Czech qualifier Denisa Allertova has continued her dream run at the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-4 third-round win over Magda Linette from Poland. The straight-sets triumph made Allertova the …

Roger Federer says the heat is part and parcel of the Australian Open and believes organisers are doing their best to put player welfare before profits. Six-time Open champion Novak …

Tennis royalty Roger Federer has joined with Novak Djokovic in demanding a higher percentage of grand slam revenue for players. Djokovic, President of the ATP Tour Player Council, addressed players …

Another day of searing heat is likely to push players to the limit at the Australian Open with Nick Kyrgios set to headline day-five proceedings on Rod Laver Arena. The …

While his rivals wilted in the searing Melbourne sun, supercool Swiss Roger Federer moved into the Australian Open third round with a clinical win over German Jan-Lennard Struff. The temperature …

Three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka is an Australian Open second-round casualty with a heavy loss to unseeded American Tennys Sandgren. The ninth seed, who was late to declare his …

Ashleigh Barty has matched her previous best Australian Open performance after grinding out a tough second-round win over Italian Camila Giorgi. Barty, who made the third round last year, withstood …

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic says a big-business approach to the Australian Open is testing player welfare to the limit in dangerously hot conditions at Melbourne Park. Still cooling off after …

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to the third round of the Australian Open after outlasting French opponent Gael Monfils in sweltering conditions at Melbourne Park. Djokovic looked far from …

World No.1 Simona Halep has shrugged off concerns about her injured ankle, breezing into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Eugenie Bouchard. Halep was …

Belgian Davis Cup star David Goffin has capitulated in the severe Australian Open heat against French journeyman Julien Benneteau. In sweltering 40C heat on show court 2, the seventh seed …

MATCHES TO WATCH ON DAY FIVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN: * 17-Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v 15-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Kyrgios is yet to drop a set and looks to have combined …

SNAPSHOT FROM DAY FOUR AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN PLAYER OF THE DAY: Hsieh Su-wei – Taiwan’s world No.88 delighted her Aussie coach and former Open tournament director Paul McNamee with …

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to the third round of the Australian Open after outlasting French opponent Gail Monfils in sweltering conditions at Melbourne Park. Djokovic looked far from …

Former champions Maria Sharapova and Angelique Kerber will meet in a mouth-watering Australian Open third-round clash after hanging tough to record convincing wins in brutal conditions on Thursday. Back in …

Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sharapova have escaped trouble on yet another day of carnage in the Australian Open women’s draw. Sixth-seeded Pliskova romped into the third round with a 6-1 …

Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem has fought back from two sets in arrears to out-muscle American qualifier Denis Kudla in a draining five-set classic at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old …

Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has joined the growing Australian Open scrapheap, dumped out in the second round by Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh. Hsieh defeated third-seeded Muguruza 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 on Thursday …