Serena Williams wins record 23rd Grand Slam with Austalian Open victory over sister Venus 

Serena Williams has won an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam in Melbourne, beating her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final.

Reunion with Fed in Grand Slam final is special, says Nadal 

Rafael Nadal admitted his exhausting five-set win over Grigor Dimitrov will put him at a disadvantage against Roger Federer in the Australian Open final.

Federer: I won't let injury hinder me in bid for glory 

Roger Federer insists his bid to win an 18th grand slam title in Sunday's Australian Open final will not be hampered by injury.

Tears flow as defeated Konta vows to improve 

Johanna Konta admitted she broke down in tears after her Australian Open ended at the hands of Serena Williams. Konta looked set to test the American following her superb run of form but the British No.1 was outclassed on Rod Laver Arena and beaten 6-2 6-3.

I still doubt my ability on big stage, admits Nadal 

Rafael Nadal is back in a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in three years after beating third seed Milos Raonic at the Australian Open.

Roger Federer one step closer to his 18th grand slam 

Roger Federer did what Andy Murray could not and beat Mischa Zverev to reach his 41st grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open.

Venus Williams delighted to roll back the years in Australian Open glory bid 

Venus Williams posted another triumph for the old guard at the Australian Open by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her 21st Grand Slam semi-final.

Murray and Djokovic have the odd bad day just like the rest of us: Bjorkman 

Jonas Bjorkman has a simple explanation for the remarkable defeats suffered here at the Australian Open by Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the world's top two players.

Serena's coach tips Konta as future Grand Slam winner 

Patrick Mouratoglou, the hugely successful coach of Serena Williams, expects the 22-times Grand Slam champion to beat Johanna Konta here tomorrow morning in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open but predicts the brightest of futures for her British opponent.

Outplayed Murray left wondering if Aussie win is beyond him in shock exit 

Who would have thought it? The talk in tennis in the last year or two has been of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic dominating the game for the foreseeable future, but the Scot followed the Serb out of the Australian Open in extraordinary fashion.

Reigning champion Kerber blown away during day of upsets 

Defending champion Angelique Kerber bowed out in the Australian Open fourth round after being blown away by American Coco Vandeweghe.

Scot Evans is starting to step out of Murray's shadow 

Andy Murray won impressively in straight sets for the second round in a row here at the Australian Open only to find himself upstaged once again by Dan Evans, his fellow countryman.

British ace Dan embarrassed after snub from Pietersen 

Kevin Pietersen has apologised to Great Britain's Australian Open giant-killer Dan Evans after he failed to recognise him in a Melbourne casino this week.

Troubled Djokovic's passion for the game is starting to fizzle out 

Seven months ago, Novak Djokovic's domination of men's tennis could hardly have been more complete. By winning the French Open, which had eluded him for so long, the 29-year-old Serb became the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time...

Konta all fired up for Wozniacki showdown 

Johanna Konta expects former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki to be a true test of her credentials of winning the Australian Open.

Birthday girl Kerber relieved after having to show her mettle 

Angelique Kerber revelled as the Rod Laver Arena sang her happy birthday but it was not all smiles for the top seed against Carina Witthoeft in the Australian Open second round.

Kyrgios hits back at critic McEnroe after shock exit 

Nick Kyrgios has responded angrily to John McEnroe's claim that he "stopped trying" during his shock Australian Open second round defeat to Italian Andreas Seppi.

Australian Open: Dan Evans is delighted to help Andy Murray fly the flag for Britain 

Like every other British player of the last decade, Dan Evans has grown used to living in the shadow of Andy Murray, but for once the 26-year-old from Birmingham upstaged his Davis Cup colleague.

Victorious Heather Watson keen to kick on and have a great year 

Heather Watson finds peak motivation at the start of the season and she may have scored her best win of 2017 already after dumping Samantha Stosur out of the Australian Open.

Australian Open: Kyle Edmund handles heat as Nadal and Djokovic progress 

Kyle Edmund made it three British men into the Australian Open second round by sailing past Colombian Santiago Giraldo in straight sets.

Australian Open: Johanna Konta happy with victory despite failing to hit heights 

Johanna Konta could not deliver the same brilliance that won her the title in Sydney last week but still proved too strong for Kirsten Flipkens in the Australian Open first round.

Return harder than I anticipated, admits Federer 

Roger Federer admits his Australian Open comeback was more difficult than he expected after the 17-time Grand Slam champion battled past Jurgen Melzer to reach the second round.

Murray keen to step up his title bid after sluggish start 

There were times when the standard of tennis was well below what we have come to expect from Andy Murray but the World No.1 cleared his first hurdle on the opening day of the Australian Open by beating Illya Marchenko in straight sets.

Vocal Murray finally wakes up at Aussie Open 

Sir Andy Murray admitted he had to dig deep as the below-par World No.1 beat Illya Marchenko to reach the Australian Open second round.

