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Marin Cilic stepping up at Australian Open

Moving up: Marin Cilic.

It seems unlikely that Marin Cilic might one day go into retirement with what-ifs swirling through his mind, but it seems seems the cards are falling the right way this time for the Croatian.

Federer's task: Figure out Chung's game

Switzerland's Roger Federer, left, is congratulated by Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic after winning their ...

Roger Federer has met Hyeon Chung maybe twice. Barely spoken a word to him and has scarcely seen him play. He has no idea yet how he is going to play him in the Australian Open semi-final.

Federer stops Berd, takes flight

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his win against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's ...

After his peers fell in successive nights, Roger Federer put a stop to the malaise hitting the top seeds and stepped closer to a 20th grand slam win after beating Tomas Berdych and advancing to the semi finals.

Angelique Kerber storms into Open semi-finals

Germany's Angelique Kerber celebrates her comprehensive win over Madison Keys.

This was a clinical dissection of a top-20 player, a player striving to recreate the break-out run to a US Open final (and not the actual final). But the victor had previously found her way on this court and is fast rediscovering that winning feeling.

Serena to play Fed Cup tie against Netherlands

Serena Williams will be back in action next month.

Former world No.1 Serena Williams will return to the tennis courts next month in the United States' Fed Cup first-round tie against the Netherlands, the United States Tennis Association said on Tuesday.

Chung takes South Korean tennis to the world

Anonymous practice sessions will soon be a distant memory.

Hyeon Chung's straight-sets victory over six-time champion Novak Djokovic means he will never travel without being noticed again as he moves deeper into a grand slam tennis tournament than any Korean before him.