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Tennis star Destanee Aiava 'scared' to walk on court because of death threats

28 February 2026

Destanee Aiava was once called the best 14-year-old female tennis player in the world. Just over a decade later, she is walking away from the sport and calling out its toxic culture.

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Carlos Alcaraz has cruised past Arthur Fils 6-2 6-1 to win the Qatar Open and extend his perfect start to the year
	22 Feb: Carlos Alcaraz has cruised past Arthur Fils 6-2 6-1 to win the Qatar Open and extend his perfect start to the year... more

Carlos Alcaraz has become the ninth man - and the youngest at 22 - to complete a career tennis grand slam with a four-set victory in the Australian Open final over Novak Djokovic
	2 Feb: Carlos Alcaraz has become the ninth man - and the youngest at 22 - to complete a career tennis grand slam with a four-set victory in the Australian Open final over Novak Djokovic... more

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The top four men's seeds have played out a pair of epic semifinals at the Australian Tennis Open
	31 Jan: The top four men's seeds have played out a pair of epic semifinals at the Australian Tennis Open... more

Elena Rybakina has advanced to her second Australian Tennis Open final in Melbourne after defeating Jessica Pegula in straight sets
	30 Jan: Elena Rybakina has advanced to her second Australian Tennis Open final in Melbourne after defeating Jessica Pegula in straight sets... more

Kiwi squash world number two Paul Coll is going through his final preparations ahead of taking on Egyptian world number one Mostafa Asal in the decider of New York's Tournament of Champions
	29 Jan: Kiwi squash world number two Paul Coll is going through his final preparations ahead of taking on Egyptian world number one Mostafa Asal in the decider of New York's Tournament of Champions... more

And then there were four
	28 Jan: And then there were four... more

It's an all-American feature match in the Australia Open fourth round this afternoon
	26 Jan: It's an all-American feature match in the Australia Open fourth round this afternoon... more

Paul Coll has advanced through to the quarter-finals at the Tournament of Champions squash event in New York
	26 Jan: Paul Coll has advanced through to the quarter-finals at the Tournament of Champions squash event in New York... more

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