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From boom times to the big house: Boris Becker on serving aces, serving time and bouncing back
Thirty-five years since his first Australian Open win took him to the top of world tennis, Boris Becker reflects on the dizzying highs and lows of his “intense life”.
- Scott Spits
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We love to hate a tantrum, but where would tennis be without them?
Tennis tantrums get us talking and keep us watching, but where’s the line between endorsing bad behaviour and acknowledging it’s good for the sport?
- Billie Eder
Rifles, flag bans and crowd control: A very different look for this year’s Australian Open
Like the Boxing Day and Sydney Ashes Tests held in the weeks leading up to the tennis, the security at Melbourne Park will be ramped up after the Bondi Beach terror attack in December.
- Scott Spits and Alexander Darling
Bjorn Borg reveals battle with ‘extremely aggressive’ cancer
The winner of 11 grand slam titles says he is approaching his life “day by day, year by year”.
- Simon Briggs
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‘I’m trying to understand them’: Djokovic bows out amid boos and cheers
Djokovic brought his showdown with No.2 Alexander Zverev to an abrupt finish after losing a marathon 81-minute first set, prompting a mixture of boos and cheers as he farewelled Melbourne Park for possibly the last time.
- Scott Spits, Russell Bennett and Selma Milovanovic
Djokovic drama sparks call for better policing of AO medical timeouts
Former tournament director Paul McNamee says medical timeouts should be better policed after two of the sport’s biggest names spent lengthy periods off court receiving treatment.
- Scott Spits
‘You gotta be you’: Inside the commentary box with McEnroe and co
We went behind the scenes as the team of Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt and John McEnroe called the Kokkinakis-Draper match.
- Sam McClure
Nick Kyrgios says he’s ‘smart as’, and he might just be right
OnlyFans, NBL, pickleball entrepreneur and TV’s nascent voice of tennis – Nick Kyrgios will be in your face for a long time to come, no matter how long he keeps playing.
- Scott Spits
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‘You can’t be serious’: Nine lures McEnroe back for Australian Open
Nine’s coverage of the Australian Open has been supercharged by the return of one of the sport’s greatest names, while there will also be a splash of Olympic gold.
- Jon Pierik
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‘Our story came true’: What Sinner said to coach Cahill after his AO win
Italians are “very touchy people”, according to Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, so there were plenty of hugs, but also a few choice words in the players box.
- Peter FitzSimons