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Da Silva-Fick survives, reaches 18/u semifinals


Top seed Gabriella Da-Silva Fick beat Ivana Popovic in a third-set tiebreak to reach the last four of…


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Australian Open wildcards up for grabs at 2019 Play-off


Wildcards are the prize on offer as 32 of the country's top players head to Melbourne for the…


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Gibson, Pham win Australian 14/u titles


West Australia's Talia Gibson and Derek Pham both won three-set finals at Mlebourne Park on Thursday to be…


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Hon and Kubler awarded AO and Brisbane wildcards


Queenland’s Priscilla Hon and Jason Kubler are awarded Australian Open and Brisbane International wildcards.


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Pham grinds out victory to reach 14/u final


Derek Pham will meet Shogo Sanada in the boys' 14/u Australian Championships final, while Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz will take…


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Hijikata heads group in 18/u championships


No. 2 seed Rinky Hijikata won his second round-robin match to lead his group in the 18/u Australian…


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Barty, De Minaur excited for Sydney return


Ash Barty and Alex De Minaur will return to the Sydney International on 6-12 January, where they both…


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Sonton, Winter win through to 14/u quarterfinals


There was more steady progress for the top seeds in the 14/u Australian Championships at Melbourne Park while…


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Li and Peng seal Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off wins


China's Shuai Peng and Zhe Li capture Australian Open main-draw wildcards with victories in Zhuhai.


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December Showdown: winning day for 14/u top seeds


The top four seeds in both the boys' and girls' 14/u Australian Championships on Sunday progressed to the…


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China’s Zhang and Li to meet in Wildcard Play-off final


A Chinese male player will have a spot in the 2019 Australian Open main draw after Ze Zhang…


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Top seeds through as December Showdown begins


The leading names progress at a sunbaked Melbourne Park on day one of December Showdown.


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Peng and Zhang remain on course at Asia-Pacific Play-off


Top seeds Shuai Peng and Ze Zhang are through to the semifinals at the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard…


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December Showdown kicks off summer of tennis


The 11th edition of the December Showdown gets underway tomorrow at Melbourne Park with more than 500 juniors…


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Albury to host international tennis tournament in 2019


The Australian Pro Tour will swing through Albury in February when a new grass-court event debuts on the…


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Top seeds Peng and Lee progress at Play-off


Top seeds Shuai Peng and Duckhee Lee are among the winners on day two of the 2019 Australian…


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Adelaide to host 2019 Davis Cup qualifier


Adelaide will host a Davis Cup tie for the first time in 15 years when Australia take on…


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Sinclair upsets two-time champion Wu in Zhuhai


Colin Sinclair and Kai Chen Chang are among the winners on day one of the Australian Open Asia-Pacific…


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Stosur to work with Watkins over summer


Sam Stosur has reunited with her childhood coach Nick Watkins, who will join her at her Australian summer…


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So…what’s YOUR UTR? In fact…what IS UTR? Well, it’s the Universal Tennis Rating System, and Stephen Amritraj joins AZ to tell you how it works, and why it’s hot.

Stephen Amritraj is a member of one of the most prominent and respected tennis families in our sport’s history, and he is part of the team that has the Universal Tennis Rating System in position to change the game for the years to come!!  He joins KSR to give us the lowdown on the how and the why.

Want to know more about the UTR? Of course you do!

by Andy Zodin & Stephen Amritraj

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