World number one Ashleigh Barty recovered from a nervous start on day one of the Australian Open as she bids to become the first home singles winner of the tennis Grand Slam for 42 years.
Margaret Court has said she wishes the media would "stick to tennis" amid a row over plans to celebrate her achievements at the Australian Open.
Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty will carry home hopes at the Australian Open as the host nation looks to end its long wait for a singles champion at the opening Grand Slam of the tennis season.
The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis event of the year, is set to go ahead, despite serious concerns around air quality in the region.
Reigning Wimbledon doubles champion Robert Farah has tested positive for a banned substance, having pulled out of the Australian Open for "personal reasons".
Slovenian tennis player Dalila Jakupović collapsed to her knees on court, as bushfire smoke plagued the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Novak Djokovic got the better of fellow tennis heavyweight Rafael Nadal as Serbia beat Spain 2-1 to lift the inaugural ATP Cup title in Sydney.
Spanish world number one Rafael Nadal earned his country a meeting with Serbia in tomorrow's final of the inaugural Association of Tennis Professionals Cup, as his singles victory over Alex De Minaur established a decisive 2-0 lead over host nation Australia.
Spain's world number one Rafael Nadal redeemed a singles defeat with dramatic victory in the doubles, earning his country victory over Belgium in their ATP Cup quarter-final at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.
Australia's doubles pairing Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur won a marathon champions tiebreak to defeat Britain and reach the semi-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Sydney.
The quarter-final line-up was completed at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia, as Spain, Argentina, Canada and Belgium all made it through following the last day of group action.
Russia and Great Britain went through to the quarter-finals as group winners, as action continued today at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia.
Novak Djokovic starred as Serbia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia.
Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has said she will not represent her country in the Fed Cup this year in order to concentrate on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Hosts Australia became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals at the inaugural Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup as they made it two victories from two in Brisbane.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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The Australian Open begins this week amid fears over air quality due to the country's bushfire crisis. Mike Rowbottom explores the wider debate about athletes and potentially harmful environments.
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