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Isner chopped down by Ebden in American wipeout

JohnIsnerwastoppledbyAustralianMatthewEbdentocontinuetheAmericanmiseryontheopeningdayoftheAustralianOpenonMonday.The16thseed,playinginhis100thGrandSlammatch,bow

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Djokovic dealt tough Australian Open draw as he plans tennis comeback<br>

FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokovicfacesabrutalchallengeifheistowintheAustralianOpeninhiscomebacktotennis.Djokovic,30,entersthe2018AustralianOpenasthe14thseed,the

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China slams Australian 'white elephant'

ChinaonWednesdaylodgedaformaldiplomaticprotestagainstaseniorAustralianministerwhohaddescribedBeijing’sinfrastructureprojectsinthePacificas“whiteelephants”whilec

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Australian Open: GB's Cameron Norrie through in qualifying

Britain'sCameronNorriehasreachedthesecondqualifyingroundfortheAustralianOpen,butLiamBroadywillnotfeaturein2018'sfirstGrandSlam.CameronNorrieisthroughtothesecond

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Tomic tackles Aussie Open qualifying after wildcard snub

TroubledBernardTomic,whowasdeniedawildcardtonextweek'sAustralianOpen,sayshedidn'tneedthehelpanywayandwilltacklequalifyingtomakethemaindrawofhishomeGrandSlam.Onc

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Sam Stosur banks first win of 2018 despite showcourt snubbing

SamanthaStosurhasovercomeashowcourtsnubbingandastubbornopponenttosafelyreachthesecondroundoftheSydneyInternational.Stosurreboundedfromafirst-roundexitatlastweek

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'Never needed the help of Tennis Australia' says Bernard Tomic

BernardTomicwantsnofavoursfromTennisAustraliaandplansonearninghisownwayintohishomegrandslaminMelbourne.AlleyeswillbeonTomicwhentheformerjuniorprodigyisamong13lo

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Australian Open: Andy Lapthorne doubtful for wheelchair tennis events

Britain'sAndyLapthorneisadoubtfortheAustralianOpenquadsingleseventwithahandandwristinjury.Theworldnumbertwointhedivision,forplayerswithimpairmentsinthreeormorel

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Federer eyes fresh 'fairytale' as Slam rivals struggle

Theprospectsofanunprecedented20thGrandSlamvictoryhavestrengthenedforagelesswonderRogerFedererashismainrivalsflounderaheadoftheAustralianOpen.The36-year-oldiscom

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Tennis: Barty and Kyrgios headline crop of strong local talent

Evenwiththeabsence–fornowatleast–ofBernardTomic,Australia’shomecontingentisoneofthestrongestatanAustralianOpenintenyears.Amongstahostofnewcomers,AshleighBartyan

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Hobart International: Heather Watson through to second round<br>

Britain'sHeatherWatsonreachedthesecondroundoftheHobartInternationalwitha7-56-3winoverRomania'sSoranaCirstea.The25-year-old,whowonthetournamentin2015,edgedthefir

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Azarenka withdraws from Australian Open amid ongoing custody battle

Two-timechampionandformerworldNo1VictoriaAzarenkahaswithdrawnfromtheAustralianOpen.Azarenkahadbeeninextremedoubtafterpullingoutoflastweek’sAucklandClassicamidan

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Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic to test injuries at Kooyong

RafaelNadalandNovakDjokovicwillusetheKooyongClassicstartingTuesdayasaconvenientemergencystoptogainmuch-neededmatchpracticeasthepairreturnfrominjuryintimefortheA

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Reluctant Serena out of Australian Open

DefendingchampionSerenaWilliamspulledoutoftheAustralianOpenonFriday,sayingshewasstillnotatthelevelsheneedstobeaftergivingbirthtoherfirstchild.TheAmerican23-time

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Strength and strains as China, Australia mark 45 years of ties

ChinaandAustraliaofficiallyestablisheddiplomatictiesonDecember21,1972.Thetwocountrieshavegrownclose,economicallyandculturally,overtheintervening45years,butthere

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Djokovic picks new format for Australian Open warm-up

FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokovicwillwarm-upforatiltatarecordseventhAustralianOpencrownbyplayinginaninnovativequickfireeventattheMelbournevenue.NovakDjokovic,wh

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Australian police accuse man of acting as DPRK economic agent

TheAustralianFederalPolicehavearresteda59-year-oldAustralianmanforallegedlyactingasaneconomicagentforDPRKwiththeintentofraisingrevenueforthePyongyanggovernment.