Australia's Alex De Minaur came from a set and a break down to beat Tomas Machac 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Vienna Open in Austria. He was trailing 0-30 on his own serve in the second set before winning the next four points. De Minaur took the final five games of the match to advance to the second round. The 27-year-old said the win came after a tough stretch of play. A strong result in Vienna could help his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals at the end of the year.
Lucy Stokes has been nominated for NSW Touch Football Administrator of the Year. Euen Kerr will captain the Murrumbidgee under-16 cricket team at the Riverina Zone Carnival in Wagga. Local cricket teams South Hay Colts and Riverina Rattlers won their opening matches. Martin Jackson won the men’s golf Stableford event, while Hay junior tennis players performed well in Wagga tournaments.
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat James Duckworth 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Almaty Open on Friday. Tsitsipas hit 15 aces and 33 winners and did not face a single break point. He will play Nikoloz Basilashvili in the semi-finals. Top seed Daniil Medvedev, who beat Terence Atmane on Friday, must first get past Alexander Bublik. Alex de Minaur, ninth in the ATP Finals race, is taking a week off while rivals earned points in Europe.
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Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Almaty Open. The match was the final ATP Tour match of the 38-year-old Kazakhstani's career. Before his on-court interview, Tsitsipas asked Kukushkin to sign a shirt. Tsitsipas said it was an emotional experience to face a player in his last match. Tsitsipas will next play Australian James Duckworth in the quarterfinal.
Romeo Beckham is set to make his acting debut in Forty Love, a French sports romance whose trailer has been released. He plays the rival and love interest of tennis prodigy Sacha Gallo, played by Paul Kircher. The film is directed by Pierre-Ange Carlotti and will premiere in France in November, with international release dates yet to be confirmed. The trailer hints at a darker tone than Heated Rivalry, including imagery of gore and body horror.
Griffith 12-year-old Mia Noad became the youngest-ever A-grade women's singles champion at the Griffith Club Championship, beating defending champion Jamie Mitton in the final. She then won the A-grade women's doubles with her mother, Kathy Sparkes. Earlier, Mia represented NSW at the Bruce Cup in Brisbane, going undefeated in her six singles matches. Her performance helped NSW finish equal second at the national championship for players aged 12 and under. Mia said her ultimate goal is to play at the Australian Open.
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina says she and former player Gael Monfils are ending their marriage. In an Instagram post, Svitolina said the emotional toll of Russia's war in Ukraine left her needing to find herself again. The couple married in July 2021 and have a daughter, Skai, born in October 2022. Svitolina asked for kindness and privacy, saying there was no-one to blame. Monfils, 40, has retired from professional tennis, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
Tennis ACT is hosting a free Festival of Tennis in Canberra on Sunday, 25 October, from 10 am to 12 pm at the Canberra Tennis Centre in Lyneham. The event showcases alternative formats, including cardio tennis, pickleball and POP tennis. Activities include demonstrations, giveaways, speed challenges and a children's program called Hot Shots Tennis. The first 200 children through the gates will receive a free racquet. Registration is free and provides entry to a major prize draw valued at over $2500.
Summer Pennant tennis returned on Saturday 10 October, with many teams adding new players, some from other clubs. Reigning 1 Open premiers Geelong Lawn will not defend their title, as the team has disbanded. Torquay beat Bellbrae 3-1 in the Surfcoast derby, while Waurn Ponds beat Clifton Springs 3-1. Newcomb beat Ocean Grove 4-2 in a close match, and Highton beat Lara 3-1. All teams scored points in the opening round.
The Hay Amateur Swimming Club will launch its 2026/27 season with a Pointscore and Come and Try night. The event starts at 6pm on Tuesday, October 20, at the John Houston Memorial Pool. Golf and tennis results are also featured in this local sports wrap.
World number one Alexander Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters. De Minaur created break-point chances in each set but could not convert them. Zverev saved all five break points he faced and won 80 per cent of his first serves. The result sets Zverev against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the semifinals. De Minaur, ranked world number nine, moved up to seventh in the live Race to Turin standings and remains in contention for the ATP Finals.
A one-night stage production about tennis great John Newcombe will be performed at the Jetty Memorial Theatre in Coffs Harbour on Thursday 29 October at 7pm. Titled NEWK, the play is written by Kieran Carroll and performed by Paul Armstrong. It is set around Newcombe's 80th birthday and looks at his drive and competitiveness, the pressures on his family, and the move from amateur to professional tennis. It also revisits his advertising work, including campaigns for Cinzano, bananas and Canon cameras.
West Wimmera Shire Council has secured state funding for a new two-lane cricket training facility at the Kaniva Recreation Reserve. The $80,000 project is backed by $40,000 from the Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund and $40,000 from the Kaniva Cricket Club. The facility will give the club a dedicated space, replacing ageing nets at Kaniva College. Separately, the council has funding to design upgrades to netball and tennis facilities at the Edenhope Recreation Reserve. That work covers design only, not construction, and will support future funding bids.
Daniil Medvedev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Medvedev faced no break points and broke serve in the second set to close out the win. He will face Tommy Paul next, after Paul beat Zizou Bergs in two sets. Rafael Jodar beat Botic van de Zandschulp and will play Casper Ruud, who advanced when Felix Auger-Aliassime retired injured in the first set.
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Former professional tennis player Maureen Pratt has listed her Croydon home at 65-69 Montana Parade, with a price range of $1.7m to $1.8m. The four-bedroom house sits on a 4192 square metre block and includes a tennis court, pool and a viewing platform overlooking the court. Pratt, who was once ranked among Australia's top 10 players, is downsizing with help from her daughter, Kerryn Pratt, a former professional player and sports journalist. Agent Louise Carrigg of Barry Plant said the home would suit a family that enjoys an outdoor lifestyle.
Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari defeated eighth seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in three sets in the second round of the Wuhan Open. It is her third Top 10 win this season and her most in a single season since 2023. Sakkari now leads their head-to-head record 3-2 and has never lost to Kostyuk on outdoor hard courts. She won 69 per cent of first-serve points and converted five of 10 break-point chances. Sakkari will next face Mia Pohánková of Slovakia.
Alex de Minaur has reached the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters after beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4. The win lifts him to seventh in the race for the ATP Finals, passing Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe, who have both been knocked out in Shanghai. De Minaur will next face world number one Alexander Zverev, who beat Alexander Bublik in three sets. De Minaur, who recently returned from a hip flexor injury, said he had served well and was playing his best tennis. He has won his past two meetings with Zverev, both at the Laver Cup.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley recalls her long friendship with Ash Barty, whom she first saw play at the 2011 Australian Open Junior Championships. Goolagong Cawley says she acted as a mentor to Barty without pushing advice unless asked. In 2014, Barty was struggling with burnout and took a break from tennis, returning in 2016. In 2021, Barty became the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon since Goolagong Cawley's own 1980 title. Goolagong Cawley says she sent Barty a message before the final, reading Dreams do come true.
