Ashleigh Barty is the first Australian woman to hit world number one since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976. Photo: supplied

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I'm no Goolagong Cawley, says world number 1 Barty

New world No.1 Ashleigh Barty has dismissed comparisons with Evonne Goolagong Cawley and insists she’s a long way short of being as good as the Aussie tennis legend.

 

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Hewitt banishes "clown" Tomic and puts Kyrgios on notice

After blacklisting Bernard Tomic, Lleyton Hewitt has issued a stern warning for Nick Kyrgios to lift his game if he wants to play Davis Cup again.

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"Maestro" behind huge tennis match-fixing ring, say investigators

European investigators say about 100 lowly-ranked players have been involved in a massive tennis match-fixing ring.

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Tomic hits out at Hewitt after first round loss

Bernard Tomic has launched an astonishing broadside at Lleyton Hewitt on his way out of the Australian Open, accusing the Davis Cup captain of splitting Australia’s playing ranks.

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Australian cartoonist denies Serena Williams cartoon is racist

Author J.K. Rowling has led the widespread condemnation of a cartoon of Serena Williams published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun, describing it as racist and sexist.