Davis Cup: Pat Rafter hopes French feel the pressure
10:37am Australian captain hopes favouritism could expose mental frailties.
Lleyton Hewitt happy to be back among Davis Cup elite
7:38am Veteran former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is relishing leading Australia back in the World Group for the first time since 2007 against France this weekend.
Rafael Nadal's coach hits out at Melbourne Park crowd
Simon Briggs Rafael Nadal's coach, Toni Nadal, has criticised the Melbourne crowd for what he felt was a disrespectful reaction to his nephew's medical timeout on Sunday night.
Rafael Nadal 'in his prime' with more majors to come, says Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras suspects it is inevitable Rafael Nadal will match his grand slam tally.
Wawrinka joins famous faces on Melbourne Park's Champions' Walk
LINDA PEARCE Swiss admits that few in his homeland thought he could reach these heights.
Swiss press hails Wawrinka's 'impossible exploit'
Lausanne Papers also hail champion's loyalty in always playing Davis Cup for his country.
Federer slips to decade-low No.8
Swiss loses his status as his country's No.1 player to Stanislas Wawrinka.
Stanislas Wawrinka 'surprised' by crowd's hostility towards Rafael Nadal
LINDA PEARCE Stanislas Wawrinka admits he was surprised by the Melbourne Park crowd's hostility towards Rafael Nadal for taking an off-court medical timeout.
To boo or not to boo, that is the question
MICHAEL LYNCH Booing Nadal was wrong, but fans have a right to be part of the show.
Booing Nadal: Why tennis exposes the idiot in every crowd
WILL BRODIE What makes fans boo sportspeople?
As tournaments go, they just don't get any hotter
PETER HANLON Mother Nature provided the biggest controversy at the 2014 Australian Open.
Hot-property Li Na has a fan club in the billions
Talek Harris Li Na is the hottest proiperty in tennis because she has opened the door to the sport's future.
Open will review heat policy
LINDA PEARCE Only four hot days in week one denied the Australian Open a record crowd.
Rafael Nadal dominance puts twist in tale in famous rivalry against Roger Federer
Greg Bishop For all of Roger Federer's myriad accomplishments, there remains one serious issue: Rafael Nadal.
Canadian veteran and Frenchwoman prove a grand mix in the doubles
Canadian veteran Daniel Nestor and Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic have combined for their second grand slam mixed doubles title, trouncing Horia Tecau and Sania Mirza in the Australian Open final. Nestor and Mladenovic successfully targeted Mirza, with the Indian dropping her last three service games in the 6-3, 6-2 victory in only 58 minutes. The pair also won last year's Wimbledon mixed doubles title. For 41-year-old Nestor, it was a third mixed doubles triumph at Melbourne Park, all coming with different partners. Mladenovic, 20, is also an accomplished singles player, reaching a career-high ranking of 36 last August.Nestor praised Mladenovic as the foremost women's mixed doubles player on the circuit, claiming that the other men were forever trying to entice her to play with them. ''She is the best mixed doubles player,'' said Nestor. ''She helps me out a lot on the court.'' The eve
Stanislas Wawrinka beats Rafael Nadal in Australian Open final
LINDA PEARCE What Rafael Nadal has called his unluckiest grand slam has defeated him once more.
Stan the man before Rafa injury
JAKE NIALL Rafael Nadal's back was to the wall before it was manipulated by a trainer.
Australian Open: Nadal did not want to forfeit final due to injury
JAKE NIALL Spaniard says he does not want discussion of his back injury to detract from Stan Wawrinka's win.
Wawrinka upsets Nadal to win first grand slam
GREG BAUM Unfancied Swiss wins Australian Open men's singles title with a dramatic upset victory over wounded world No.1.
Australian Open: Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic win mixed doubles final
Canada's Daniel Nestor and Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic combine for their second grand slam mixed doubles title, beating Horia Tecau and Sania Mirza in the Australian Open final.
Li Na looks ahead after rethink helped her win Australian Open
LINDA PEARCE Now that Li Na has a Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup to go with the French version named for Suzanne Lenglen, what will be next?
Live: 2014 Australian Open - Men's final
Jason Phelan Spain's Rafael Nadal faces Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2014 Australian Open men's final.
Fans give Canadian teenager five cute reasons to remember them
EMMA QUAYLE The ''Genie Army'' followed Eugenie Bouchard all the way, starting out on court 15.
Swiss fights history to avoid a flop
JAKE NIALL Like many before, the men's final could turn into a smashing for the irrepressible Rafael Nadal.
When irresistible charm meets an immovable object
TIM BOYLE The shadow of the precise machine that is Nadal will hover over Federer's retirement.
Zverev crushes Kozlov to take Open boys' crown
German top seed Alexander Zverev wins Australian Open boys' title.
Scratchy start ends on a high
LINDA PEARCE The first Asian player to win a grand slam singles title now owns two.
Third time lucky for Li Na
GREG BAUM Chinese trailblazer has form as a shaky closer, but this time was out of sight of her opponent.
Australian Open final is all about learning from the past for Stanislas Wawrinka
EMMA QUAYLE Stanislas Wawrinka has never prised a set from Rafael Nadal, but learnt things in their last meeting that he plans to put to use by playing with aggression and risk in Sunday's final.
I'd still be serve-volleying, says tennis great Pete Sampras
Rafael Nadal might have had a say in it, but former world No.1 Pete Sampras maintains he'd still be serve-volleying if he was playing on today.
