Bren Gray

Bren Gray

While most New Zealanders are rugby-mad, it’s tennis that gets Bren up in the wee hours of the morning. Bren’s been in love with the sport ever since he witnessed a No 63 ranked Novak Djokovic storm his way to the Roland-Garros quarterfinals, flagrantly impersonating tennis royalty along the way. Now, writing about tennis – plus a healthy dose of rugby and cricket – is what Bren spends his time on down under.

Latest articles

Andrey Rublev Montreal 2024
August 12, 2024

Rublev through to sixth Masters 1000 final in Montreal

Andrey Rublev won against Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday night and will...
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Naomi Osaka Cincinnati qualifiers 2024
August 12, 2024

Osaka wins first qualifier in Cincinnati, faces Krueger next

Naomi Osaka won her first match of qualifying at the Western and Southern...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas
August 9, 2024

“My father hasn’t been very smart” – Tsitsipas lashes out at coach after Nishikori loss

Stefanos Tsitsipas says he is "really disappointed" at father and coach Apostolos after...
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Novak Djokovic Olympics 2024
August 5, 2024

Djokovic labels Olympic gold as “the biggest sport success” in his career

Novak Djokovic explains just how much winning Olympic gold against Carlos Alcaraz meant...
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Carlos Alcaraz Olympics 2024
August 4, 2024

“I couldn’t think clearly” – Alcaraz determined to learn from loss against Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz has resolved to come back stronger after losing to Novak Djokovic...
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Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic rivalry
August 4, 2024

Djokovic vs Alcaraz: Head-to-head, stats, everything you need to know – updated after Paris 2024 Olympic final

The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is just getting started, but...
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Tomas Machac and Katerina Siniakova, Olympics 2024
August 2, 2024

Siniakova/Machac win thrilling mixed doubles final to claim Olympic gold

Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac won gold in the Olympics mixed doubles on...
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Donna Vekic Olympics 2024
August 1, 2024

Vekic races past Schmiedlova to guarantee herself an Olympic medal

Donna Vekic defeated Anna Schmiedlova 6-4, 6-0 to make the gold medal match...
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Nick Kyrgios on a UTS video set, London 2024
July 30, 2024

Kyrgios completes UTS Frankfurt lineup in October

The Australian will compete against the likes of Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe...
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Coco Gauff Olympics 2024
July 29, 2024

Ostapenko first women’s seed to fall at Olympics, US women in a hurry on day two

The American women won four out of four singles matches on Sunday
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Alexander Zverev Olympics 2024
July 29, 2024

Zverev and Ruud through to second round of Olympics, Tsitsipas struggles

It was a mixed day for seeds on day two of the men's...
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Nadal Paris 2024
July 27, 2024

“It seems outrageous to me” – Nadal unhappy with Olympics scheduling but will play singles

Nadal finished his doubles on Saturday evening but will play singles nevertheless
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Angelique Kerber
July 27, 2024

Kerber eliminates Osaka from Olympics in battle of former No 1s

Germany's Angelique Kerber defeated Japan's Naomi Osaka in straight sets, ending her hopes...
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Olympics 2024
July 26, 2024

Dates, format, tickets, Roland-Garros: Everything you always wanted to know about tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics (but never had time to find out) – updated with draws

From dates, to format, tickets and player list, here's everything you always wanted...
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Diana Shnaider WTA rankings 2024
July 22, 2024

WTA rankings: Shnaider hits new career-high as top 10 remains unchanged

We look at the latest WTA rankings, breaking down the week's biggest movers...
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ATP rankings Fils Berrettini 2024
July 22, 2024

ATP rankings: Fils makes top 20 debut, Berrettini returns to top 50

We look at the latest ATP rankings released this Monday, breaking down the...
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Nadal and Ruud doubles
July 18, 2024

Nadal and Ruud save MP, into Nordea Open doubles semi-final

The win came after Ruud was knocked out of the singles event earlier...
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Rafael Nadal at the 2022 US Open in New York
July 16, 2024

Nadal to play US Open 2024, according to entry list

Rafael Nadal's name is on the US Open entry list this year, indicating...
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Carlos Alcaraz Wimbledon 2024 social media
July 15, 2024

“When Alcaraz wins, Spain wins” : social media reacts to Alcaraz’s Wimbledon achievement

Tennis fans and ex-players have been magnanimous in their praise for the Spaniard's...
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Novak Djokovic, the man behind the enigma
July 13, 2024

Beatles, ‘pyramid water’ and a bomb shelter: Three things you didn’t know on how Novak Djokovic became a sports legend

Here are three things we didn’t know about Djokovic that have made him...
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Holger Rune Wimbledon 2024
July 9, 2024

Rune “trusting the process” despite 10th top-five loss in a row

After winning seven of his first eight matches against top-five opponents, Rune has...
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