• Michael Chammas
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It was in Serena Williams' backyard, under the bright lights at Flushing Meadows, Angelique Kerber began to feel unbeatable.

The tennis journeys of Sam Groth, Omar Jasika and Andrew Whittington would barely have intersected before Monday but each found a path to the Australian Open play-off quarter-finals in the same way: five gruelling sets.

• Caden Helmers

Nick Kyrgios rates his rollercoaster year a successful one.

Marinko Matosevic has blown a golden chance to return from the tennis wilderness by losing a five-set clash to emerging talent Omar Jasika at the Australian Open play-offs.

Marinko Matosevic has blown a golden chance to return from the tennis wilderness by losing a five-set clash to emerging talent Omar Jasika at the Australian Open playoffs.

Troubled Australian star Nick Kyrgios rates his rollercoaster year a successful one, despite his season ending in an on-court meltdown that earned him a tour ban.

• Linda Pearce

Could Dominika Cibulkova be the New Year version of mature-aged 2016 star Angelique Kerber? Can the high-energy world No.5 carry forth her brilliant end to last season into the next? Might the diminutive "Domi", as she is known, become the next Kerber by forging a path from very good to great at Melbourne Park?

• Scott Spits

The accolades just keep coming for three-time Paralympics gold medallist Dylan Alcott. The 25-year-old has beaten a strong field to be named Australian Paralympian and Male Paralympian of the Year.

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• Linda Pearce

Laughed. Couldn't help it. There was just something amusing about listening to  Mark Philippoussis talking this week about possibly being the right coach for Nick Kyrgios if only Kyrgios can choose who the right coach might be. Philippoussis? Really?

Novak Djokovic lost his momentum in the second half of last season and was toppled as the world No.1 by Andy Murray because his work-rate dropped, the Serbian's former coach Boris Becker said on Wednesday.

Bernard Tomic believes he and Nick Kyrgios are misunderstood and have been unfairly targeted by the media.

Nick Kyrgios's 2016 ended with a tour ban but Rafael Nadal believes the 21-year-old Australian can turn it all around and that 2017 will see him continue to rise.

Mark Philippoussis says he'd consider mentoring Nick Kyrgios if the coachless and troubled Australian tennis star came a knocking.

• Linda Pearce

What will be the big tennis story of the summer? Roger Federer's reappearance? A Nick Kyrgios charm offensive? For John Newcombe, one component will be a successful comeback from injury for Thanasi Kokkinakis, even as Lleyton Hewitt warns that the young South Australian faces a "tough" return after what has effectively been a year away.

• Raphael Minder

The Spanish police arrested 34 people suspected of being involved in a criminal betting organisation that fixed tennis matches in tournaments held in Spain and Portugal.

• Chris Dutton

Tennis ACT confident Canberra has Davis Cup future despite being overlooked for the first round of the 2017 season.

The Sydney International will boast the strongest women's draw for a 32-player field in a WTA tournament in the past 12 months.

• Linda Pearce

Another substantial Australian Open prizemoney increase is imminent as it pushes towards the $50 million barrier, with only the finer details of the record sum's distribution still being negotiated by Tennis Australia and player governing bodies the ATP and the WTA.

• Linda Pearce, AAP

Lleyton Hewitt and Craig Tiley are tipping Nick Kyrgios to win back the fans after seeing a vastly different side to Australian sport's most polarising personality.

• Linda Pearce

Australian Paralympian of the year Dylan Alcott has joined Sam Stosur, Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Kyrgios and Sam Groth on the Newcombe Medal honour roll.

Argentina have won their first Davis Cup title, with Federico Delbonis sweeping past Ivo Karlovic in straight sets to complete a stirring 3-2 comeback win over hosts Croatia.

• Ben McKay

Australian tennis' leading women hope the sport can retain marquee status as a choice for female athletes amid the women's sport revolution.

• Linda Pearce

In an amusing recent exchange on social media, a group of self-proclaimed tennis geeks asked if anyone could confirm whether Thanasi Kokkinakis is still alive, so little has he been seen in recent times. "Can't confirm," came the reply. From the account of one @TKokkinakis, self-described Australian tennis player and NBA fan..

Andy Murray is not too comfortable with the thought of being called Sir just yet.

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• Linda Pearce

After a season in which he had already reached dizzy heights, Andy Murray saved the best to last by outclassing Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 to claim his first ATP World Tour Finals title and secure the year-end top ranking.

• Linda Pearce

Australia has its first champion at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals since the second of Lleyton Hewitt's consecutive successes in 2002, after Victorian John Peers partnered Henri Kontinen of Finland to win the doubles title at London's O2 Arena.

• Linda Pearce

In wildly differing circumstances, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have arrived at the first championship match in the 27-year history of the season-ending tournament that will decide which man finishes the year at No.1.

• Linda Pearce

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