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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

Forty-seven players and their entourages have to isolate for two weeks in their hotel rooms in Melbourne

The positive cases were recorded after the flight from Los Angeles landed in Melbourne for the tennis grand slam

33-year-old was awarded a wildcard by organisers to play in the main draw of the year's first Grand Slam in Melbourne

Some 1,200 players and coaching staff are set to begin arriving from Thursday for the Feb. 8-21 tournament

He decided not to wear a mask following his win and declined to be interviewed on court

Former junior world number one battled back to book his first ATP semi-final in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory

Dynamic duo will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition

23-year-old will start his 2021 season at the ATP Cup which will be played a week before the Australian Open

A banned substance was found in Ukrainian tennis player’s urine sample taken by WADA in November last year

Organisers announce move to ensure Melbourne doesn’t exceed limit set by authorities

Players will arrive in Australia from January 15 and undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine

25-year-old last played a competitive match at Acapulco in February after deciding to remain at home in Australia

American said lack of clarity made it necessary for him and his family to fly to London and quarantine at an Airbnb