Sisters, sentiment and supremacy at the Open
Australia Day at Melbourne Park was seniors day, USA day, a day for power tennis, schmaltzy day, but most of all it was Williams day, incorporated.
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'I can't lose. She can't lose.'
Question number one for Serena Williams, ahead of Saturday's Australian Open final against older sister Serena: where will everyone sit?
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'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.
Semi Final Live: Roger Federer vs Stan Wawrinka
What an intriguing semi-final match-up - Swiss versus Swiss. Roger Federer versus Stan Wawrinka.
Serena Williams thrashes Mirjana Lucic-Baroni to reach final
It was a captivating semi-final clash between Serena Williams and the story of the tournament, Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. But Williams had her own agenda, winning in just 55 minutes.
Roger and Rafa return after a lifetime (in dog years)
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.
Venus Williams into Australian Open final
Veteran Venus Williams has ended CoCo Vandeweghe's giantkilling run to become the oldest Australian Open women's finalist in professional tennis history.
Reborn pair Nadal and Dimitrov end Grand Slam semi-final droughts
Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov are rapt with their return to form. How did they do it? It's the age-old story.
Australian Open: After escaping domestic violence, Lucic-Baroni sobs through interview
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni broke down mid-sentence and sobbed. She couldn't go on.
Nadal and Federer on collision course for deja-vu clash
The dream is still alive. Rafael Nadal's two-and-a-half year absence from the final four of a grand slam is over.
Fed express: 'It comes at you so quickly'
Roger Federer first tried to qualify for the Australian Open in 1999. He lost in the first round, in straight sets, to tour veteran Olivier Delaitre. Yes, Virginia, there wasn't a Santa Claus.
Serena Williams into Australian Open semi-final
Serena Williams will play on Friday for a shot at her seventh Australian Open title, after dismissing Johanna Konta in emphatic style.
Dimitrov reaches the semis for the second time at a major
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov won through to his second semi-finals of a major for the second time after a straight sets elimination of Belgian David Goffin on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.
'This has truly made my life': emotional Lucic-Baroni advances to semis
Emotional Mirijana Lucic-Baroni wept and declared everything bad that had happened in her troubled life was now made OK by winning through to just her second grand slam semi-final, 18 years after her last.
Hot Shots: Serena's unexpected gift from Gai
Tidbits and news from off the courts at the Australian Open.
Australian Open Live: Konta v Williams
It's an intriguing Australian Open women's quarter-final: the great Serena Williams versus emerging Brit Johanna Konta.
Federer's Theory of Everything that explains early Open exits
Roger Federer is the closest as close as the professional tennis circuit has to a wise elder. So it's worth listening to the Swiss master's theory.
Federer wins match, Zverev wins praise
Roger Federer is through to a semi final match up with countryman Stan Warinka after beating Mischa Zverev but praising the German's attractive game.
Kyrgios in but Tomic makes himself unavailable for Davis Cup
Bernard Tomic has made himself unavailable for Australia's opening Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in Melbourne next month.
Back from the darkness, into the Open spotlight
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!
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?"
Rafa-Roger final would be the greatest match ever: Roddick
Now a watcher and fan not a player Andy Roddick said a dream final at this year's Australian Open of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal would be the most important match in grand slam history.
Milos Raonic hopes to repeat Brisbane performance against Rafael Nadal
Milos Raonic finally feels close to flu-free. And having seen, reached and successfully passed the "tipping point" in his most recent match against Rafael Nadal, he is confident he can do it again when they play their quarter final.
Television ratings war heats up as Seven hits back at Ten
The television ratings war has heated up with Channel Seven hitting out at suggestions Channel 10's Big Bash League dominated over the first week of the Australian Open.
Vandeweghe charges into women's semi-finals
Unseeded American Coco Vandeweghe has emerged as the bolter of the women's draw, charging into the semi-finals of the Australian Open after a straight-sets elimination of Garbine Muguruza.
Love is in the Open air
Love has been in the Open air this week
Venus reaches semis with 50th match win at Melbourne Park
Venus Williams has reached her first Australian Open semi-final in 14 years, matching the most recent Wimbledon result that was her best at a grand slam since 2009. At 36, the oldest woman left in the tournament is the oldest to ever advance this far.
Gone are the days of a good old hotdog and beer
Gone are the days of a simple hot dog and beer at the tennis.
How it happened: Wawrinka eliminates Tsonga
It was shaping as a captivating Australian Open quarter-final clash between Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Swiss had other ideas, winning in straight sets.