Great Dane: Aussie wildcard roars into Open's last 32 Australian wildcard Dane Sweeny is placing no limit on how far he can go after surging into the US Open third round to be Australia's last singles hope in NYC. AAP · Sep 3
Popyrin chuffed to reset with stunning US Open win One-time Novak Djokovic US Open slayer Alexei Popyrin has ignited another potentially explosive Flushing Meadows campaign with victory over Grigor Dimitrov. AAP · Sep 1
'Crazy': squirrel Birrell savours massive Open pay day Kim Birrell, James Duckworth, Maya Joint and Alexie Popyrin have joined fellow Australian Taylah Preston in the US Open second round at Flushing Meadows. AAP · Aug 31
'I was a wreck': Popyrin bares his soul before Open bid One-time Novak Djokovic slayer Alexei Popyrin has turned to Oscar Piastri's esteemed mindset coach in the hope of rediscovering the giddy heights of tennis. AAP · Aug 29
'Back on the job': de Minaur eyes deep US Open run Newlywed Australian sixth seed Alex de Minaur is taking an unusually relaxed approach into his 10th US Open appearance at Flushing Meadows. AAP · Aug 28
Popyrin will hope to bounce back as US Open wildcard Not so long ago a soaring star of Australian tennis, Alexei Popyrin has had to rely on a reciprocal wildcard to seal his 2026 trip to the US Open. AAP · Aug 18
Aussie Popyrin bows out to big-serving Tirante The round of 32 proved a step too far for Australian Alexei Popyrin, who was beaten by Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante in the Canadian Open. AAP · Aug 8
Aussie celebrates birthday with more Montreal success Birthday boy Alexei Popyrin has won for the 12th time in 13 matches at the Canadian Masters and reached the last 32 for the third year in a row. AAP · Aug 5
'A battle': Demon wins all-Aussie clash, Popyrin fights Alex de Minaur and fellow Australians Alexei Popyrin and Tahlia Gibson have all recorded encouraging wins three weeks out from the US Open in New York. AAP · Aug 5
Football-free zone: Wimbledon extends World Cup screening ban to players’ lounge The club’s chief executive, Sally Bolton, said there would be no football on TVs and big screens, but ‘if people want to watch on their phones, that’s fine’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
‘You can sense a buzz’: Why Wimbledon’s World Cup rule won’t stop ‘football fever’ 17 World Cup matches will take place during play at Wimbledon, including England’s last-32 clash with DR Congo this afternoon The Independent UK · Jun 28
Opportunity knocking for Demon at Wimbledon? Australian hope Alex de Minaur looks to have a fine opportunity for a deep run at Wimbledon -- but there are plenty of pitfalls to avoid. AAP · Jun 26
Popyrin back to drawing board after rough Paris setback In August, he was one of the world's top 20 players, but Alexei Popyrin will now plummet outside the top 80 after a demoralising French Open exit. AAP · May 26
Queensland duo pull off French Open sensations in Paris Queenslanders Adam Walton and Kimberly Birrell have caused two of the biggest sensations of the French Open, defeating marquee players at Roland Garros. AAP · May 26
AAP · May 21 Teen star's dream/nightmare French Open draw Emerson Jones will play four-time champion Iga Swiatek in her French Open bow as Alex de Minaur's Paris route could see him meet Novak Djokovic in the quarters.
AAP · May 20 TEN:Aussie stars hit form and Kokkinakis is back for Paris Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have found timely form with big wins before the French Open while comeback man Thanasi Kokkinakis is to play in Paris.
AAP · May 20 Aussie stars hit form and Kokkinakis is back for Paris Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have found timely form with big wins before the French Open, while comeback man Thanasi Kokkinakis is to play in Paris.
AAP · May 19 Hunter wins Aussie battle to leave a trio left in Paris Australia's 11-strong French Open qualifying contingent are down to three with Storm Hunter and Tristan Schoolkate joining Bernard Tomic in the second round.
AAP · May 11 Popyrin swept aside in Rome by unstoppable Sinner show Alexei Popyrin has been outclassed in Rome, beaten 6-2 6-0 by world No.1 Jannik Sinner in 65 one-sided minutes in the Italian Open third round.
AAP · May 10 Bring on Sinner: Popyrin finds post-midnight Dolce Vita The last Australian standing at the Italian Open has earned his best victory of a troubled year to earn a forbidding date with the world No.1 at his home event.
AAP · May 7 From 'big jumble', Aussie hails big win over Roman hero Rebooted Alexei Popyrin has enjoyed a much needed boost at the Italian Open, silencing the home fans as he downed one of their favourites, Matteo Berrettini.
AAP · May 6 Italian jobs await Australia's top two in Rome exams The top two Australian men will be presented with tough tasks against local favourites at the Italian Open as they seek to find form before the French Open.
AAP · Apr 23 Aussie spoils locals' fun in Madrid's Caja Magica Queenslander Adam Walton has enjoyed a fine win in Madrid's Caja Magica to arrest a miserable sequence of Aussie losses at the clay-court event.
AAP · Apr 3 Popyrin secures big Houston win and eight-month first Aussie Alexei Popyrin has set up a third-round showdown with Frances Tiafoe after finally winning consecutive matches on the ATP Tour.
AAP · Mar 20 'It's huge': teen tennis ace joins Nadal in record book A 17-year-old French wildcard has followed Rafael Nadal in the tennis history books with a breakout victory at the Miami Open Masters 1000 event.