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United States' Venus Williams celebrates after defeating compatriot Coco Vandeweghe during their semifinal at the ...

Serena and Venus, together again in the final

Venus Williams has the chance to deny her younger sister Serena a place in tennis history when the pair face off in a grand slam final for the first time in seven years in Saturday.

Tomic splits with management company

Bernard Tomic listens to his father and coach John Tomic during a practice session before the Australian Open

Bernard Tomic's Davis Cup collaboration with captain Lleyton Hewitt is not all that has been shelved, with Tomic having split with the Adelaide-based management company that also handles Hewitt's affairs.

Roger and Rafa return after a lifetime (in dog years)

Two abandoned dogs that were rescued by tennis fans and named Rafa (left) and Roger.

Anne-Maree, a fervent fan of Rafael Nadal, had always wanted to name her next dog after the Spanish warrior. Sister Jenny and her husband Bruce suggested the pair be named Rafa and – after his great rival – Roger.

Back from the darkness, into the Open spotlight

Happy days for Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.

Meeting the 16-year-old Mirjana Lucic in a Sydney hotel lounge during her first, spectacular, career ascent, the Croatian prodigy anointed by Steffi Graf as her most likely successor had a physique and demeanour well beyond her years. She was also grouped with Martina Hingis and the Williams sisters as the future of the women's game.

'What are you looking at?' A semi-final!

Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Between first and second sets on Rod Laver arena on Tuesday, Stan Wawrinka and Jo wilfried Tsonga snarled at one another from their chairs like schoolboys. Their exchange was in French, but the strength and depth of it might be divined from Tsonga's opening gambit: "You looking at me?"