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Meet the other Matthew Dellavedova

The other Delly: Matthew Dellavedova, the tennis edition.

When one of Australia's bright young prospects Googles himself, he sees only the images of his second cousin, who got the name and fame first. Matthew Dellavedova the Milwaulkee Bucks guard is the best-known "Delly" in the family; for 16-year-old Matthew Dellavedova,  the name is a a conversation starter, certainly.

Raonic, Monfils progress into fourth round

Canada's Milos Raonic was too good for Frenchman Gilles Simon.

Milos Raonic and Gael Monfils have made it through to the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open after accounting for Gilles Simon and Philipp Kohlschreiber respectively in their third-round encounters at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Aussie Gavrilova into fourth round

Fourth round: Daria Gavrilova has won in three sets against Timea Bacsinszky.

Australian star Daria Gavrilova has claimed a hard-fought win over Swiss 12th seed Timea Bacsinszky to book her spot in the final 16 at the Australian Open.

Murray takes next step to justifying favouritism

Justified: Andy Murray is the undisputed favourite now for the Australian Open.

Tennis is a zero-sum game. So, even though Andy Murray had nothing to do with Novak Djokovic's defeat, he is well placed to take advantage - a process he began with an efficient victory over the big-serving Sam Querrey.

Social media is here to stay so focus on the positive aspects

Nicole Gibbs of the US has had experiences with trolls.

Tennis players are no different to a lot of you out there in the stands. We've all got plenty of potential distractions in our lives. And we also have been affected by the enormous impact of social media – in positive and negative ways.

Barty's dream return comes to an end

Germany's Mona Barthel, left, is congratulated by Australia's Ash Barty.

Ash Barty had been here before and never before. The newest sporting code-hopper has emphatically returned to the sport she eschewed for the other summer sport but she has done so as a reawakened player and taking her game to places she had never been before.

Gavrilova dashing towards a fourth-round repeat

Daria Gavrilova.

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.