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World number one took a defensive swipe at the Australian public for having unrealistic expectations of her

All restrictions would be lifted on June 21 in time for a series of major international sports events in England

World number one demolishes Russian 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in final to claim 18th Grand Slam title

American tennis star satisfied after finishing runner-up at Australian Open

Victory would mean an 18th Grand Slam title, pulling the Serb within two of the record 20 shared by Federer and Nadal

Greece star once riled his next opponent by calling him "boring", but he now considers the in-form Russian "smart"

The Japanese swept past the American veteran 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena and will face either Brady or Muchova

The cap has now been set at just under 7,500 per session, half the capacity of the Rod Laver Arena centre court

The 22nd seed cast friendship aside and finished strongly with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win and will now face Czech Muchova

Fans will be allowed into Melbourne Park for the semi-finals and finals of the Grand Slam

25th seed won 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena against the Australian and will now face Jennifer Brady in the semis

World number three overcomes Taiwan’s Hsieh 6-2, 6-2 in quarters, sets up last-four meeting with Serena

American superstar beats Romanian 6-3, 6-3 to set up last-four clash with Japanese Osaka

Russian overcomes Dimitrov 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to become first man in Open era to reach a Grand Slam semi on debut

Former world number one to make ATP return at next week’s event, announce organisers

American, who was forced into hard quarantine before Australian Open, meets compatriot Pegula for a place in semis

He suggested 23-time major winner Williams had already proved herself as the greatest of all time

The third seed beat two-time Grand Slam winner Muguruza to prevail 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 55 minutes

Russian prevails against Serbian Krajinovic 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-0 in Australian Open third round

Czech docked a point for smashing her racquet before losing to compatriot Muchova 7-5, 7-5 in third round

Australian tennis star says he will not ‘force myself around the world’ while Covid-19 continues to rage

World number one waiting for results of scans after possible ‘muscle tear’ at Australian Open

American, whose career was stalled by a series of injuries, beat France's Mladenovic in Australian Open third round

State of Victoria was placed under a snap lockdown from midnight on Friday to contain a fresh outbreak of Covid-19

Japanese star took out an easy 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tunisian 27th seed Ons Jabeur in 1hr 18min

William says she had been enjoying the buzz of having spectators back, as they have been for the opening five days

Defending champ suffered 6-3, 6-2 defeat to the Estonian Kanepi while world number one reaches last 16 round

Serb showed why he is the greatest AO champion in history with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 demolition of France's Jeremy Chardy

39-year-old American won with a 6-3, 6-0 against 99th-ranked Nina Stojanovic in just 69 minutes on Rod Laver Arena

American says it was unfair on players forced to stay in their hotel rooms for 14 days but few were allowed to train

French crowd-pleaser says he had "zero confidence" following his five-set defeat to Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori

Players are allowed two bathroom breaks per match at the tournament, with the breaks permitted only between sets

22-year-old won a tough 7-5, 6-4 win against Maddison Inglis and vented her frustration verbally throughout the round

Army player believes more tournaments for females can help nurture younger athletes

Williams made an impressive start to her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam at Melbourne

The Japanese star defeated Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets in just 68 minutes on Rod Laver Arena

$77,000 for the 22-year-old in prizemoney helped ease the disappointment of a 6-2 7-5 loss to Kazakh Zarina Diyas

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