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After being awarded a wildcard at the age of 45, seven-time major singles champion Venus Williams falls in the opening round in Hobart. Source link

It is the second year in a row Hewitt has been knocked out in the first round of qualifying, but the match against a much higher-ranked opponent can only do good things for him. Source link

Australia’s first openly gay male professional footballer, Josh Cavallo, has alleged his former club was homophobic, something it denies. Source link

Alyssa Healy was thrust into headlines when she was just 16 for daring to break into a literal old boys’ club, but has expertly handled the national spotlight with bat, ball and microphone in hand. Source link

Australia captain Alyssa Healy announces she will retire from all forms of cricket after a multi-format series against India in February and March. Source link

Daria Kasatkina defeated Greek wildcard Maria Sakkari in straight sets 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 on Monday, while Thanasi Kokkinakis beat American Sebastian Korda. Source link

Bernard Tomic looked in control throughout and comfortably moved his way into the second round of qualifying at Melbourne Park. Source link

The 20-year-old wildcard, who is ranked 205 in the world, overpowered Spanish fifth seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) in 88 minutes. Source link

Alexei Popyrin only made 68 per cent of his first serves and lost a crucial break point in the second set as he was defeated in straight sets.  Source link

Marta Kostyuk explained that not shaking Aryna Sabalenka’s hand and talking about Ukraine following her Brisbane International defeat was her duty, and to not highlight the issues at home would be “inhumane”. Source link