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Three-time Grand Slam winner was unable to travel to Australia after recording a positive test

Williams will attempt to match Margaret Court's all-time Grand Slam mark of singles trophies at Aus Open from Monday

Djokovic is going for a record-extending ninth title and Serena will attempt to match Margaret Court's all-time mark

Russians crushed Italy 2-0 to win their trophy and had swpet past Japan, Argentna and Germany en route to the decider

American leaves court in tears after being knocked out of a warm-up event

Medvedev pulls off tense 3-6 6-3 7-5 win over Zverev to help his country beat Germany 2-0 in semis

Japanese tennis superstar says Mori made a really ‘ignorant’ statement

39-year-old American superstar, however, insists she is now used to the pressure

Spaniard crushes Vondrousova 6-1, 6-0 in semis; world number one gets walkover after Serena pulls out with injury

Serb's eighth victory in 16 visits reinforced his dominance in Rod Laver Arena and won seven of the last 10 editions

Osaka became the first Asian player to become world number one after her US Open and Aussie Open victory

Djokovic is three away from the all-time record of 20 shared by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

Duo ready for action before Aussie Open as warm-up tourney for the Grand Slam resumed Friday after a coronavirus scare

The Spaniard great now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Federer on the Grand Slam totem pole

With 17 Grand Slam titles to his name, the Serb world number one remains three behind the record of Federer

Australian Open was likely to go ahead though “there were no guarantees”, says Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews

Japanese still believes hero and rival Williams is still the leading player as the Australia Open starts on Feb 8.

39-year-old American aims to reach the career milestone that has become one of the sport’s longest running storylines

Japanese next meets Irina-Camelia Begu as she ramps up preparations for the Australian Open starting Monday

Three-time Grand Slam champ hit 22 winners to move into the third round of the Gippsland Trophy with a 6-2, 6-2 win

The Spaniard would hope to be fit to play the tie and get some match practice before the Feb. 8-21 Australian Open

The 22-year-old was back at the scene of her stunning breakthrough Grand Slam title last year

US Open champion, however, admits it will be tough to match his breakthrough year

Australian Open chief Tiley says someone wanted a kitten in lockdown room

World number one will look to get his country off to a flying start against Canada on Tuesday

American star shows no signs of rust as she beats Gavrilova 6-1, 6-4 in Australian Open tune-up event

Hashish Kumar has won four of five national tournaments he participated in

The Spanish great kicks off his season representing Spain at the ATP Cup from Tuesday

Teen counted herself lucky not to be among the 72 players not allowed out to practise because of Covid-19 cases

German says he thought Tennis Australia had done a great job in difficult circumstances in all but this one regard

25-year-old last played in February before a wrist injury and then the global pandemic brought his season to a halt

35-year-old says he self-isolated at home in Switzerland and is "feeling better" now

The event's Covid-safe plan allows a daily crowd of 30,000 for the first eight days of the Slam

Wth a near full crowd, Serb star said he couldn't stay away and came on court for the second set, to huge roars

Spanish great Nadal says he felt "privileged" to play at all given the devastation wrought by the pandemic globally

Players are serving 14 days of isolation during which they can go out for five hours to train for the first Grand Slam

78-year-old Australian international is the all-time record holder for Grand Slam titles who is now a church pastor

Having remained in Australia, world number one has avoided the two-week quarantine session

Covid-19 Quarantine Victoria however states that affected ones are not players

British tennis star says he made decision after failing to find ‘workable quarantine’ for grand slam

World number one, however, pours cold water on idea that she might end 43-year wait for homegrown women’s champion

The contingent are not allowed out of their hotel rooms ahead of this year's first Grand Slam, which starts on Feb 8

The year's first Grand Slam in Melbourne is scheduled to start on February 8

This year’s men’s team event is scheduled for November 25-December 5

Two new cases take total tally of infected people to seven

Australian Open boss Tiley says they will turn the corner on those few who don’t have ‘right approach’ to it

Australian star dismisses Serb as a ‘tool’ after he reportedly issues a list of demands for quarantined players

Officials say affected individuals have been tucked away safely in hotel quarantine

Former player says Serb is looking to gain popularity by asking Australian Open organisers to reduce isolation periods

Sunbathing by window, hitting balls against mattress is the new normal for participants