Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek topped the prize money lists in 2022, with a combined total of 97 players earning more than $1 million. Djokovic finished top of the men’s list with $9,934,582, helped by his seventh Wimbledon title, which yielded £2 million (around $2.4 million) and in particular, by his record-equalling sixth ATP Finals […]
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The ITF has announced that a new 90-and-over age category will be introduced on the ITF Seniors Tour in 2021. The news follows the announcement earlier that a 30-and-over age category is also to be introduced next year, with the ITF committed to making improvements at both ends of the age spectrum on the Seniors Tour. […]
There are also transport and crowd plans to be assessed, with the tournament aiming to have between 25 and 50 percent spectators. The Australian Open could still be a while away from getting government approval for its quarantine and safety protocols to hold the tournament next season. Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley, speaking to AAP a few […]
Thirty years ago, a 54-year-old medical scientist and British health bureaucrat named Norman Lazarus was settling down to a nice dinner with his wife while on holiday in Switzerland. As he put his napkin on his lap, he saw the bulge of his middle-aged belly protruding over his belt. Fast-forward to now: Lazarus is a […]
A number of things have changed at the U.S. Open because of the novel coronavirus. Players wear masks walking to and from courts; gone are the post-match handshakes and hugs at the net; players have only minimal time in the locker rooms, training facilities and on-site gym; and, of course, there are no fans at […]
Most successful doubles team in history retire together. On opposite coasts but still on the same wavelength, the identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men’s doubles team in tennis history, are retiring at age 42, effective immediately. “We just both feel it in our guts that it is the right moment,” said […]
Angela Buxton, half of an outcast tennis duo! She was Jewish, Althea Gibson was black, and they forged a champion partnership. Buxton was inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015. They were both outsiders in the starched white world of elite 1950s tennis, superb players but excluded from tournaments and clubs and […]
A spark of joy in this long COVID year as popular club member Jono and his partner Joan welcomed the arrival of their first child, Harvey John (2.95kg), in the early hours of the morning a little over a week ago. Both Harvey and Joan are healthy and resting, and MLTC can’t wait to see […]
The coronavirus pandemic has given Ash Barty time to reflect on her impressive young tennis career, from its auspicious beginning to its unforeseen hiatus, all the way to world domination. Key points: Ash Barty says her period out of tennis playing cricket was important for her to “find herself” She says that her French Open […]
Let’s hope Her Maj hasn’t forgotten to send a celebratory telegram to Eileen Walker, oldest living and long time member of MLTC who turned 100 last week. Born in Grenfell, NSW in 1920, Eileen became a Northern Beaches local and lived in Dee Why (Ian Ave.) for a long time, surviving the loss of her […]