Tennis

Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic fired down an astonishing 75 aces in the match Ivo Karlovic fired down 75 aces in a record Australian Open marathon against Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos which lasted …

Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis is through to the next round of the Australian Open after his first-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny to withdrew from the match due to injury. Baghdatis was …

Serena Williams launched her bid to clinch a record 23rd grand slam title in the professional era Two matches in four months, a dodgy knee and a sweltering day had …

Australian-born Johanna Konta has had a fairytale last 12 months, soaring to world number nine after a surprise charge into the semis in Melbourne last year Britain’s growing hopes of …

Novak Djokovic launched his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title on Tuesday with an impressive 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2 win over hard-hitting Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. The defending champion defended …

Order of play on the main showcourts on day two of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday (play begins at 0000 GMT; prefix denotes seeding): ROD LAVER ARENA …

Nick Kyrgios says he is ready to become Australia’s first home grand slam winner in 40 years Roger Federer may have his doubts about Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, but the firebrand …

Roger Federer made a winning return to competitive tennis after six months out of the game Roger Federer made a winning return to competitive tennis after six months out of …

Top seed Andy Murray was not at his best but still advanced Andy Murray took to Melbourne Park’s centre court as top seed at a grand slam for the first …

Simona Halep, ranked fourth at Melbourne Park, became the first seed to be bundled out of the season-opening grand slam, falling to American Shelby Rogers Simona Halep fell at the …