• Nino Bucci

A man has been charged with a match fixing offence which allegedly occurred at a tennis tournament in Traralgon. 

After Novak Djokovic won his second-round match at the Qatar Open, his opponent asked him to pose for a selfie.

• Linda Pearce

In return for an estimated seven-figure appearance fee, the player regarded as the greatest ever has been a walking, dancing, talking, and now drumming advertisement for Tourism WA.

• Phil Lutton

The defending Australian Open champion made a winning start to 2017 but Queenslander Ash Barty made her earn in the hard way over three sets on Pat Rafter Arena.

• Linda Pearce

Fed Fever has infected the Hopman Cup, and the latest outbreak coincided with a match billed as the future of tennis challenging one of the towering figures of the past. On Wednesday night, the future won.

• Phil Lutton

Victory for the Sydneysider over David Ferrer sets up a quarter-final with Kei Nishikori on Pat Rafter Arena.

• Phil Lutton

Rising Australian tennis star Destanee Aiava has been bounced out of the Brisbane International by fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets on Wednesday.

Serena Williams crashed out of the Auckland Classic after fellow American Madison Brengle pulled off a 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4 upset in a see-saw second round contest on Wednesday.

• Linda Pearce

Careers entwined for so long may have diverged in recent times, but, from across the continent, Nick Kyrgios has warmly welcomed the return to tennis of his injury-shackled friend and contemporary, Thanasi Kokkinakis.

• Linda Pearce

When Daria Gavrilova loses, she gets mad, then knuckles down and recommits. That's her plan for her next Hopman Cup match.

The player who benefited from Nick Kyrgios' Shanghai tanking meltdown has urged fans to forgive and forget because tennis' polarising 'bad boy' is actually one of the nicest guys on the ATP Tour.

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.

• Linda Pearce

As a left knee injury that has been lingering for longer than he first disclosed continues to trouble Nick Kyrgios less than a fortnight before the start of the Australian Open, the world No.13 has denied the issue is a major concern.

• Phil Lutton

The Spanish great produced an impressive display against Alexandr Dolgopolov to move through to the second round as he tests out a new route to the Australian Open.

• Phil Lutton

The powerful Melbourne 16-year-old rebounded to beat American Bethanie Mattek-Sands at the Brisbane International as her profile starts to grow ahead of a maiden Australian Open.

• Linda Pearce

It started with an ace, and finished in just 61 minutes, as Roger Federer made a successful and oh-so-welcome return to tennis at the Hopman Cup on Monday night.

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.

A wet start has not dampened defending Brisbane International tennis champion Milos Raonic's enthusiasm for what he says is the perfect lead-up tournament to the Australian Open.

• Linda Pearce

Kyrgios has the talent to win an Australian Open, French ace Richard Gasquet believes. One day.

• Phil Lutton

The Queenslander missed out in an epic three-setter against Spain's French Open champion Garbine Muguruza.

• Phil Lutton

It's been 10 years since the Spanish great has arrived this early to prepare for the Australian Open, with the 14-time Grand Slam champion readying himself for a tough Brisbane International.

• Linda Pearce

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.

• Phil Lutton

First it was not enough excerise. Now it appears Bernard Tomic may have done too much as he tries to find the right balance in the lead-up to the Australian Open.

On paper, world No.1 Angelique Kerber may not appear to have much in common with Australian wildcard Ash Barty at this week's Brisbane International.

Early signs are good for Rafael Nadal but the former world No.1 faces a tough Australian Open fitness test at this week's Brisbane International.

The heat is on world No.5 Dominika Cibulkova - literally.

• Linda Pearce

After a season that finished in ignominy, Nick Kyrgios has opened the next in far more positive style. New year, bright start, as the 21-year-old launched Australia's Hopman Cup defence by dispatching Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4.

• David Long

Serena Williams has played her first match at the ASB Classic in Auckland, and she won't get any easier this week.

• Phil Lutton

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.