#Sam Stosur

Australian tennis champion Sam Stosur reached the pinnacle of her career in 2011 when she dethroned former Serena Williams to take the US Open crown - and she has revealed she was almost certain she'd win the night before the match. On Saturday, Stosur announced via Instagram that this year's Australian Open will be her last professional…

The retirement announcement of tennis veteran Sam Stosur has prompted a wave of tributes for the major champion - with one former star'crying her eyes out' after hearing this year's Australian Open will be the star's swan song. The Melbourne-based major is set to hand one of our much-loved greats of the domestic game an emotional send-off. Samantha…

Australia's Jason Kubler has emerged as a surprise hero in the wake of Nick Kyrgios' withdrawal from the United Cup, pulling off an incredible victory over Great Britain's world number 27 Dan Evans. The Australian, ranked 107th in the world, stunned his heavyweight opponent 6-3 7-6 (3) for Australia's first win of the competition, before Sam Stosur…

Australia's Jason Kubler has ranked his come-from-behind defeat of world No.27 Dan Evans at the United Cup among the most memorable moments of his tennis career. Australia's sixth-best male player on ranking and a 2022 Davis Cup representative, Kubler was selected in the United Cup team after Jordan Thompson, Chris O'Connell and Thanasi Kokkinakis…

3pts USA to win the tournament at 7/2 (General) 1pt e.w. France to win the tournament at 16/1 (1/3, 1-2 Betfred) 2pts France to win Group F at 13/10 (Coral, Ladbrokes) 1pt Brazil to win Group E at 5/1 (Coral, Ladbrokes) Sydney, Brisbane & Perth (outdoor/indoor hard) Welcome to the 2023 tennis season. It all begins on Thursday at 0100 GMT with the…

Say this about the 2022 Australian Open: it has had run-up publicity like never before. With the top seed in men's singles still in the tournament-and still in country-the draw was made on Thursday local time. Both the tournament and the top player might be in a different position by the time you read this. Or not. One safe prediction: this will be…

We are nearing the men's and women's semifinals at the 2022 Australian Open, but Wednesday is Mailbag Day. Before I dive in, a few programming notes: • The television proposition was problematic (see more below), but from here on out, ESPN should have the matches as before. • Tennis Channel's pregame show with Martina Navratilova, Lindsay…