Millman, Barty handed French Open wild cards

Source: AFTER showing a recent liking for clay, rising Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty has been handed a wildcard into this month's French Open. Barty, 17, recorded an impressive Fed Cup win over world No.56 Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland ...

Source: Springfield tennis prodigy Ashleigh Barty is celebrating her 17th birthday on Wednesday at home with her family after a brilliant Fed Cup singles debut. Father Robert said Barty time would be precious. ``We get her home for about 10 days in ...

Last month in Switzerland, in the happy hours after 16-year-old Ashleigh Barty had become the youngest Australian since Jelena Dokic to win a Fed Cup match, captain Alicia Molik shared a less thrilling piece of news. ''Alicia said 'I hate to break ...

Team captain Alicia Molik believes teen sensation Ashleigh Barty can help Australia give the Fed Cup title a serious shake next year. Australia retained a place in the top tier of the competition with a 3-1 win over Switzerland in their rain-delayed ...

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Question: Who was the last Australian man to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros? Clues: It was 1997. It was not a wristy baseliner. Answer: An emerging serve-volleyer named Patrick Rafter. It was a result matched - and then exceeded - only by ...

Tennis Australia is expecting and encouraging Bernard Tomic to contest this month's French Open, despite John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely. The 20-year-old has resumed training after withdrawing from this week's Rome ...

THE FITZ FILES WHAT to do with Kurtley Beale? On the one hand, he is clearly one of the most brilliant backs in the country, capable of creating tries out of nothing, not to mention unleashing the backs outside him to do the same - and he can kick ...

Sports News: Women's tennis icon Maria Sharapova on Sunday recalled her on-court meetings with Sania, who has stopped playing singles owing to recurring knee problems. The World No.2 said Sania Mirza was a great singles talent but it was right for ...