Lleyton Hewitt admitted it was a hard Australian Open defeat to swallow. When you do everything right, but so does your opponent – only better. Hewitt’s heart proved no match …

Lleyton Hewitt’s heart proved no match for Janko Tipsarevic’s heat as the Aussie warrior bowed out of the Australian Open at the first hurdle on Monday night. Hewitt fell to …

The local support cast found any number of ways to fluff their lines as leading lady Samantha Stosur made a welcome winning start to the Australian Open on Monday. The …

For the second straight year, local hope Matthew Ebden has let slip a two-set lead at the Australian Open. The South African-born Ebden looked on course for an upset victory …

A cagey Novak Djokovic was unwilling to spell out how he’s been steeling himself to repeat his Australian Open heroics of the past two years but Monday’s first round performance …

Samantha Stosur is hoping she’s released the shackles after breaking her summer duck to reach the second round of the Australian Open. Stosur survived a scare to put away the …

Leonardo Mayer may need to morph into Roger Federer or Andy Murray to have any hope of stopping the Bernard Tomic express at the Australian Open on Tuesday night. Federer …

There was no talk of injury as Russian Maria Sharapova ruthlessly blasted her way into the second round of the Australian Open. Sharapova withdrew from the recent Brisbane International lead-up …

Czech Tomas Berdych is comfortable in the shadow of the big four but says tennis will be better off when someone can break their grand slam stranglehold. The world’s four …

Novak Djokovic’s bid for an unprecedented third straight Australian Open title started sweetly with a straight sets win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu at Melbourne Park on Monday. The world No.1, …

Consistent Czech Tomas Berdych has powered his way past perennial grand slam victim Michael Russell in the opening round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The 196cm fifth seed, …

Venus Williams on Monday gave a strong hint she is on her way back to full fitness after a long and tiresome recovery from illness and injury. For much of …

Lost in the hype surrounding Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt is deposed Australian No.1 Marinko Matosevic, who has big hopes of his own at Melbourne Park. Matosevic, who entered 2013 …

Poland’s in-form Agnieszka Radwanska has continued her winning form to reach the second round of the Australian Open. Unbeaten this year after back-to-back tournament wins in Auckland and Sydney, the …

Red-hot Agnieszka Radwanska has over-run local hope Bojana Bobusic in the first round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The 25-year-old Bobusic – who won last month’s wildcard playoff …

Noted front-runner Samantha Stosur survived a scare to progress to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Stosur had to hold her nerve during a first-set tiebreaker before …

The “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” chants felt weird for New Zealand defector Sacha Jones but the chance to experience her first grand slam main draw match reinforced the worth of her …

Roger Federer recalls breaking down in tears when his father told him the family wasn’t moving to Australia. Federer, who was 13 at the time, was shattered when the move …