Alison Bai will go to Melbourne to play for an Australian Open wildcard after helping the Canberra Velocity win the ATL north conference.

Canberra Velocity stars set sights on Australian Open after ATL triumph

6:13 PM   The Canberra Velocity women's team will launch a charge to Asia-Pacific Tennis League domination after winning the north conference final in Queensland on Sunday.

Stosur says more is yet to come

"When I was top 10 for those four years or so, you live and die on every single match, and it gets really tiring": Sam Stosur.

Linda Pearce   Sam Stosur isn't actively chasing rankings any more, but wants to enjoy the time she has left on the tennis tour.

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Kvitova ready after 'kissing disease'

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic stretches to effect a return.

Adrian Proszenko   The last time Petra Kvitova was in Sydney, she was kissing the Waterford Crystal champion's trophy.

A new coach for Kyrgios? Shhhhh...

Nick Kyrgios.

Linda Pearce   The position vacant sign that has dangled conspicuously outside Nick Kyrgios' coaching box since mid-year prompts many questions but few easy answers just a month before what will be another significant summer for Australia's tennis version of the human headline.

Blake returns to tennis court after NY assault

James Blake: Spoke out against the arrest.

Oliver Brown   James Blake is relieved simply to savour the odd innocent London diversion, as he joins the Champions tour, three months since he was thrown to the New York pavement by a plain-clothed police officer.

Canberra resigned to missing out on Australia's Davis Cup tie

The Australian Davis Cup team and home-town favourite Nick Kyrgios are unlikely to be coming to Canberra next year.

Lee Gaskin   Tennis ACT is all but resigned to missing out on hosting the Australian Davis Cup team in Canberra for the first time next year.

Kokkinakis splits with coach after 12 years

Thanasi Kokkinakis is likely to be thrown into the Davis Cup cauldron.

Linda Pearce    ​Emerging tennis prospect Thanasi Kokkinakis has ended a 12-year association with his coach Todd Langman in favour of a new collaboration with Ben Mathias, the Queenslander behind the impressive recent rise of Newcombe Medallist Sam Groth.

Bouchard to resume career in Hobart

Hobart drawcard: Eugenie Bouchard.

The Hobart International has scored a glamorous drawcard with former world No.5 Eugenie Bouchard to play the January 10-16 event as she attempts to get her injury-hit tennis career back on track.

Serena, Bouchard confirm Open bids

Crowd-pleaser: Serena Williams will play in Melbourne.

Larissa Nicholson   Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard and Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year’s Australian Open, organisers confirmed.

Murray's Davis Cup win to fuel Australian Open bid

Andy Murray lifts the trophy following Great Britain's Davis Cup victory.

Fresh from leading Britain to a long-awaited Davis Cup title, Andy Murray is already looking ahead to adding more grand slam silverware to his collection next year.

Andy Murray beats David Goffin to win Davis Cup for Britain

Andy Murray celebrates winning his singles match against Belgian David Goffin to claim the Davis Cup for Britain.

Martyn Herman   Andy Murray sealed Britain's first Davis Cup title for 79 years with a brilliant 6-3 7-5 6-3 defeat of Belgium's David Goffin in a fever-pitch atmosphere at Ghent on Sunday.

Magnificent Murrays put Britain on brink of Davis Cup title

Britain?s Andy Murray celebrates winning the doubles Davis Cup final tennis match with his brother Jamie in four sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, against Belgium?s Steve Darcis and David Goffin at the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Martyn Herman   The magnificent Murrays, Andy and Jamie, put Britain within touching distance of a first Davis Cup triumph for 79 years with a doubles victory over Belgium duo David Goffin and Steve Darcis in Ghent

Britain on brink of historic Davis Cup win

Nearly there: Britain's Andy Murray celebrates during his match with Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans.

Martyn Herman   Britain is within reach of its first Davis Cup title since 1936 and, if they win, they should be forever grateful to the unbeaten Andy Murray.

Davis Cup fans not deterred by security

Britain's Andy Murray hits a return during a practice session for the Davis Cup final in Ghent, Belgium.

Martin Rogers   Three Scotsmen walked into a pub here on Thursday and, no, that's not the start of a joke.

Stosur sees hope amid the gloom

Sam Stosur is preparing to go around for a 13th time at the Australian Open.

Linda Pearce   If Sam Stosur was preparing to join Lleyton Hewitt in retirement, the 2011 US Open champion would be leaving Australian women's tennis in a parlous state.

Tomic moving on to top-10 hopes

Top 10 goals: Bernard Tomic.

Bernard Tomic says he is fully committed to Australia's Davis Cup team despite Monday night's no-show at the Newcombe Medal.

Groth wins Newcombe Medal

This year the 193-centimetre Sam Groth won Challenger titles in Taiwan and Manchester, and reached the third round at Wimbledon.

Linda Pearce   Sam Groth's best season just got better still, with the late-blossoming 28-year-old awarded the 2015 Newcombe Medal, his name added to an honour role that includes three-time winner Sam Stosur, Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios.

Season over. Djokovic's finest.

Novak Djokovic

Linda Pearce   What started for love and flourished with dedication has left Novak Djokovic convinced he has much more to achieve from a career that is at its peak. An 11th title closed his best-ever season, if not the debate about where it sits among the finest there has been.

British Davis Cup team delays travel plans

Andy Murray is part of Britain's Davis Cup team.

The British Davis Cup team have delayed travelling to Belgium amid ongoing security fears, but the players remain committed to playing in the final in Ghent.

Djokovic beats Federer to win ATP World Tour Finals

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a forehand during the men's singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day eight of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 22, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Martyn Herman   Novak Djokovic ended a magificent season by beating Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday.