• Michael Chammas and Cameron Mee

Sydney-born Brit Johanna Konta has completed her homecoming with her second WTA title, bizarrely choosing to celebrate her victory with a ham and cheese toastie and a can of Coke.

• Eamonn Tiernan

No.1 seed German Jan-Lennard Struff to face Israeli Dudi Sela in Canberra Challenger final on Saturday.

His only win this year came in a hit-and-giggle Fast4 match against Dominic Thiem.

• Linda Pearce

Host nation fares reasonably in an Australian Open draw that is less kind to five-time women's champion Serena Williams and delivers potential quarter-final blockbuster between Murray and Roger Federer.

• COMMENT
• Darren Kane

Pardon me for just one second, so I can get this all straight in my head. Nick Kyrgios is a rusted-on Democrat. Even with the benefit of 20/20 binoculars that, my friends, was harder to pick than a broken nose. Or, maybe The Donald appointing his son-in-law as a senior White House advisor was simply the straw that broke the camel's proverbial for Nick. Who could know.

• Live
• Ronny Lerner

Tune in here to find out the main match-ups for the big names and the Australian contingent at Australian Open 2017.

• Linda Pearce

Angelique Kerber left Australia last January with Tim Tams, Vegemite, the Australian Open singles trophy and a heap more fans.

Forget his No.2 seeding or supposed form slump, six-time champion Novak Djokovic believes he can not only defend his Australian Open title but also accomplish feats not seen in tennis for almost half a century.

World No.1 tennis player Andy Murray says the sky is the limit for Australian hope Nick Kyrgios, as long as he stays focused on the court.

The wedding can wait for newly-engaged tennis great Serena Williams, who has only one thing on her mind at the moment - another Australian Open title.

• Michael Chammas

Johanna Konta was born in Sydney and lived in Australia for the first 13 years of her life. But the 25-year-old, whose sister is married to AFL player Shane Mumford, is the one that got away.

• Scott Spits

Tennis authorities have highlighted the successful conviction of nine players and officials by the Tennis Integrity Unit last year as a pointer to its heavy investment in tackling corruption in the sport paying off.

• Cameron Mee

Agnieszka Radwanska is confident that her run to the Sydney International final has her primed for a strong showing at next week's Australian Open as she continues her search for a maiden Grand Slam.

• Scott Spits

He's in Melbourne for the first time as the world No.1, many believe it's his best chance to finally win the Australian Open and, unless you slept through the news over the New Year period, he's now known as Sir Andy Murray.

Two-time Australian Open finalist Pat Cash says playing in the men's tournaments in Sydney and Auckland is a kiss of death for grand slam hopes at Melbourne Park.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Veteran Steve Darcis books his place in Canberra Challenger semis as Sam Groth loses against Dudi Sela.

• Michael Chammas

Tennis glamour duo Nick Kyrgios and Eugenie Bouchard - arguably the most scrutinised players on tour - have confided in each other over the difficulty of having to deal with some of the hatred towards them.

• Linda Pearce, Liam Mannix

Australian Open champ Angelique Kerber started 2016 match-point down to Misaki Doi in the first round of the Open, staring at a big flame-out.

• Linda Pearce

When Roger Federer rechristened his friend Stan Wawrinka as "Stanimal" in a famous 2014 social media post, the lesser of Switzerland's two men's tennis greats had just won his first grand slam title, the Australian Open. He now has three; more than any active player other than Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, and equal with current No.1 Andy Murray.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Groth ousted no.2 seed Austrian Gerald Melzer in a sweltering 36C at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

• EXCLUSIVE
• Linda Pearce

She's given away her Australian Open trophies but 21 years after the Melbourne title that means the most, Seles is philosophical about a golden career so tragically altered.

Britain's world number one Andy Murray has committed to compete in the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club for the rest of his career, officials said on Wednesday.

Petra Kvitova remains on the minds of players on the WTA tour, many of whom are still in disbelief about the dual Wimbledon winner's horrific knife attack last month.

Australian Jarmila Wolfe (nee Gajdosova) has retired from professional tennis, lamenting Australian Open organisers' decision to deny her a grand-slam swan song.

• Scott Spits

Marinko Matosevic and Luke Saville exited at the first stage of Australian Open qualifying but the host nation had better fortunes with some of its lesser lights.

• Michael Chammas

Described as the hottest conditions some have ever played in, one player was unable to use his phone following the match after it fried in his bag for almost three hours.

• Cameron Mee

Two of Australia's last remaining hopes bowed out of the Sydney International on Wednesday, while another was forced to withdraw with an abdominal strain that threatens his maiden Australian Open appearance.

• EXCLUSIVE
• Michael Chammas

Channel Seven will ask its commentators to refer to newly knighted world No.1 as Sir Andy Murray when he takes the court for next week's Australian Open.

• Linda Pearce

Bernard Tomic's Australian Open preparation has suffered another setback, losing his opening match at the Kooyong Classic to Belgian David Goffin.