Brisbane teenager Priscilla Hon has an unlikely request for a tennis player, as she bids to win through to the Australian Open main draw. More rain. Hon is a match …

Ashleigh Barty will compete for just her second career title after defeating compatriot Daria Gavrilova 3-6 6-4 6-2 in an all-Australian semi-final at the Sydney International. In a topsy-turvy match …

German young gun Alexander Zverev plans on correcting his CV and finally confirming his grand slam bona fides with a deep Australian Open run. Zverev’s five tour titles in 2017 …

World No.1 Rafael Nadal has tuned up for the Australian Open with an exhibition match win at Melbourne Park. The Spaniard took on Dominic Thiem in a surprise clash on …

HOW THE LEADING MEN SHAPE UP FOR THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN STARTING ON MONDAY RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) Age: 31 Ranking: 1 Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US94,588,627 ($A120.32 …

Grigor Dimitrov is intent on seizing the moment and ushering in a new era of men’s tennis as he heads the queue of unfulfilled talents chasing Australian Open glory at …

Coco Vandeweghe is hoping the mind games played by coach Pat Cash will pay off at the Australian Open. The world No.10, who reached the semi-finals in Melbourne in 2017, …

Destanee Aiava wants a break from tennis, but first the Melbourne teenager must play on one of the biggest stages in the sport after copping a horror first-round Australian Open …

Family man Roger Federer says he’s living the dream as he prepares to defend his Australian Open crown once again with his four children in tow. Twelve months on from …

2018 Australian Open women’s singles draw: Simona Halep, 1, Romania v Destanee Aiava, Australia Eugenie Bouchard, Canada v Oceane Dodin, France Lauren Davis, US v Jana Cepelova, Slovakia Andrea Petkovic, …

It’s been almost six years since Maria Sharapova was world No.1 and a decade since she won the Australian Open, but the Russian still hopes to achieve both once more …

He might be one of the smallest men in the draw but Australian teen sensation Alex de Minaur has promised to go big at next week’s grand slam in Melbourne. …

2018 Australian Open men’s singles draw: Men Rafael Nadal, 1, Spain v Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic Nicolas Jarry, Chile v Leo Mayer, Argentina John Millman, Australia v Borna Coric, …

Teenage sensation Alex de Minaur is the lowest-ranked Sydney International semi-finalist in almost 30 years and one win away from a maiden ATP tour final after pulling off yet another …

England’s Heather Watson has booked a Hobart International semi-final showdown with defending champion Elise Mertens after a straight-sets win that hit a slight blip. Watson took 61 minutes to get …

Former Australian Open winner Angelique Kerber believes she will head into next week’s grand slam invigorated by her run deep into this week’s Sydney International. Kerber, who began last year …

Nick Kyrgios will launch his Australian Open campaign against Brazil’s world No.100 Rogerio Dutra Silva. As Australia’s top-ranked player and the men’s 17th seed, Kyrgios’s first big test is likely …

Heather Watson is through to the Hobart International semi-finals after a straight-sets win over an out-of-sorts Donna Vekic. World No.74 Watson took 61 minutes on Thursday to get past Croatia’s …