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Top seed John Isner proved too strong for Matt Ebden in the ATP Newport final - but the Aussie qualifier certainly put up an admirable fight.

Newport, RI, USA, 24 July 2017 | AAP

Australian Matthew Ebden has fallen short of his maiden ATP Tour singles title after losing the Hall of Fame Open final to American John Isner in Newport.

The 29-year-old Ebden, playing in his first ATP event final, went down 6-3 7-6(4) to the world No.21 and top seed in Sunday’s title match at the grasscourt tournament.

Qualifier Ebden, ranked 249 in the world, struggled to match the powerful service game of Isner, who sent down 17 aces to seven and won 90 per cent of points on his first serve.

Australian qualifier Matt Ebden will line up against No.1 seed John Isner at Newport in what will be his first career ATP final.

Newport, RI, USA, 23 July 2017 | tennis.com.au

Matt Ebden has taken his winning streak to six after advancing to the the final of the ATP grasscourt event in Newport.

The Australian, who qualified for the main draw, beat German Peter Gojowczyck 6-3 6-3 to take his place in a career-first ATP final.

There, he’ll meet John Isner, after the top seed dismissed fellow American Bjorn Fratangelo 6-2 6-4.

ANZ and Dylan Alcott OAM raise $10,000 for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation with Cairns Charity Tennis Challenge

Cairns QLD, Australia, 21 July 2017 | Tennis Australia

Cairns had a taste of tennis action this week when three-time Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott OAM challenged local Cairns identities in a series of exhibition games, to raise $10,000 for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation.

ANZ installed a ‘pop-up’ tennis court to the Pier Bar Carpark along the Cairns Esplanade on Wednesday.

Participants went head-to-head with Alcott for four points each, with $100 for every point Alcott won going to the Foundation. The day was hosted by ABC Far North Breakfast presenter Kier Shorey.

Matt Ebden has reached his first career ATP semifinal after beating Tobias Kamke at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, taking his winning streak to five.

Newport, RI, USA, 21 July 2017 | AAP/tennis.com.au

Matt Ebden’s Rhode Island run has continued after the Australian qualifier advanced to the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

The 29-year-old came back from a set down against Germany’s Tobias Kamke to win 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 in Newport on Thursday.

Never give up, never surrender ✔️ @mattebden reaches his first @ATPWorldTour semifinal with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 win over Kamke. #DellTechOpen pic.twitter.com/UjBAZIRuwe

First of all, before some people get their knickers in a twist because I often talk about the GOAT, let me make it clear that I always said I don’t really believe in a GOAT but that I liked the debate and speculation.

Now I’m not even sure about that part anymore. Why? Because it has become clearer than ever to me that the GOAT argument is used as a phony marketing tool and that there are far too many variables to determine a GOAT, some of which I will look at in this post. Other variables have also become apparent to me at this Wimbledon like the biased scheduling and the influence of the media which is considerable.

But let’s start with the following:

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Arina Rodionova rises to a new career-high ranking after Wimbledon effort.

Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia, 18 July 2017 | tennis.com.au

Patience and hard work has paid dividends for Arina Rodionova, who has sky-rocketed up the WTA Tour rankings after her career-best performance at Wimbledon.

The 27-year-old from Melbourne qualified then stunned No.16 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round at the All England Club.

After her first Grand Slam singles main draw win, Rodionova improves her ranking by 32 places to a new career-high of No.134. It betters her previous best of No.157, set in 2010.