• Emma Quayle

Roger Federer got home very late, afer winning the Australian Open trophy he arrived in Melbourne three weeks ago thinking he was nowhere near ready to get close to again. Or was it very early? "I saw them this morning," said Federer, asked how his seven-year-old twin daughters had enjoyed the win. "As I walked in they woke up. So it was a bit of a weird moment, but still so great because they were in such a good mood as they woke up. It was an amazing half an hour, right there."

• David Polkinghorne

Unlike Bernard Tomic, there's no question marks over Kyrgios's commitment to the Australian Davis Cup team.

• Timothy Boyle

How do you renew a portrait of Roger Federer? He's a picture so complete that adding more colour will only serve to ruin it.

• Ben Rothenberg

The Australian Open offered NBA-style on-court seating for the first time this year, priced at an exorbitant-sounding $25,000 Australian dollars, for the men's final for an up-close-and-personal experience.

• Scott Spits

​On top of the enormity of winning his 18th grand slam in his first major tournament after an injury lay-off, Roger Federer had to overcome a thigh injury that plagued him for most of his memorable Australian Open campaign.

• Greg Baum

Did Donald Trump push the nuclear button overnight? Do tell, because it wouldn't have registered here, not while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were playing each other to such a standstill on centre court.

• Linda Pearce

Roger Federer has ranked his 2017 Australian Open triumph and the 2009 French Open title that finally completed his grand slam set as two of his most significant and emotional career achievements.

• Linda Pearce

He wasn't finished, after all. Roger Federer's grand slam-winning days were not done. More than four years after his most recent success, at Wimbledon, a secondary result of Federer's 18th major title – and possibly his greatest victory – is the improbability that his great nemesis Rafael Nadal can catch him now.

• Emma Quayle

By lunchtime on Sunday Serena Williams was on her way home; the tennis circus doesn't pause for record holders or even let them get much sleep.

• Michael Gleeson

Australian Open 2017 delivered all the fun and excitement of ... Australian Open 2005. Retro tennis was a pleasing departure for this year's competition.

• Linda Pearce

Rafael Nadal believes good things are still possible for him on hardcourts, having only narrowly failed to win his first title on the surface in three years in Sunday night's Australian Open final against Roger Federer.

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• Scott Spits

Some are describing it as the most anticipated match in tennis history, at least certainly of the modern era.

• Emma Quayle

Tennis great Margaret Court expects Serena Williams to break her all-time record for grand slam singles titles sooner rather than later, but says she won't be losing much sleep it.

• David Polkinghorne

The Canberra tennis star faces the decision of whether he wants to be great.

• Linda Pearce

Given that few saw it coming, the question now is which way the dream Australian Open men's final will go. The slick court surface combined with an extended recovery time from a less physical semi-final point to Roger Federer over Rafael Nadal, according to several former greats, while others have declared the contest too close to call.

• Michael Ramsey and Darren Walton

Sunday night's final has been declared the biggest Australian Open final in the tournament's 105-year history.

Tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley believes Serena Williams will inevitably surpass Margaret Court's all-time grand slam title record - but that won't necessarily make her the greatest.

• Oliver Brown

Serena Williams' 23rd major title, catapulting her beyond Steffi Graf as the most decorated champion of the Open era, can be depicted either as a stirring affirmation or a chilling warning.

Australian John Peers and Finnish partner Henri Kontinen have been crowned men's doubles' champions at the Australian Open.

• Greg Baum

Venus Williams began by putting her arms around the shoulder of younger sister Serena as they posed for a pre-match portrait at the net.

• Linda Pearce

Serena Williams insists she has given no thought to the calendar-year grand slam that would complete her fabulous CV, having just marked off another achievement that she believes adds to the discussion about who is the Greatest Of All Time.

Bernard Tomic's Davis Cup future is in doubt with captain Lleyton Hewitt unsure how serious the controversial 24-year-old is about playing for his country.

• Sam McClure

As the world prepares for Sunday night's "Fedal Final", anticipation of another kind is building as to who will present the winner with the trophy. 

• Melissa Singer

The Australian Open is a long tournament for everyone involved, including the media.

• Melissa Singer

Serena Williams thanked everyone in her acceptance speech. Well, nearly everyone.

• Linda Pearce

Serena Williams has beaten sister Venus 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open final to become the most successful women's player in professional tennis history.

• Jim Pavlidis

Sensual use of gently elongated forms could have been a blueprint for the Swiss master's game.

• Scott Spits

Reigning Newcombe medallist Dylan Alcott has taken out the Australian Open quad wheelchair title for a third straight year, winning the final in straight sets.

• Richard Willingham, State Political Correspondent

Children on school holidays watching the Australian Open are being exposed to dozens of gambling ads for bookmaker William Hill, prompting renewed calls for a crackdown on gambling commercials in sport.