Teenage sensation Taylah Preston was instantly reduced to tears after her brilliant Billie Jean King Cup debut,as she declared this was just the start for her.
Fast-rising Perth teenager Taylah Preston,part of Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup squad,is charging up the rankings and poised to be the nation’s next big tennis star.
Australia will battle for a place in the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Brisbane from Friday,and will be forced to overcome a serious injury concern.
Amid concerns of a vendetta against her,former national No.1 Arina Rodionova vows to cast the ordeal aside.
The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but,according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley in this interview about the future of the sport.
Tennis is amid a billion-dollar battle that is certain to change the sport regardless of who wins. On one side of the net are the cashed-up Saudis,while the grand slams are pitching for a new Premium Tour.
Forget the nine-to-five office crowd – Melbourne city is finally back,but not as we know it.
The Tennis Australia boss is locked in a battle with the ATP chairman over the sport’s direction,after a UK report revealed Saudi Arabia had made a $2 billion offer to merge the ATP and WTA tours.
Only one Australian woman sits inside the world’s top 100 tennis players. But an Australian legend has revealed how and why she thinks more will be making their mark.
Talk about repeat efforts. Thompson crawled out of bed on four hours’ sleep after upsetting Alexander Zverev,then won singles and doubles titles in an incredible seven-hour feat of endurance.
New breeds in tennis,and cricket,have provided a wonderful sporting opening to 2024.