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Sleep is the word for returning Rafa

Settling in nicely: Rafael Nadal.

Jet-lagged yet feeling the love, Rafael Nadal believes his best hopes of enjoying a triumphant Brisbane International debut is to sleep like a baby.

Rusty Serena wins opener in Auckland

American Serena Williams on her way to defeating France's Pauline Parmentier at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

She may not have played for a few months, but Serena Williams has lost none of our competitiveness with a comfortable first-up victory at the Auckland Classic.

Kyrgios backs Aussies to rebound at Hopman Cup

Gavrilova and Kyrgios are confident they can still make it through their pool.

Perth: Nick Kyrgios has expressed his confidence in his Hopman Cup partner Daria Gavrilova's ability to rebound from an opening singles loss and the defending champion Australians' ability to qualify for Saturday's final despite Sunday's 2-1 defeat against Spain.

Kerber's happy returns

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Angelique Kerber of Germany takes part in the Pat Rafter Arena Spectacular during day ...

The German world number one prepares to begin her campaign at the Brisbane International as she heads to Melbourne to defend her maiden grand slam title.

Kyrgios' plan to avoid meltdowns in 2017

Defending champs: Daria Gavrilova and Nick Kyrgios pose with the Hopman Cup.

Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios will spend more time at home with loved ones in 2017 in a bid to avoid any further meltdowns like the Shanghai Masters tanking debacle.

Federer, Kyrgios to headline Hopman Cup

Nick Kyrgios

Curiosity will be the theme of the Hopman Cup this summer as Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios return to the tennis world stage following vastly different stints on the sidelines.

Tennis crisis over $200 million Seven deal

Novak Djokovic.

Tennis Australia is facing a new crisis amid claims a potential conflict of interest could have influenced the decision to sell the television rights for the Australian Open to Seven West Media in a private deal worth around $200 million.