” by the sport’s national governing body. Rodionova missed out on a wildcard into the Australian Open despite being the country’s top-ranked women’s player. What’s next? Australia face Mexico at Brisbane’s Pat Rafter Arena from Friday to...

Nine Network’s Today Show broadcast the weather live from the Queensland Tennis Centre this morning. Brisbane, Australia , 8 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers Tennis was in the national spotlight this morning, with the Today Show broadcasting live from the Queensland Tennis Centre. Weatherman Tim Davies fronted multiple live crosses on the Nine Network’s breakfast...

Former top-20 stars Daria Saville and Bernard Tomic are among the biggest movers in the latest world rankings. Australia, 8 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers Women’s singles Daria Saville is back inside the world’s top 100 in the latest WTA Tour singles rankings. The 30-year-old rises 14 places to world No.94, her highest ranking position since...

The latest WTA Tour singles rankings see Daria Saville overtake Arina Rodionova as the Australian No.1. Brisbane, Australia, 8 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers Daria Saville is the new top-ranked Australian women’s singles player, after leapfrogging Arina Rodionova in the latest WTA Tour singles rankings. This sees the 30-year-old from Melbourne become the No.1 Australian...

Aussie pair Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson clinched their third doubles title of the season at an ATP 250 tournament in Houston. Houston, USA, 8 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers The clay-court season is officially underway and our Australian players are thriving. Five Aussie players featured in clay-court doubles finals this week, with two of...

The April-May 2024 edition of Australian Tennis Magazine features Aussie favourites Storm Hunter and Alex de Minaur on the cover. Australia, 7 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers Australian stars Storm Hunter and Alex de Minaur headline the April-May 2024 edition of Australian Tennis Magazine. De Minaur speaks about his top-10 breakthrough in the special ‘life...

The tennis world has been left in disbelief over a controversial umpire call that took place at the Estoril Open on Saturday (AEDT). Cristian Garin was taking on hometown hero Nuno Borges when controversy erupted during the second set of their quarter-final contest. Fox Footy is the only place to watch every game of Gather...

The hearts of tennis fans the world over broke in unison after a single tweet from former world number one Rafael Nadal. Nadal’s hopes of returning to Roland Garros for a crack at a 15th French Open title suffered a major blow on Friday when the 37-year-old Spaniard was forced to withdraw from the Monte...