Rafael Nadal is among some of the game’s biggest names racing the clock to make the Australian Open start line as the world’s tennis elite prepare to joust for a …

Serena Williams will make her playing comeback following the birth of her daughter at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Williams has not played since winning the Australian …

Destanee Aiava and Ajla Tomljanovic have been awarded wildcards to join Queensland pair Ashleigh Barty and Samantha Stosur in the Brisbane International main draw. The 17-year-old Aiva scored her maiden …

Brisbane International organisers expect Andy Murray to arrive next week as scheduled despite reports suggesting he is behind in his rehabilitation from a hip injury. The former world No.1 opted …

Rejuvenated former world No.3 Milos Raonic is banking on an extended preparation in Melbourne to help him go deep into the 2018 Australian Open. The big-serving Canadian spoke to reporters …

Alex Bolt can spend the next month preparing for the Australian Open, with Tennis Australia handing him a wildcard into the 2018 tournament. On Sunday, Bolt was beaten in the …

Nick Kyrgios may not have a coach, but he seems to have locked in a hitting partner in girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic after the pair traded groundstrokes at Pat Rafter Arena. …

Bernard Tomic’s long road back will begin on the outside courts of the Queensland Tennis Centre next week, where he is expected to fight for a spot in the Brisbane …

A coach-less Nick Kyrgios has traded his basketball for dumbbells in a concerted effort to rid himself of the hip complaint that spoiled his 2017 season. The world No.21 spent …

Novak Djokovic will make his eagerly awaited return to Australia at an exhibition event in Melbourne five days before next month’s Australian Open. The former world No.1 and six-times Open …

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli is to return to the WTA Tour after more than four years in retirement. The Frenchwoman shocked the tennis world when she quit the sport …

Teen sensations Alex de Minaur and Destanee Aiava have booked their spots at next month’s Australian Open with impressive victories in the wildcard playoff finals. The second-seeded de Minaur overcame …

Teen sensation Destanee Aiava has booked her spot in the women’s singles at next month’s Australian Open at the second attempt with a crushing win over Tammi Patterson in the …

Top-seeded Arina Rodionova has lost in three tight sets in the semi-finals of the Australian Open wildcard playoff at Melbourne Park. Third seed Tammi Patterson has advanced to Sunday’s final …

It will be Alex against Alex in Sunday’s final of the Australian Open wildcard playoff, but that’s about where the similarities end. Alex De Minaur is the 18-year-old next big …

Alex De Minaur and Alex Bolt will duel for a place in the Australian Open after winning their semi-finals of the wildcard playoff. De Minaur, 18, sent Omar Jasika into …

Alex De Minaur is a match away from the Australian Open after prompting Omar Jasika into meltdown in the play-offs for the first grand slam of the year. De Minaur, …

Former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt plans to come out of retirement and double up with Sam Groth at next month’s Australian Open. Australia’s 36-year-old Davis Cup captain officially retired from …