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Local flavour for international tennis tournament

Get ready for the summer of tennis as some of the world’s top 100 players head to the capital.

Canberra home to Australia’s oldest gay and lesbian Tennis Club

Canberra’s Pink Tennis - Australia’s oldest continuing openly gay and lesbian tennis club – is an enduring testament to the fight for equality.

2020 election commitment of tennis facility ‘a step closer’

In 2020, ACT Labor promised a tennis facility for Gungahlin; three months before the next election, the facility still has not been built.

ACT Government: More firefighters needed, health, tennis

ACT Fire & Rescue needs 40 new firefighters; the ACT Government announced more health funding and a DA for Gungahlin Tennis Facility.

De Minaur hails Australia’s unsung United Cup stars

Singles star Alex de Minaur has saluted the unsung heroics of doubles luminaries Storm Hunter and Matt Ebden in Australia's push for United Cup glory.

Canberra’s Charlie Camus claims gong at Australian Tennis Awards

Canberra's rising tennis star Charlie Camus has been named the Male Junior Athlete of the Year at the annual Australian Tennis Awards.

Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon draw, ready to play at All England

Nick Kyrgios looks set to compete at Wimbledon after Australia's 2022 finalist was given a first-round draw against David Goffin at the All England Club.

ACT’s Oscar Andrews claims national claycourt title

ACT’s Oscar Andrews is the 14/u Boys National Champion in the Australian Junior Claycourt Championships.

Dominant Djokovic crushes de Minaur at Aussie Open

Novak Djokovic has ended Alex de Minaur's Australian Open campaign with a brutal fourth-round win over the home hope at Melbourne Park.

Mental fatigue could limit pro tennis performance

Pro tennis players are amongst the top elite athletes known for their stamina and determination, but many may also experience mental fatigue, which has potential to slash their chance at winning matches.

Limited match practice no issue for Canberra’s Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios insists he won't be underdone for his Australian Open assault despite his match practice being limited to a playful exhibition with Novak Djokovic.

Locals rub shoulders with Ambassador Kennedy, diplomats at the tennis

In idyllic spring sunshine last weekend, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, diplomats, and local Canberrans gathered at embassies across the city to play in biannual Diplomatic-Australian Tennis Tournament.

Roger Federer retiring from pro tennis at age 41

Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 41 after a series of knee operations, closing one of the great careers in sport.

Canberra’s Nick Kyrgios thrilled to show his class in NYC

Nick Kyrgios has revealed how a history of US Open flops fuelled his inspired fourth-round victory over world No.1 Daniil Medvedev.

Kyrgios-Kokkinakis to clash on US Open centre court

The must-see all-Aussie US Open first-round showdown between Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis will be the feature day-one night match at Flushing Meadows.

Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic has confirmed his US Open hopes are over after revealing he won't be able to travel to New York for the season's last grand slam.

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