Ranking rise next aim for Olivia
Leo Schlink OLIVIA Rogowska has completed the rarest of Australian tennis circuit hat-tricks, landing a trio of wildcards.
Hewitt still a danger, insists Roddick
AAP ANDY Roddick says Lleyton Hewitt is not a spent force as both former world No.1s strive to rebound from disheartening ends to 2010.
Jury is still out on Tomic
Leo Schlink BERNARD Tomic's Australian Open wildcard aspirations are in limbo after Matt Edben received a main draw singles berth.
Stosur loving life at the top
Valkerie Baynes HAVING spent the best part of a year in the world's top 10, Sam Stosur knows she belongs in such elite company.
Roddick's eye on Open prize
Leo Schlink PHYSICAL trainer Lance Hooten will think twice before again offering Andy Roddick the option of a Plan B workout.
Zheng to miss Aussie Open
7:15PM AFP CHINA'S Zheng Jie will miss next month's Australian Open, where she went to the semi-finals in 2010, with a wrist injury.
Ferguson lands wildcard spot
AUSTRALIA will have at least five women in next week's Brisbane International after Fed Cup representative Sophie Ferguson was granted a wildcard.
Stosur salutes forehand thinker
Darren Walton SAM STOSUR says her coach has given her the belief and know-how to challenge for grand slam titles.
Mature Jelena's still a wild child
Valkerie Baynes JELENA Dokic has grown up a lot, much of the time in the public gaze.
Dokic, Luczak win Open wildcards
Matt Windley JELENA Dokic and Peter Luczak have received the best kind of Christmas gift - wildcards into the Australian Open.
Nadal squares the ledger with Fed
RAFAEL Nadal beat Roger Federer in Madrid overnight to square a two-match exhibition series for charity between the world's top-ranked players.
Federer triumphs against Nadal
AP ROGER Federer has beaten Rafael Nadal to open a two-match exhibition series between the world's best two tennis players.
Sharapova requests Sydney wildcard
8:54PM AAP RUSSIAN tennis star Maria Sharapova has asked for a wildcard for next month's Sydney International.
Promising Millman's Brissy wildcard
3:40PM EMERGING Queenslander John Millman's excellent form this year has earned him a wildcard into next month's Brisbane International.
Coach says Marinko can grow game
Matt Windley ONE of tennis's most respected conditioning experts says the potential of wildcard playoff winner Marinko Matosevic is enormous.
US sorts out Oz Open wildcards
11:50AM RISING American stars Ryan Harrison and Laura Davis have earned wildcards into next month's Australian Open.
Dokic squanders Open wildcard
Matt Windley JELENA Dokic quandered two match points in her loss to Olivia Rogowska in the final of the Australian Open wildcard playoffs.
Marinko does it tough in playoffs
Matt Windley MARINKO Matosevic secured his place at the Australian Open by defeating Peter Luczak in the final of the wildcard playoffs.
Gael force forging path ahead
Jesper Fjeldstad ROGER Rasheed has a laugh about his first few days as coach of Frenchman Gael Monfils.
Rogowska advances to final
3:33PM OLIVIA Rogowska has defeated Sophie Ferguson to advance to the final of the Australian Open wildcard playoff at Melbourne Park