Category: Tennis

Arina Rodionova has had to overcome some team tennis nerves but Daria Saville had no such problem as the pair put Australia on the cusp of a Billie Jean King Cup finals return. The hosts lead Mexico 2-0 after Friday’s singles at Brisbane’s Pat Rafter Arena. Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier Australia 2 Mexico 0...

The devastation of a ruptured achilles tendon that will cost Storm Hunter a spot at the Paris Olympics served as motivation for her Billie Jean King Cup teammates, as Arina Rodionova and Daria Saville rallied to put Australia one point away from beating Mexico. Hunter was courtside in Brisbane on Friday after scans confirmed the...

Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup spearhead Storm Hunter has suffered a devastating injury on the eve of the nation’s qualifying tie against Mexico beginning in Brisbane today. The 29-year-old, who claimed the world’s No. 1 ranking in doubles late last year, was training at Pat Rafter Arena on Thursday when her Achilles tendon ruptured. Hunter,...

Storm Hunter’s Olympic dream has been dashed and her plans to crack the world’s top 100 derailed after scans confirmed a ruptured right Achilles tendon for the surging Australian tennis star. The 29-year-old was set to play a key role in singles and doubles in Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup qualification tie against Mexico in...

Saville poked her head back inside the WTA’s top 100 this week for the first time in 12 months since returning from a second ACL rupture, while fellow 30-year-old Tomljanovic – whose 2023 season was ruined by her own serious knee injury – is back practising but yet to return from uterine surgery in February....

Top ranked Australian women’s player Daria Saville had been overlooked  Now gets chance in the singles after Hunter’s injury in warm-up match  Late shake up has tested new captain Sam Stosur on debut  By Murray Wenzel For Australian Associated Press and NCA NewsWire Published: 02:18 BST, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 08:07 BST, 12 April...

As Sam Stosur considered a selection squeeze ahead of her first tie as Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup captain in Brisbane, she resisted the temptation to reach for the phone. After featuring in the Australian team as a player for two decades, she has assumed the leadership role from her former teammate Alicia Molik, who...

Alex de Minaur has reached his first Masters 1000 clay-court quarterfinal after seeing off compatriot Alexei Popyrin on Thursday. Monte Carlo, 11 April 2024 | Dan Imhoff Alex de Minaur has quashed compatriot Alexei Popyrin’s bid for back-to-back top-15 wins to advance to the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time on Thursday. The 11th...

The Australian women’s tennis team will face Mexico in the Billie Jean King Cup 2024 Qualifiers tie at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane on Friday and Saturday. The home team’s challenge will be led by a five-member team comprising Storm Hunter, Arina Rodionova, Ellen Perez, Daria Saville and Taylah Preston. The best of five...

The 30-year-old former world No.20 has since forced her way back into the top 100, but was set to be a shock snubbing in favour of Hunter and Rodionova. Rodionova has overcome a serious wrist injury to attain career-best form since returning in 2023, while Hunter has maintained her status as one of the globe’s...

It’s time for the tennis community to cheer ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi’ at the Court des Princes. Two mighty Australian tennis stars, Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin are ready to take on each other at the R16 match in the Monte Carlo Masters in just a few hours from now. The Sydney...

The only two Australians remaining at the Monte Carlo Masters – Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin – will square off in the round-of-16 on Thursday evening (AEST). On a clay surface Australians have traditionally not performed well on, one of De Minaur or Popyrin will reach the last eight and take on world no.1...