Rafael Nadal confident on eve of Australian Open as he gets back to full fitness 

Rafael Nadal insists he would be back in Spain fishing and playing golf if he did not believe he could win another Grand Slam.

Kind start but Murray is in line to face Federer in Aussie Open quarters 

Sir Andy Murray will play Ukraine's Illya Marchenko in the first round of the Australian Open and could meet Roger Federer in the last eight.

Proud Konta turns on style in title triumph 

With the start of the Australian Open just three days away, Johanna Konta recorded one of her finest victories to claim only the second title of her career.

Only title on Andy Murray's mind is Australian Open 

The only title Andy Murray wants to hear called out at Melbourne Park is Australian Open champion.

Maria Sharapova relishing return to tennis after doping ban 

Maria Sharapova will make her professional tennis comeback following her doping ban at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart in April.

Murray sees the positives in spite of defeat by arch-rival 

Andy Murray believes there is more to come from him in 2017 as he switches focus to success at the Australian Open following a dramatic three-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Qatar Open.

Murray sets up big clash with Djokovic as Konta bows out 

Andy Murray will face long-term rival Novak Djokovic in the final of the Qatar Open today following a straight sets victory over Tomas Berdych.

Murray forced to dig deep to reach quarters in Qatar 

Andy Murray had to earn his place in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open after a difficult 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 victory over Austria's Gerald Melzer.

Murray's in a hurry as he starts the new year in style 

Andy Murray celebrated his ascension to number one in the ATP world rankings and his knighthood in the New Year's Honours list by beating Jeremy Chardy in the first round of the Qatar Open.

Fans pack in to welcome Federer back with a bang 

It was as if he had never been away. In his first match for six months Roger Federer beat Britain's Dan Evans 6-3, 6-4 at the Hopman Cup in Perth and gave every indication that he will be a contender for major honours again in the weeks and months to come.

Memorable year for Sir Andy ends in shock defeat 

Newly Knighted Andy Murray ended a triumphant 2016 in defeat, beaten for the first time by David Goffin in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Former world number one Ivanovic announces retirement 

Former world No 1 and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has retired from tennis at the age of 29. The Serbian made the announcement via Facebook last night.

Kvitova to return home after knife attack 

Petra Kvitova will spend Christmas at home as she is due to leave hospital today following surgery on a hand injury sustained in a knife attack.

Bothwell hits new heights with epic quarter-final victory over top seed 

Peter Bothwell landed a career-best win yesterday in Turkey when he reached the semi-finals of a $10,000 tournament for only the second time.

Murray delighted after being crowned World Champion 

Andy Murray hailed his "memorable year" after being named ITF World Champion yesterday, capping a stellar 12 months for the world number one.

34 Spaniards detained in tennis match-fixing investigation 

Spanish authorities have detained 34 people, including six players, allegedly involved in a tennis match-fixing network that made more than half-a-million dollars from lower-tier tournaments in Spain and Portugal.

BBC Sports Personality Award: Andy Murray heads SPOTY list 

Andy Murray heads an unprecedented 16-strong shortlist for this year's BBC Sports Personality Award which will be announced in Birmingham on December 18.

Peter Bothwell's on the way up despite his pain in Spain 

Peter Bothwell failed in his bid to land a first-ever professional title yesterday when he lost in the final of the $10,000 tournament in Spain.

Peter through to semi-finals after epic win 

Peter Bothwell has reached the semi-finals of a $10,000 tournament for the first time in his career after another outstanding win in Spain yesterday.

Peter Bothwell moving up in the world after comeback win 

Peter Bothwell is through to the quarter-finals of a professional tournament for only the second time after chalking up the best win of his career at the $10,000 event in Spain yesterday.

Andy Murray hoping the Big Four rivalry is back firing on all cylinders 

Andy Murray is hoping all his big rivals will offer him competition for the number one ranking in 2017.

Video: Andy Murray finishes 2016 as world number one 

Timeline of Andy Murray's road to becoming the world number 1 at the end of the 2016 season. Murray beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets at the ATP World Tour final in London to retain the world number 1 ranking, which he gained at the Paris Masters.

Andy Murray turns on the style to show Novak Djokovic he's No.1 

The most remarkable year of Andy Murray's career ended in one of his sweetest triumphs as the Scot won the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London for the first time and in doing so sealed his position as the year-end World No.1.

Murray boys are on top of the world 

The perfect finish to the Murray family's remarkable year is tantalisingly close.

Andy Murray set to stand and deliver No.1 spot 

Andy Murray will drag his weary body through another tough test at the ATP World Tour Finals as an explosive season finale draws ever nearer.

Murray targets showdown with Novak for No.1 ranking 

The defence of his World No.1 ranking is inspiring Andy Murray to new heights.