Tsitsipas, Collins and Rybakina also in action on day three Hobbled Nadal bows out | Swiatek and Pegula power through Share your thoughts with David via email or on Twitter Read more

Top seed and defending champion falls 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 Spaniard struggles with form before body betrays him Rafael Nadal returned to the Australian Open this year in the midst of Read more

Broadcast figures down with no Ash Barty or Nick Kyrgios Attendance records broken on day one at Melbourne Park The Australian Open’s loss of Nick Kyrgios and Ash Barty has Read more

World No 1 beats Colombian Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-3 Polish player slowly living up to top billing in Melbourne Iga Swiatek has stepped up her game to restore order with Read more

Serb roundly cheered despite fears of abuse from crowd Detractors remain with fans questioning Djokovic’s character In the moments before Novak Djokovic returned to Rod Laver Arena, many fans were Read more

Serb beats Roberto Carballés Baena 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in first round Djokovic: ‘I couldn’t ask for a better start in the tournament’ On his return to competition at the Australian Read more

No 2 seed claims nervy 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-1 win over Zidansek Mertens beats Muguruza while Sabalenka eases through You can’t win a grand-slam title in the first week but Read more

Top-ranked Australian in men’s draw eases through first round World No 24 secures 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory against qualifier Alex de Minaur was in Nick Kyrgios’s house, making himself at Read more

Live updates from first round matches at Melbourne Park Get in touch! Email Luke or tweet @LukeMcLaughlin Earlier, play was suspended due to extreme heat in Melbourne, with temperatures climbing Read more

Briton beats 13th seed 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (10-6) Berrettini had match point in final set of first-round epic For nearly four hours under the glaring spotlight of Read more