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Friday, July 19

Slam dunked: Australia rues worst season since 1995

Australia’s tennis stars will attempt to reach the Davis Cup final just a fortnight after completing the worst grand slam season in more than 20 years.

"It feels like I've played for three-and-a-half hours for nothing"

Daria Gavrilova is drawing little consolation from entering the tennis record books and achieving another career-high ranking after losing the longest recorded women’s match in US Open history.

Australia's Bernard Tomic during his comprehensive loss to Germany's Mischa Zverev. Photo: Alastair Grant / AP

"I was bored," says insipid Tomic as Aussies choke at Wimbledon

Bernard Tomic admitted to feigning injury and being bored with tennis in an extraordinary aftermath to his insipid first-round Wimbledon defeat.

Humble Gavrilova hailed after Open exit

Daria Gavrilova is being hailed for her humility and class after delivering a heartfelt apology for a spectacular fourth-round meltdown at the Australian Open.