Istomin upsets Djokovic in near five-hour epic
The match of the tournament, in quality and drama, a titanic battle played throughout on another-worldly plane, produced a shock for the ages.
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Tennis-Murray moving well in practice after ankle injury scare
World No.1 Andy Murray took to the Melbourne Park practice courts moving well after turning his right ankle during a second-round match.
Monfils overcomes fired-up Dolgopolov in entertaining encounter
Gael Monfils is through to the third round of the Australian Open after overcoming Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov in an entertaining four-set encounter.
People don't understand: Tomic calls for Kyrgios sympathy
Bernard Tomic has leapt to the defence of the under-fire Nick Kyrgios, asking the Australian public to have some sympathy for the 21-year-old after he imploded in front of the nation on Wednesday night.
Whittington bows out
The charmed run of little-known local wildcard Andrew Whittington at the Australian Open is over, with the man from Williamstown bundled out by big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic.
Tomic ready for 'awkward' encounter
With Nick Kyrgios' infamous exit from the second round o f the Australian Open now complete, all eyes in the men's draw now turns to Bernard Tomic.
Take a break, Nick
Nick Kyrgios, enough. This has to stop. He has to stop. For his own sake, for tennis's, for ours.
Hot Shots: Snippets, chatter, quotes and plenty more
She made the semi-finals last year and you can expect a surge of local support behind Brit Johanna Konta if Australia's female contingent at the Open start dropping like flies in the third round.
Ultimate Australian Open 2017 daily guide
All you need to know for the Australian Open 2017.
ESPN commentator sparks outrage over Venus Williams 'gorilla' comment
An ESPN commentator has sparked outrage among some tennis fans after saying veteran American tennis player Venus Williams 'put the gorilla effect' on during her second round victory.
Kyrgios fined $7300 as Masur backs Hewitt as potential coach
Nick Kyrgios will have $7300 less to spend on a coach after the world No.14 was hit with two fines for separate code violations in his shock second round loss at the Australian Open.
Barty on a roll at Australian Open
The cards continue to fall beautifully at the Australian Open for local star Ashleigh Barty as she looks to extend her best singles run at a major.
Konta into third round at Melbourne Park
British No.9 seed Johanna Konta has continued her love affair with the Australian Open by downing Japan's Naomi Osaka in the second round.
'It sounds crazy, but it's not happening': Kyrgios not bothering to train, says former coach
Nick Kyrgios barely bothers to train, according to a former coach.
Bernard Tomic grinds out a second-round win
Tomic managed something fellow Aussie Kyrgios was unable to: outlasting a tough, relentless, energetic opponent to make it to the third round of the Australian Open.
'Mental strength of a scotch finger in a cup of tea': Kyrgios divides opinions
Love him or hate him, you can't argue that Nick Kyrgios gets people talking.
Lowly Open victor grilled by style police after bulk-buying own shirts
Dan Evans is just hoping someone will buy him a new shirt. Although he picked up a bulk pack from UniQlo the other day, so he reckons he should be good till Friday.
Kyrgios booed, McEnroe calls his performance a black eye to the sport
Nick Kyrgios was booed off court after a controversial showing that prompted tennis legend John McEnroe to describe the Australian's performance as a black eye to the sport.
Kyrgios admits his problems are mental as well as physical
A "banged-up" Nick Kyrgios has admitted his issues are mental as well as physical, while taking responsibility for an ill-advised approach to the off-season he believes contributed to a controversial Australian Open loss to Andreas Seppi.
Andy Murray through to third round after injury scare
World No. 1 Andy Murray appeared to roll an ankle during his second-round win.
Ultimate Australian Open 2017 daily guide
All you need to know for the Australian Open 2017.
Kyrgios' emotions get the better of him again
This was Nick Kyrgios personified. If you had never heard of him before last night, then three hours and nine minutes inside Hisense Arena on Wednesday night would have been all you needed to learn about #NKRising.
Australian Open 2017: Olympic Boulevard reopened after 'safety issue'
Police have closed Olympic Boulevard at Melbourne Park to conduct a safety check, with tennis fans warned to avoid the area.
From Locker Room B, US have been planning world domination
A tight-knit group of young stars are giving the US renewed hope of tennis success.
Howzat? Barty's post-cricket comeback continues
Ash Barty's comeback is progressing to the third round of the Australian Open after a win over American Shelby Rogers on Wednesday night.
Bai finds Australian Open secret weapon
Canberra's Alison Bai will team up with a rising star of Australian tennis in the hope of breaking through for a women's doubles win on Thursday.
Daria Gavrilova in the vanguard of Australia's tennis advance
The last time there so many Australians still in the Australian Open's second round, Daria Gavrilova was a nine-year-old living in Russia.
De Minaur's fairytale campaign brought to a halt
There was fight. But the bite of the young pup was just not strong enough to bring down the big-serving American in his second outing at Melbourne Park.
Oh boy! Guess Nishikori's dream selfie buddy
There are only so many questions you can ask about slice backhands
Jelena Jankovic: Back at the scene of her prime
There was a time when not much about Jelena Jankovic had not been focused upon. While being treated for an injury on-court one Australian Open, she rebuked a photographer thus: "Don't take photos of my butt."