JohnIsnerwastoppledbyAustralianMatthewEbdentocontinuetheAmericanmiseryontheopeningdayoftheAustralianOpenonMonday.The16thseed,playinginhis100thGrandSlammatch,bow
FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokovicfacesabrutalchallengeifheistowintheAustralianOpeninhiscomebacktotennis.Djokovic,30,entersthe2018AustralianOpenasthe14thseed,the
ChinaonWednesdaylodgedaformaldiplomaticprotestagainstaseniorAustralianministerwhohaddescribedBeijing’sinfrastructureprojectsinthePacificas“whiteelephants”whilec
Britain'sCameronNorriehasreachedthesecondqualifyingroundfortheAustralianOpen,butLiamBroadywillnotfeaturein2018'sfirstGrandSlam.CameronNorrieisthroughtothesecond
TroubledBernardTomic,whowasdeniedawildcardtonextweek'sAustralianOpen,sayshedidn'tneedthehelpanywayandwilltacklequalifyingtomakethemaindrawofhishomeGrandSlam.Onc
SamanthaStosurhasovercomeashowcourtsnubbingandastubbornopponenttosafelyreachthesecondroundoftheSydneyInternational.Stosurreboundedfromafirst-roundexitatlastweek
BernardTomicwantsnofavoursfromTennisAustraliaandplansonearninghisownwayintohishomegrandslaminMelbourne.AlleyeswillbeonTomicwhentheformerjuniorprodigyisamong13lo
Britain'sAndyLapthorneisadoubtfortheAustralianOpenquadsingleseventwithahandandwristinjury.Theworldnumbertwointhedivision,forplayerswithimpairmentsinthreeormorel
Theprospectsofanunprecedented20thGrandSlamvictoryhavestrengthenedforagelesswonderRogerFedererashismainrivalsflounderaheadoftheAustralianOpen.The36-year-oldiscom
Evenwiththeabsence–fornowatleast–ofBernardTomic,Australia’shomecontingentisoneofthestrongestatanAustralianOpenintenyears.Amongstahostofnewcomers,AshleighBartyan
Britain'sHeatherWatsonreachedthesecondroundoftheHobartInternationalwitha7-56-3winoverRomania'sSoranaCirstea.The25-year-old,whowonthetournamentin2015,edgedthefir
Two-timechampionandformerworldNo1VictoriaAzarenkahaswithdrawnfromtheAustralianOpen.Azarenkahadbeeninextremedoubtafterpullingoutoflastweek’sAucklandClassicamidan
RafaelNadalandNovakDjokovicwillusetheKooyongClassicstartingTuesdayasaconvenientemergencystoptogainmuch-neededmatchpracticeasthepairreturnfrominjuryintimefortheA
DefendingchampionSerenaWilliamspulledoutoftheAustralianOpenonFriday,sayingshewasstillnotatthelevelsheneedstobeaftergivingbirthtoherfirstchild.TheAmerican23-time
ChinaandAustraliaofficiallyestablisheddiplomatictiesonDecember21,1972.Thetwocountrieshavegrownclose,economicallyandculturally,overtheintervening45years,butthere
FormerworldnumberoneNovakDjokovicwillwarm-upforatiltatarecordseventhAustralianOpencrownbyplayinginaninnovativequickfireeventattheMelbournevenue.NovakDjokovic,wh
TheAustralianFederalPolicehavearresteda59-year-oldAustralianmanforallegedlyactingasaneconomicagentforDPRKwiththeintentofraisingrevenueforthePyongyanggovernment.