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Jan 17, 2025 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
Lleyton Hewitt described as "just incredible" a diving Carlos Alcaraz volley that demonstrated one of the many reasons why he's one of the best players in the world as the Spanish star dispatched plucky Portuguese Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2. With a mix of athleticism and sheer will, Alcaraz scrambled after what looked to everyone else a losing cause at the end of a long and spectacular third set rally that was ultimately won by Borges.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
MELBOURNE: You wouldn't know it based on her past two years of tennis but there was once a time when world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was almost crippled by the yips. That may be extreme language to describe a player who was still a permanent fixture inside the top 10, but a mental block on second serve almost single-handedly sabotaged her ambition of winning grand slams for the calendar year of 2022.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas' plunge down the world rankings and first round elimination has raised the question: is a high profile tennis relationship bad for the players' careers? Greek star Tsitsipas finished 2021 and 2022 ranked fourth in the world and rose as high as third during that period.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
MELBOURNE: Former world No.8 Alicia Molik is not convinced Australia has seen the last of Nick Kyrgios as a singles player at his home grand slam, despite the bombshell dropped by the showman in his press conference following his round one loss. Asked about his future on Monday night, Kyrgios said "realistically I can't probably see myself playing a singles match here again".
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
MELBOURNE: Few understand the pressure created by the hype of teen success like Jelena Dokic, so the former world No.4, who shocked tennis with a run to the Wimbledon semi finals as a 17-year-old, has no desire to make headline grabbing predictions about teen prodigy Emerson Jones.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
MELBOURNE: Tennis legend Todd Woodbridge has urged Thanasi Kokkinakis to rethink his priorities, with the popular local hope once again starting an Australian Open campaign under an injury cloud, and a controversial decision to play a tournament in Russia under the blowtorch. Kokkinakis last week looked in good touch as he won two matches against high calibre opponents to progress to the Adelaide International quarter-final before withdrawing from that match due to a shoulder complaint.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
A pizza oven is more than just a great way to cook a meal, it's a party piece. So when a Gozney Arc was delivered to my door, the first thing on my mind was who I should invite around to experience the theatre. With guests chosen and a date locked in, I fire the oven for the first time to see how long it would take to heat up and to cure the stone. After turning the gas on and igniting the flame, I feel like a kid on Christmas day.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
A new era for NSW is set to begin under Laurie Daley, opening the door for months of feverish selection debate before he picks his first team on May 18. It's a slightly different scenario to the one faced by Michael Maguire this year. Replacing Brad Fittler on the back of 2-1 series losses in 2022 and 2023, Maguire had a mandate for change and he used it to axe the longtime NSW captain James Tedesco and name a host of fresh faces for Origin I.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
Indian great Sunil Gavaskar has never been shy to stir the pot and a claim in his column for Sportstar has set the scene for a tense build up to the second Test in Adelaide. With Mitch Marsh firming to play despite injury concerns, Australia look set to make one change to the XI from Perth, with reliable quick Scott Boland coming in for the injured Josh Hazlewood, who was omitted from the squad with a side strain.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
nine.com.au | Ben Glover
The NRL and NRLW draws for 2025 have been unveiled with four-time reigning men's premiers the Panthers to begin their title defence against fellow contenders Cronulla, following the much anticipated Las Vegas double header, which will kick the season off on Sunday March 2. In the NRLW , 2024 premiers the Sydney Roosters kick off their title defence against the Warriors on Sunday July 6, with the season opened three days earlier by the Sharks and Eels who face off on Thursday July 3.
