Australian Open

The 22-year-old American took eight-month break from tennis for her mental wellbeing

Adrian Mannarino wins third consecutive five-setter, this time against young American Ben Shelton

World number one Swiatek said she was mentally already at the airport when trailing Danielle Collins

World No 1 survives close call for second match in a row

Russian 16-year-old demolishes sixth seed 6-0, 6-2 to continue her brilliant rise in tennis

British player posts convincing 6-3, 6-2 success over Shelby Rogers in Melbourne

First grand slam appearance since 2022 after giving birth sees Japanese star beaten 6-4, 7-6 (2) by Caroline Garcia in first round

Teenager won a set in four-hour first round encounter in Melbourne

Spaniard made long-awaited comeback in Brisbane after a year on the sidelines with injury

The Serbian is bidding for a record-extending 11th title in opening Grand Slam

The 22-time major champion has not played in a year

Triumph particularly serves a reminder of how complete and foolproof Serbian’s game is

Serbian wins in Melbourne just 12 months after vaccine controversy

Belarusian becomes first player to win a grand slam under a neutral flag

Srdjan Djokovic photo with Putin-supporters ‘got to’ son during straight-sets win over Tommy Paul

Tommy Paul and Karen Khachanov worked past by finalists in the last four

Sabalenka reached her first grand slam singles final with a 7-6 (1) 6-2 victory

Managing the decisive moments better she defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6(4), 6-3

The Serb has now won a record-equalling 26 consecutive matches at the tournament

Tennis Australia says security guards were threatened

Linette will next face Aryna Sabalenka, the fifth seed, after she beat Donna Vekić

Russian signals support for disputed Artsakh region after Sebastian Korda retires with injury

Two-time Oz Open champion beats the third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1

Nine-time champion in ruthless form during 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 victory

Korda aiming to match father by winning title in Melbourne; Iga Swiątek and Coco Gauff knocked out

‘You have your sleeping cycle, rhythm disrupted completely, not enough time really to recover for another five-setter’

Scot fell to four-set defeat against Spaniard in third round of the tournament as Djokovic beat Dimitrov

The popular myth is distance running damages the hips and knees, surviving on the tennis court is a different matter

Russian has struggled for form since losing to Rafael Nadal from two sets up in final last year

Greek third seed has yet to drop a set in the tournament so far

Players battle on the court at Melbourne until 4am local time

Second seed Ons Jabeur crashes out at the hands of Marketa Vondrousova

The British number one, ranked 70 places below Gauff, fell to a 6-3 7-6 (4) defeat

Djokovic will draw level with the Spaniard’s 22 major championships should he take a 10th crown in Melbourne

Rod Laver Arena full of Serbian flags in support as he beat Roberto Carballes Baena

The Scottish veteran digs deep to beat 13th seed Matteo Berretini

Russian and Belarusian tennis players are competing under a neutral banner at this year’s tournament

As the temperature in Melbourne climbed to 36 degrees officials enacted the tournament’s extreme heat policy

Happy Slam’s return to normality suffers another blow with late loss of its most sellable product

Expectations are high for the world No 1 as she aims follow up one of the greatest seasons of the 21st century