Belarusian third seed Victoria Azarenka is through to her maiden grand slam final after ousting defending champion Kim Clijsters from the Australian Open. Azarenka, 22, defeated Belgium’s 12th seed 6-4 …

Australia’s top ranked junior Luke Saville has scraped through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open boys’ championship. Saville, who turns 18 next week, defeated England’s Kyle Edmund, the No.7 …

Andy Murray is itching for his shot at redemption, if not quite revenge, against career-long friend and foe Novak Djokovic in Friday night’s Australian Open semi-final at Melbourne Park. If …

Maria Sharapova will lead Russia against Spain in the Fed Cup next month. It will be Sharapova’s third appearance for Russia. The three-time Grand Slam champion won both of her …

Judy Murray has not been losing any sleep over son Andy’s Australian Open progress as she prepares to lead Great Britain in the Fed Cup next week. The world number …

Reigning Australian Open women’s champion Kim Clijsters will be out to defy injury and clinch a spot in her ninth grand slam singles final against an opponent chasing her first. …

France Fed Cup skipper Nicolas Escude has selected Alize Cornet, Pauline Parmentier, Virginie Razzano and Aravane Rezai for his country’s Fed Cup opening-round match against Slovakia in Bratislava on February …

Australian Open semi-finalist Kim Clijsters will not compete in Belgium’s Fed Cup first-round match with Serbia in Charleroi on February 4-5, team captain Ann Devries announced on Wednesday. “Kim confirmed …

The Australian Open has a dream men’s semi-final line-up but reigning champion Novak Djokovic will carry some physical queries into the tournament’s final stages. The world No.1’s 6-4 7-6 (7-4) …

Two-times runner-up Andy Murray made it to his third successive Australian Open semi-final on Wednesday, triggering a new bout of British hope and optimism. But any sense of glory seems …

Rod Laver couldn’t pick a winner if Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both had to use a wooden racquet like the one he played with to take out the grand …

Australia’s world No.1 junior Luke Saville has cruised into the Australian Open boys’ singles quarter-finals. Saville, the top seed, who turns 18 next week, needed just 52 minutes to thrash …

Maria Sharapova’s warning was masked by mild language but the message was clear. She is simply sick of losing to Czech Petra Kvitova. And while she said she would be …

Ignoring medical advice and seemingly oblivious to pain, wounded warrior Kim Clijsters is bracing herself for another torrid test of her Australian Open title defence on Thursday. Immediately after dethroning …

Andy Murray has cruised into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-sets defeat of Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Murray, the fourth seed, proved too strong in every department, winning 6-3 6-3 …

Rod Laver wishes he was in Melbourne for some other reason than the 50th anniversary of his victory in the 1962 Australian men’s singles championship. “Boy, 50 years is a …

At an age when he’s supposed to be slowing down, the incomparable Roger Federer is perhaps even peaking ahead of his blockbuster Australian Open semi-final with Rafael Nadal. Such has …

Russian Maria Sharapova will meet Czech Petra Kvitova in a semi-final of the Australian Open on Thursday. Sharapova overpowered compatriot Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday while …