Live: 2014 Australian Open - Women's final
Jason Phelan The women's final will be a fascinating battle between Li Na and Domini ka Cibulkova. Will it be third time lucky for China's fourth seed or will the Slovakian surprise packet cap a brilliant tournament with the title ?
Rafael Nadal's power show kills off Roger Federer revival
Simon Briggs Roger Federer went on the offensive midway through Friday's semi-final - but only when he was sitting down.
Roger Federer still relishes Rafael Nadal rivalry after drubbing
Roger Federer says he still believes he can beat Rafael Nadal again and relishes their clashes despite the increasingly lopsided record in the Spaniard’s favour.
Game, cheque, match
Chloe Hooper Roger Federer may be falling in the tennis world rankings, but he's still No.1 in the corporate sponsorship stakes.
Tennis executed by special comments
Leaping Larry Many points were deemed big 'ones' by the commentary crew - perhaps heralding a new scoring system.
Courting the line-ball decisions at the Australian Open
TIM BOYLE The lot of an umpire at the tennis is all about precision and dedication, writes Tim Boyle.
Stanislas Wawrinka: Tomas Berdych's choking in tie-breakers part of a pattern
Sam Lienert Australian Open finalist Stanislas Wawrinka says it is nothing new for his semi-final victim, Tomas Berdych, to choke at key moments.
Davis Cup: Lleyton Hewitt, Pat Rafter enough to worry favourites France
Darren Walton French Davis Cup captain Arnaud Clement admits his talent-packed line-up is feeling a little anxious about next week's hosting of Pat Rafter's Australian underdogs.
Coach Carlos Rodriguez reveals Li Na driven to the edge of retirement
LINDA PEARCE Carlos Rodriguez is not certain if Li Na would really have retired as she threatened on the drive to Wimbledon just over seven months ago.
Pete Sampras says each decade has its great players
LINDA PEARCE Pete Sampras says he had rejected several coaching approaches since his retirement.
Stan Wawrinka learns to believe he is among the elite of men's tennis
MICHAEL GLEESON Stan Wawrinka knows what the best players in the world look like, and he's not one of them.
Two attacking players ready to fight out Australian Open final
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA The Australian Open final between Li Na and Dominika Cibulkova is probably not the one that many people would have predicted.
Australian Bradley Mousley snares junior doubles title
Sam Lienert Australia's Bradley Mousley has won his second straight Australian Open boys' doubles title.
Nadal ready for new Swiss challenge
JAKE NIALL Rafael Nadal remains the master of Roger Federer, despite a blistered left hand, despite Federer's new racquet, coach and game plan.
Golden pair serves up another timeless exhibition
GREG BAUM The plink of Federer's racquet told of exquisite timing, the crump from Nadal's told of furious top-spin. Initially, they were mutually neutralised.
Live: 2014 Australian Open - Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer
Shane Brady The match of the tournament might be reserved for the semi-finals. Old foes Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal clash for a spot in Sunday night's decider.
Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer: it's chapter 33 as the odd couple meet again
Nadal-Federer will rekindle their vintage rivalry in a grand slam semi-final and the privilege is all ours, writes Oliver Brown
Serena Williams could end Indian Wells boycott
World number one Serena Williams could be ready to end her boycott of the WTA event at Indian Wells after putting her name on the entry list for the March tournament.
Federer is hoping to overcome a lopsided rivalry against Nadal
LINDA PEARCE Federer will be trying to turn around a lopsided rivalry, writes Linda Pearce.
Roger Federer hails Stanislas Wawrinka's Australian Open success
Federer must beat Nadal to avoid relinquishing the Swiss No.1 status he's held for 15 years.
Cibulkova gets dream chance for major win
EMMA QUAYLE Dominika Cibulkova will play her first grand slam final in 26 attempts on Saturday night.
Eugenie Bouchard happy with her efforts, but knows she still has so much more to achieve
EMMA QUAYLE Eugenie Bouchard felt proud after her straight-sets loss to Li Na on Thursday.
Teen Storm Sanders picked for Australia's Fed Cup team
Teenager Storm Sanders has been rewarded for her eye-catching summer.
Australian Open: Tiny Slovak now the giant killer
GREG BAUM If there is a theme to this year's Open, it was articulated long ago by Henry Ford: 'History is bunk.'
Wawrinka into Australian Open men's final
JAKE NIALL Stanislas Wawrinka manages to win key points to prevail in four very tight sets against Tomas Berdych.
Celebrations won't stop the fireworks on court
Linda Pearce and Emma Quayle After lengthy negotiations the Australia Day fireworks will be moved 3.5 kilometres down the road.
Roger Federer knew it bounced twice, says Andy Murray
Roger Federer says he was unsure if he’d won a key point after a double bounce in his stirring Australian Open quarter-final victory over Andy Murray, but Murray was convinced.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal prove opposites attract
Oliver Brown Implausible as it might seem, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal share precisely the same height and weight: 185 centimetres, and a rigorously controlled 85kg.
Australian Open: Cibulkova destroys Radwanska to reach final
Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova is into the first grand slam final of her career after thrashing Polish fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 6-2 in an Australian Open semi-final.
Australian Open: China's Li Na sweeps aside teen to reach another final
China’s Li Na has pushed aside Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard to sweep into her third Australian Open final.
