No.24 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has become the first player through to the Australian Open quarter-finals following a comprehensive 6-3 6-3 win over fellow-Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. Pavlyuchenokova had won only six …

Roger Federer’s fourth-round duel with Kei Nishikori headlines day seven of the Australian Open, and has been given top billing by tournament organisers. The pair will play at 7pm on …

The clock is ticking for French showman Gael Monfils if he is to avoid the label of the greatest unfulfilled tennis talent of his generation. The 30-year-old is a contemporary …

The fourth round of the men’s singles in the 2017 Australian Open begins on Sunday and if history is any guide this should be a round for the favourites. In …

Daria Gavrilova can pinpoint the moment where she saved her Australian Open campaign. The 22-year-old was preparing to play a deciding third set against Timea Bacsinszky on Saturday night but …

Daria Gavrilova has kept the local flame burning at the Australian Open to set up a showdown with Czech fifth seed Karolina Pliskova. Gavrilova, the last Australian standing at Melbourne …

Australian star Daria Gavrilova has claimed a hard-fought win over Swiss 12th seed Timea Bacsinszky to book her spot in the final 16 at the Australian Open. Gavrilova, the last …

Rafael Nadal has surged into the Australian Open fourth round to raise the tantalising prospect of renewing his great grand slam rivalry with Roger Federer. Less than 24 hours after …

Fourteen-time major winner Rafael Nadal is through to the fourth round of the Australian Open but he has had to do it the hard way, needing five sets to overcome …

Ashleigh Barty has bounced back from her Australian Open singles defeat, claiming a doubles win with partner Casey Dellacqua over Swiss legend Martina Hingis and American Coco Vandeweghe. The Aussie …

Serena Williams has proven herself too powerful, too smart and too good for countrywoman Nicole Gibbs, cruising into the fourth round of the Australian Open. The world no.2 ousted Gibbs, …

Rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem has overcome a sore shoulder and a tough challenge from Frenchman Benoir Paire to advance to the round of 16 at the Australian Open for …

Elena Vesnina, the 14th seed, has been eliminated from the Australian Open by American qualifier Jennifer Brady. Brady, the world No.116, was the first woman to reach the round of …

Tomas Berdych believes Roger Federer’s jaw-dropping third-round Australian Open performance compares favourably with his all-conquering era at the top of the men’s game. On Friday night, Berdych was flailed by …

MATCHES TO WATCH ON DAY SEVEN OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN *5-Kei Nishikori (JPN) v 17-Roger Federer (SUI) In the wake of his dismissal of Tomas Berdych on Friday night, Federer …

Andre Agassi believes Roger Federer’s sublime form has proven the Swiss Master can land a fifth Australian Open crown and continue adding to his grand slam title haul for years …

Tennis legend Andre Agassi says Nick Kyrgios’s next coach must accept the mercurial young star warts and all and delve deep into his tortured soul. Agassi can relate to Kyrgios’s …

Roger Federer says he’s ready for an Australian Open showdown with fifth seed Kei Nishikori following his high-intensity third-round tune-up. The legendary Swiss steamrolled Czech Tomas Berdych in quick time …