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

Tennis Australia’s extreme heat policy enacted on day two Players swelter as temperature climbs past 36C at Melbourne Park Oppressive heat brought much of the Australian Open to a standstill Read more

Move comes after fan displays Russian flag during Kamilla Rakhimova’s first-round match against Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl on Monday Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our Read more

It’s been a tumultuous year for Russian player who has been banned from Wimbledon, spoken out against the war in Ukraine and over her own sexuality The word “courage” is Read more

Australian Open fans were disappointed after local favourite Nick Kyrgios was forced to withdraw from the tournament owing to injury before even taking to the court. The 27-year-old announced he Read more