Australian Open
22 Jan 2017
World number one Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the Australian Open on Sunday in a stunning upset by a supremely confident Coco Vandeweghe, as yet another big seed was sent packing early.
22 Jan 2017
Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a gruelling five-set victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday.
22 Jan 2017
The French Open champion was too much for the Romanian, winning 6-2, 6-3 on Margaret Court Arena and looking as if she is hitting her stride in Melbourne.
22 Jan 2017
The 50th-ranked Zverev played unbelievable sustained tennis to down Murray 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 and will play either Roger Federer or Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.
21 Jan 2017
Serena Williams warned she is in Melbourne for one reason only Saturday as she accelerated towards a record 23rd Grand Slam title by ruthlessly banishing Nicole Gibbs at the Australian Open.
20 Jan 2017
Swiss marvel Roger Federer sailed past long-time rival Tomas Berdych in straight sets to storm into the fourth round at the Australian Open on Friday.
20 Jan 2017
Former coach Boris Becker claimed Novak Djokovic has lost his aura of invincibility and his era of dominance is over after his seismic early exit at the Australian Open.
20 Jan 2017
Serena Williams says she is a humble person who sometimes forgets all she has achieved, crediting hard work and a calm persona for her sensational career.
20 Jan 2017
Andy Murray saw off giant-killer Sam Querrey on Friday as he ramped up his bid for a first Australian Open title after the shock departure of six-time champion Novak Djokovic.
20 Jan 2017
Second seed, Novak Djokovic, is out of the on-going Australian Open Tennis Championship following a stunning upset victory by Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan (ranked 119 in the world), who won by 7/6; 5/7; 3/6; 7/6; 6/4 at the Rod Laver Arena.
19 Jan 2017
Powerhouse Serena Williams swept past Lucie Safarova and into the Australian Open third round on Thursday to keep her Grand Slam record hunt firmly on track.
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