Nadal to return from injury in Tie Break Tens ahead of Open
World No.1 Rafael Nadal has agreed to make his injury return in the Tie Break Tens event in Melbourne as he prepares his quest for a second Australian Open tennis title.
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C'mon! Shades of Lleyton as teen star De Minaur stages upset
A second-round Brisbane International encounter with former world No.3 Milos Raonic awaits Alex De Minaur after the 18-year-old wildcard's fighting upset defeat of Steve Johnson.
Serena loses first match after baby, Oz Open plan unclear
Serena Williams was pleased to get back on court despite losing what was her first match in almost a year, against Jelena Ostapenko, at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Ash Barty's party to start at home in Brisbane
Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik is backing Ashleigh Barty's supreme conditioning and on-court smarts to help the new Australian No.1 cope with the intense summer spotlight.
Comeback kid Kokkinakis helps Australia breeze through Canada
Australia have won their Hopman Cup opener against Canada after Thanasi Kokkinakis and Daria Gavrilova won their singles matches.
Stosur plays to script in yet another early exit from Brisbane
The veteran was outgunned by Anastasija Sevastova but will try to regroup in Sydney, while Barty prepares for her round-one assignment as the new hope of the Australian game.
Murray keeps lid on expectations ahead of return in Brisbane
With a hip injury slowly being tamed, the former world No.1 will play an ATP Tour event for the first time in five months when he returns to the Brisbane International.
Federer shakes off the rust in opening Hopman Cup win
World No.2 Roger Federer shook off some rust on the way to a 6-4 6-3 Hopman Cup win over Japan's Yuichi Sugita at Perth Arena on Saturday night.
Gavrilova sets her sights on top 20
Australian Daria Gavrilova wants to build on this year's breakthrough title triumph by cementing herself as a top-20 player.
Confident Barty ready to soak up hype on home turf
Australian No.1 Ashleigh Barty won't shy away from the spotlight as she prepares to start her season in Brisbane.
Rusty Murray makes cautious return to tennis
Andy Murray was on his way to Brisbane last night (Friday), having tested out his hip in an unscheduled exhibition match in Abu Dhabi. He might still not be moving with smoothness, but it does at least seem as if he will make his comeback to the ATP tour next week.
Another year of Federer - how lucky are we?
It's that time of year in Australian sport, the new year, in which Roger Federer re-emerges taking selfies with marsupials and smiling away the banalities that follow him around the world.
Injury clouds Djokovic's Australian Open campaign
Novak Djokovic's preparation for next month's Australian Open has suffered a blow.
Federer knows how hard it will be to replicate 'magical' 2017
Tennis great Roger Federer hopes 2018 won't be his last year on tour, but says it's hard to imagine how he can repeat his "magical" 2017 season.
Molik says all signs are pointing to Fed Cup success
Alicia Molik says all signs are pointing to success.
Serena Williams can make return as Mother Superior
Just four months after giving birth to her daughter, the 23-time grand slam winner is determined to raise the bar further by breaking Margaret Court's record.
Djokovic set for long-awaited comeback in Abu Dhabi
Former world No.1 Novak Djokovic will face Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in his comeback match in Abu Dhabi.
Nadal out of Brisbane International, in doubt for Open
World No.1 Rafael Nadal is in extreme doubt for the Australian Open after aborting plans to play in lead-up events in Brisbane and Sydney.
Concerns for Murray, Rafa pulls out of Brisbane
Concerns are growing for former world No.1 and three time grand slam champion Andy Murray as he is a no-show in Australia three days out from the beginning of the 2018 tennis season.
Murray concerned about fitness not ranking
Andy Murray has revealed his wish to simply return to full fitness currently trumps winning further grand slam titles after a year blighted by injury.
Tomic withdraws from Brisbane qualifiers
Bernard Tomic has pulled out of qualifying for the Brisbane International, casting further doubt over his tennis future.
Don't burden Barty's potential with the pressure: Newcombe
Tennis great John Newcombe has moved to temper expectations on Ashleigh Barty despite earmarking the young prodigy as a potential world No.1.
Nadal, Murray and Wawrinka all battling to make Australian Open
Rafael Nadal is among some of the game's biggest names racing the clock to make the Australian Open start line as the world's tennis elite prepare to joust for a record $60 million summer purse.
Williams is back, but where will she be seeded in Melbourne?
Serena Williams is coming back to tennis in 2018, and announced on Christmas Eve her return would be in an exhibition match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
Melbourne teen Fourlis claims wildcard for Hobart International
Rising Australian star Jaimee Fourlis has received a main-draw wildcard into next month's Hobart International.
Aussie tennis legend Pat Rafter shares the secrets of his success
"I never wanted to be someone who was so caught up in the tiny little world of the tennis reality that it was going to affect everything else that was going to happen around the world."
Tennis year in review: Barty soars, Kyrgios falls
If you're sick of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic, I have two words for you: Ashleigh Barty.
These should have been Murray's years of pleasure not pain
Scot Andy Murray seemed on the verge of domination but has been hit by chronic injury when he needed it least. If he pulls out of the Australian Open, could the end be in sight?
Unbreakable: A story of overcoming abuse
The wonder is that Jelena Dokic achieved as much as she did given the physical and mental abuse she was subjected to by her father.
Venus not charged over fatal accident
Tennis star Venus Williams will not face any criminal charges in relation to a June fatal traffic accident she was involved in near her Florida residence, the Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported on Wednesday, quoting police.