Bernard Tomic has received a nightmare Australian Open draw, thrust into a first-round confrontation with world No.1 Rafael Nadal. Fellow young gun Ashleigh Barty will take on world No.1 Serena …

Bernard Tomic has copped a nightmare Australian Open draw, being thrust into a first-round confrontation with world No.1 Rafael Nadal. Fellow Australian young gun Ashleigh Barty has also drawn world …

Australian youngster Ashleigh Barty will face world No.1 Serena Williams in the opening round of the Australian Open. While it’s a tough task for Barty, other Australian women fared better …

A confident Bernard Tomic says bring on the big guns at the Australian Open with the youngster feeling he’s playing better, smarter tennis as he vies to defend his Sydney …

Bernard Tomic looks on track to defend his Sydney International title after booking his place in the semi-finals with a clinical victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. The world No.52 Australian …

Eyeing a fifth Australian Open title and a return to the world No.1 ranking, defending champion Novak Djokovic has continued his low-key build-up by winning an exhibition match at Melbourne’s …

Unfancied Tsevtana Pironkova will attempt to become the first women’s qualifier to win the Sydney International when she lines up against Angelique Kerber in Friday night’s decider. The Bulgarian world …

Sam Stosur has finally flicked the switch, steaming into her first semi-final on home soil since 2005 and declaring her run the perfect confidence-booster for the Australian Open. The top …

American John Isner has made the last four of the Heineken Open after overcoming an injury to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in a high-quality quarter-final. Neither player was able to break …

He was more joking than simmering but Juan Martin del Potro reckons he was close to having his Marcos Baghdatis moment at the Sydney International on Thursday. The towering Argentine …

Juan Martin del Potro believes there could be a battle of the big boppers at the Australian Open next week if conditions similar to the Sydney International prevail at Melbourne …

Local tennis stocks are at a nine-year high heading into next week’s Australian Open but, like the dollar, threaten to crash at any time. Such as at Friday’s draw when …

World No.7 Tomas Berdych is continuing his impressive warm-up for next week’s Australian Open by booking his place in the final of the AAMI Classic. The Czech, who finished third …

Towering Argentine Juan Martin del Potro will play Russian Dmitry Tursunov in a semi-final of the Sydney International with the pair winning their quarter-finals on Thursday at the Olympic Park …

World No.8 Stanislas Wawrinka has withdrawn from the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, citing fatigue following his title win in Chennai last week. Wawrinka, who won the Indian Open, will be …

Top seed Sam Stosur has put together her most complete performance of the season to breeze into the semi-finals of the Hobart International. Stosur put recent struggles behind her on …

Spain’s world No.13 Nicolas Almagro has pulled out of the Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season, due to a shoulder injury. “I can tell you that I …

They boast the greatest rivalry in major tennis history – the only two men to have clashed in all four grand slam finals – and now the stage is set …