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However, long-time rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be missing

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion and world number one Naomi Osaka also withdrew days before the start

20-year-old saved two match points late in the third set but still slumped to a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss against Dzumhur

Japanese star worked with the German for just over a year

Frenchman beats Greek opponent 6-3, 7-6(5) to enter semi-finals

They will join the four teams of holders Croatia, finalists France, Spain and the United States

Former French Open finalist to play against Switzerland in World Group II first round clash

There are no guarantees that the operation will allow Murray to play top-flight tennis again

28-year-old suffered a knife attack that almost ended her career but made an incredible comeback to reach the finals

The Serbian demolished Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 to clinch his 15th Grand Slam title

All the next generation favourites have been forced out of the Australian Open

The victory also means this is the Japanese second Grand Slam

The Serbian reached an astonishing level to bully Pouille all night in his 6-0 6-2 6-2 win

21-year-old Japanese star will also become the new world number one if she beats seventh seed in the final

31-year-old Briton has struggled to regain form since undergoing a hip operation last January

24-year-old had never won a match at Melbourne Park before this year

Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider to Karolina Pliskova

Spanish number two seed sprints through in 107 minutes and will face 20-year-old Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas

20-year-old Greek defeated favourite Roger Federer and Roberto Bautista to continue his fairytale run

The 6-7 (8/10), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) win over the 23rd seeded Spaniard took a draining 5hr 5min

Big-serving Canadian beats German in a surprisingly one-sided 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) fourth round triumph

20-year-old Tsitsipas overhauled Federer 6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(5) under the lights of Rod Laver Arena

Video circulating Twitter shows Swiss double defending champion stalled at the entrance for lacking accreditation

World number one beat Venus 6-2, 6-3, will face Serena in last-16

25-year-old's previous match against Briton Johanna Konta set a record for the latest start in tournament's history

Win guarantees the Serb will remain number one in the world when the new rankings are released on January 28

World number one ground her way through the first two rounds with tough three-set wins

Spaniard ruthlessly drags the 19-year-old Australian over every inch of Rod Laver Arena in his 2hr 22min victory

20-year-old beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4 on Friday to reach the last 16

Serbian star went on to win that memorable match in 2008 for the first of his 14 Grand Slam trophies

20-time Grand Slam champion is gunning for a record seventh Melbourne Park title and third in a row

World number one had reached the Australian Open second round for 13 consecutive years

World number four sails past Aljaz Bedene 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 in 1hr 55min on Rod Laver Arena

The 17-time Grand Slam champion is bidding to become the first man to win each Grand Slam on two or more occasions

Briton breaks down at press conference, saying he isn’t enjoying competing

American may have to beat Pliskova, Halep on her way to glory

Romanian heads to Melbourne Park for the opening Grand Slam of the year with just one game under her belt

Nadal has not played a main tour event since a knee problem forced him to retire during his US Open semi-final

American can match Court’s record of 24 titles by winning 2019’s first Grand Slam

Eighth seed says he was hampered by niggling pain in leg

Japanese star beats Russia's Medvedev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in final

Japanese star beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Ukranian opponent Tsurenko

Canadian teen beats American star 6-7, 6-1, 6-3 to advance to semis

18-year-old Canadian beats top seed 6-4, 6-4 in second round

Injury-plagued Spaniard has withdrawn from his season-opening tournament in Brisbane

A look back at the iconic moments of 2018

It took 43 Grand Slam triumphs and over two decades to set up the on-court meeting

Spaniard withdraws to ensure he is fit for Australian Open later in January

Russian beats Brit 7-5, 6-2 in second round of ongoing Brisbane International

Injury-plagued 30-year-old hobbled out of the Shanghai Masters two months ago after an awkward fall