Linda Pearce
Australian Open: Tennis is tennis, but it’s just plain weird tennis without a crowd
As Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis walked on to Melbourne Park’s 3000-seat Show Court 3 late on Saturday afternoon for their delayed...
Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios goes down to Dominic Thiem in a five-set thriller for the ages
Out: Australian Open crowds, until at least Thursday. Out, too: Nick Kyrgios, in the third round, but a memorable send-off for both....
Kyrgios knows a man that has his own back also needs to front up
So Nick Kyrgios got his way. On Friday night, he will play his Australian Open third round on his favourite court, John...
‘Special Ks’ go from serial drama to fibre of Australian tennis
On a stifling Melbourne Park night in 2014, when Pat Rafter was Australia’s Davis Cup captain and the world a vastly different...
Second-round feast has Australians in the Open
It is a rare day when 14 Australians play a grand slam singles match and more unusual, still, that half of them...
Williams sisters give Australian fans one last chance to share the magic
Venus Williams says she had to experience a world without tennis crowds to fully appreciate what she was missing, and perhaps the...
Australian Open: Different, but emotion still the driving force
Ronnie Cabrera did not live long enough to witness the biggest match of his daughter Lizette’s tennis career, but when the Queensland...
How Francesca Jones defied doctors and her deformed hands to make it to the Australian Open
Rarely is there so much interest in a world No.245 and first-time grand slam qualifier as there has been in Britain’s Francesca...
‘We’re just lucky to be playing’: Coronavirus chaos makes Australian Open a hard sell
The first Serena Williams heard of the existence of a mystery new virus was when she was in Australia last January. She...
Ten things to keep an eye on at the Australian Open
It’s an Australian Open like no other. Whether you’re watching from the stands or following along at home, here are the moments...