Tennis Australia News
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John Tomic, the coach and father of top-ranked Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic, was barred from men’s tour events until further notice as he faces a charge of assaulting his son’s training partner.
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The father of Australia’s top-ranked tennis player, Bernard Tomic, was charged with injuring his son’s training partner with a head butt.
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The Australian Open boosted prize money for the 2013 edition to A$30 million ($31.1 million), a record for a tennis tournament.
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The Australian Open will pay its 2013 men’s and women’s singles champions a record A$2.43 million ($2.55 million) each, with early losers at the season-opening tennis Grand Slam getting the biggest raise.
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Sydney lawyer Stephen Healy was elected to succeed Geoff Pollard as president of Tennis Australia for the next three years.
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The Australian Open may add a lead- up event in Asia as early as next year as the Grand Slam tournament looks to increase its engagement with the region, Tennis Australia’s commercial director said.
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Sam Stosur’s Grand Slam win at the U.S. Open may take the Australian from the tennis outback to a place among the local sporting elite.
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The Australian Open tennis tournament is organizing a wildcard playoff event in China next month to build on the sport’s rising popularity in Asia following Li Na’s Grand Slam success.
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The Australian Open tennis tournament will pay its 2013 men’s and women’s singles champions a record A$2.43 million ($2.5 million) each, organizers said.
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Jelena Dokic’s father and former coach, Damir Dokic, remains banned from attending tournaments on the women’s tour, even after the two reconciled this week after eight years, the WTA said.
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