Pat Rafter’s return derailed his return to grand slam tennis as he and fellow Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt bowed out in the first round of the Australian Open men’s doubles. …

Samantha Stosur has enjoyed a saloon ride through to the third round of the Australian Open, downing wounded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 6-0 in barely an hour. Pironkova had been …

For Novak Djokovic, it was about efficiency as much as anything else. “To win is the objective, but to do it quickly on days as hot as this is just …

Free-swinging Casey Dellacqua advanced to the third round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in four years after hammering Wimbledon semi-finalist Kirsten Flipkens at Melbourne Park on …

Bernard Tomic insists he’s misunderstood and didn’t go the tank against world No.1 Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open on Tuesday night. The jeering and booing Tomic received after he …

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has handled his opponent and the weather with similar ease and taken another step toward his fifth Australian Open title. Djokovic, the second seed, beat Argentina’s …

A UK man is the first person charged in Victoria with “courtsiding” at a tennis match, with police alleging he placed bets on point outcomes at the Australian Open. The …

He’d love a date with Liz Hurley, but teenage tennis ace Thanasi Kokkinakis will settle for an Australian Open appointment with Rafael Nadal instead. Kokkinakis will meet Nadal in the …

Two-time Australian Open runner-up Li Na has joined the growing throng to anoint rising Swiss star Belinda Bencic as the next Martina Hingis. Li looked set for the easiest of …

A man has been charged for “courtsiding” at the Australian Open, with police alleging he placed bets on point outcomes during a match. The 22-year-old UK man was arrested after …

Tired of being known as “Baby Fed”, rising tennis star Grigor Dimitrov credits Australian coach Roger Rasheed for finally giving him a grand slam edge. The Bulgarian former world No.1 …

The Australian Open sick bay is overloaded, with player withdrawals now reaching record numbers at sweltering Melbourne Park. Croatian Ivan Dodig is the latest casualty, the 32nd seed calling it …

Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first men’s seed to lose at the Australian Open. Youzhny, the 14th seed, made a three-hour bid for survival …

World No.1 Serena Williams made short work of the challenge posed by Serbian Vesna Dolonc to advance to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The American started …

Tomas Berdych is the first man into the third round of the Australian Open thanks to a decisive victory over Frenchman Kenny De Schepper. The Czech seventh seed beat De …

Bernard Tomic says he has no idea if he’ll be fit for Australia’s most important Davis Cup tie in years later this month in France. Tomic was planning to meet …

Two-time Australian Open finalist Li Na overcame stiff second-set resistance from Swiss teen Belinda Bencic to book her spot in the third round at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. Li, the …

There’s surely easier ways to earn $500, but that’s what a punter stands to win after placing a massive $50,000 bet on Novak Djokovic to defeat Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer in …