Former world No.1 Venus Williams has been slapped with a $US5,000 ($A7,230) fine for failing to front for her mandatory post-match press conference following her Australian Open first-round loss on …

Defending champion Serena Williams has made short work of Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh to roll into the Australian Open third round. Williams took exactly one hour to wrap up the match …

Japanese star Kei Nishikori is into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over American Austin Krajicek. The No.7 seed eclipsed his long-time friend and training …

Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko has shocked 23rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in their second round Australian Open clash. World No.92 Bondarenko broke through for her first win over the Russian with a …

James Duckworth conceded he struggled with the role of spoiler at Australian Open, having succumb to hero Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets. Hewitt will retire after his 20th Open campaign, …

Chinese qualifier Shuai Zhang broke down in tears after shocking Simona Halep at the Australian Open, revealing she recently contemplated retirement after a horrible run of form. Zhang delivered the …

Bernard Tomic feared for a spectator’s life after his Australian Open clash with Denis Istomin was delayed for more than 20 minutes because of a medical issue. Tomic was often …

The Lleyton Hewitt farewell show goes on with the retiring champion extending his storied Australian Open career with a stirring first-round win over countryman James Duckworth. A who’s who of …

Former world No.1 Rafael Nadal has been left searching for answers after a shock first-round exit at the hands of Fernando Verdasco at the Australian Open. Second seed Andy Murray …

Chinese qualifier Shuai Zhang has recorded a scarcely-believable win over second seed Simona Halep at the Australian Open. On a day of many upsets, Zhang delivered the first major shock …

Chinese qualifier Shuai Zhang has inflicted a shock first-round loss on No.2 seed Simona Halep at the Australian Open. Zhang, 26, hadn’t progressed past the first round in 15 grand …

Bernard Tomic has dropped the opening set but not his bundle in downing Denis Istomin to reach the second round of the Australian Open. Tomic was often put under the …

Australian tennis great Todd Woodbridge says he’s unsure how much longer Samantha Stosur will continue her career after her disappointing first-round exit from the Australian Open. Stosur lost in straight …

Andy Murray called for greater education and transparency in tennis on the same day Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis revealed he’d been asked to fix matches. In the wake of the release …

Venus Williams faces sanctioning after refusing to explain her first-round loss at the Australian Open. The seven-time major champion was presumably too shattered to front the world’s media following her …

Unseeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco has upset former world No.1 Rafael Nadal in another five-set thriller to progress to the second round of the Australian Open. The last meeting between the …

New name, same old story for Jarmila Wolfe as the luckless local suffered yet more Australian Open heartbreak at Melbourne Park. Wolfe, who only broke her eight-year first-round duck last …

If there is such a thing as bragging rights after a straight-sets loss in the first round of the Australian Open, they clearly belong to Kimberly Birrell. The young Queenslander …