• Scott Spits
• 1 hr ago

The chance of a Warwinka-Kyrgios showdown was consigned to the dust-bin days ago but the former Australian Open winner, affectionately known as the Stanimal, remains alive and well to push for another grand slam title in Melbourne.

• Michael Chammas

A day after the biggest threat to his maiden Australian Open title was bundled out in extraordinary scenes on Rod Laver Arena, Andy Murray didn't suffer from the Novak-like jitters.

• Michael Chammas

Yonex, the racquet sponsor of Nick Kyrgios, has introduced a controversial new contract clause that entitles the manufacturer to strip a chunk out of their clients' retainer for every racquet smashed.

• Sam McClure

With his fitness and overall preparation called into question after his shock second-round exit at the Australian Open, perhaps Nick Kyrgios has started pre-season early.

• Linda Pearce

The year after Casey Dellacqua's breakthrough 2008 charge past three top-50 opponents into the last 16 of the Australian Open, she returned, with a far higher profile and elevated expectations, and promptly lost in the first round. The second time, having equalled her best Melbourne Park result,  the 2015 encore lasted just one match longer.

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• Malcolm Knox

The retirement rate (if not the retirement age) has gone up by 50 per cent across the men's and women's games in the past decade.

Novak Djokovic's former coach Boris Becker has criticised the Serbian for lacking fight and playing too defensively during his Australian Open defeat to Denis Istomin.

• Liam Mannix

A stunned Serena Williams demanded an apology in a post match press conference after a journalist questioned her performance.

• Jason Phelan

Nadal dispatches Baghdatis to set up a tantalising clash against German teen sensation Alexander Zverev.

• Emma Quayle

Jordan Thompson fought it out against the world No. 8.

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.

• Jason Phelan

Serena Williams had her hands full on Thursday night but the six-time Australian Open champion had an ace up her sleeve - she's Serena.

• Emma Quayle

Gavrilova's 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 means she has a chance to match or better her fourth-round appearance in last year's Open.

All you need to know for the Australian Open 2017.

• Greg Baum

The match of the tournament, in quality and drama, a titanic battle played throughout on another-worldly plane, produced a shock for the ages.

Reigning champion Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Australian Open after a bewildering display from Uzbek wildcard Denis Istomin.

World No.1 Andy Murray took to the Melbourne Park practice courts moving well after turning his right ankle during a second-round match.

Gael Monfils is through to the third round of the Australian Open after overcoming Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov in an entertaining four-set encounter.

• Michael Chammas

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.

• Sam McClure

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.

• Sam McClure

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.

• Greg Baum

Nick Kyrgios, enough. This has to stop. He has to stop. For his own sake, for tennis's, for ours.

• Scott Spits

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.

• Staff Reporters

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.

• Michael Chammas

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.

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.

• Liam Mannix

Nick Kyrgios barely bothers to train, according to a former coach.

• Emma Quayle

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.

Love him or hate him, you can't argue that Nick Kyrgios gets people talking.