Another seed has fallen on a day of first round upsets at the Brisbane International. Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi has held out fifth-seeded German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 5-7 6-4 in a …

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt may await in the Brisbane International first round but fellow Australian Sam Groth has already claimed victory over his greatest opponent – himself. Despite earning a …

Veteran Lucie Safarova carried her career-best form of 2014 into the new year to guide the Czech Republic to an upset 2-1 win over Canada at the Hopman Cup at …

She may be listed as Croatian but wildcard “Aussie” Ajla Tomljanovic has been promptly adopted by locals after a sensational upset win over ex-world No.1 Jelena Jankovic at the Brisbane …

It’s the type of weather that will make you melt, but world No.1 Serena Williams hopes the Perth heat will help propel her to grand slam glory at the Australian …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final of the Abu Dhabi tennis exhibition on Saturday, handing Andy Murray his first victory of the season. Serb Djokovic had dismissed Stan …

Bernard Tomic will be surrounded by friendly local fire at a difficult Brisbane International where he hopes to continue his “emotional” career fightback. As low as 124th in the world …

Maria Sharapova is surprised to have dodged arch-nemesis Serena Williams at the Brisbane International but isn’t complaining. Despite Williams struggling to keep her lofty standards early in 2014 as she …

Roger Federer has renewed belief he can finally clinch an 18th grand slam in his 18th year on the ATP tour but feels the number of challengers have tripled. The …

Frenchwoman Alize Cornet proved she was a fighter at last summer’s Hopman Cup, and now she has her sights set on crashing into the world’s top 10. Cornet is back …

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt will meet big-serving compatriot Sam Groth in a favourable start to his title defence at Pat Rafter Arena. Hewitt, the leading local hope among seven Australian …

Rafael Nadal shrugged off a 6-2 6-0 defeat to Andy Murray at the Mubadala tennis exhibition on Friday, insisting he’ll be fighting fit when his 2015 season starts in Qatar …

World No.7 Eugenie Bouchard is confident her upcoming Hopman Cup appearance will give her the best chance of snaring grand slam glory at the Australian Open. Bouchard enjoyed a breakout …

Lleyton Hewitt is unfazed by a massive rankings drop and changing of the guard if he fails to defend his Brisbane International title next week. Hewitt would plummet from 50th …

West Australian Matthew Ebden insists he’s already put a disappointing 2014 behind him as he focuses on surging back up the tennis rankings. Ebden rose to 61st in the world …

Andy Murray set up a Mubadala tennis exhibition semi-final with Rafael Nadal when he battled to a hard-earned 7-6 (7-1) 5-7 6-4 win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez on Thursday. Murray, …

Serbia’s world No.1 Novak Djokovic says marriage and the birth of his first child in 2014 “have brought new meaning” and joy to his life, but his professional tennis goals …

The world No.1 crown doesn’t interest Maria Sharapova so much in 2015 as she focuses on starting the new year in style with a maiden Brisbane International title. Sharapova jetted …