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The biggest losers from tennis fixing are the sport’s authorities. AAP/Lukas Coch

February 2, 2016

This betting ‘scandal’ shouldn’t affect tennis fans, but is life-threatening for authorities

Michael Jetter, The University of Western Australia

Fans are entitled to feel ripped off by revelations of match fixing in tennis; the sport’s officials have let us down.

Hawk-eye technology can be used to do more than just check those troublesome line calls in tennis. AAPImage/Lukas Coch

January 21, 2015

Beyond the line call: how Hawk-Eye can improve performance

Michael Bane, Victoria University

The evolution of professional tennis has always been linked to the changing technology of the day. For example, the decline of the wooden racket lead to the whole new power-based style of play we enjoy…

World No. 1 men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic practises at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, for this year’s Australian Open. AAP Image/Joe Castro

January 18, 2015

Rich rewards for those at the top in tennis, but what of the rest?

Michael Bane, Victoria University and Danielle Gescheit, Australian Catholic University

The world’s best tennis players are preparing to battle it out in Melbourne as the 2015 Australian Open gets under way this week. With rising grand-slam prize-money and better-than-ever exposure, you might…

Australia will be blessed this summer with world-class sporting officials, who often operate under more scrutiny than any single player. EPA/Dave Hunt

January 15, 2015

‘You cannot be serious!’ A look at this summer’s elite sports officials

Timothy Neville, University of the Sunshine Coast and Paul Salmon, University of the Sunshine Coast

Sports-mad Australians are in the middle of a busy summer of world-class sport. We’re currently gripped by football frenzy as the best players in Asia ply their craft in the Asian Cup. The world’s richest…

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