Australian tennis coaching great Bob Brett loses cancer battle after career spanning almost five decades

Australian tennis coaching legend Bob Brett has died after a long cancer battle, aged 67. Brett worked with grand slam champions Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, Johan Kriek and Marin Cilic, plus Australians Paul McNamee and Peter McNamara, in a career spanning almost five decades. Becker rose to world No. 1 under the Melbourne-born coach’s tutelage between November 1987 and February […]

Continue reading »

Tomic’s desperate bid to revive career

Bernard Tomic still plans to shake off a back complaint and try to qualify for the Australian Open for the third time in four years. The controversy magnet withdrew from the final of a low-key UTR Pro Tennis Series event in his home city of Brisbane in the past fortnight because of the back issue. However, Tomic — now ranked […]

Continue reading »
1 445 446 447