Russia’s Andrey Rublev has claimed he was allowed into Australia despite testing positive for COVID-19, as several players at the Australian Open have questioned a perceived lack of testing at the Grand Slam event.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka suffered a third-round exit at the Australian Open after falling to a three-set defeat to the United States' Amanda Anisimova in Melbourne.

Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza and Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit became the highest women’s seeds to exit the Australian Open after both suffering comprehensive second-round defeats in Melbourne.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has revealed the players that have been elected to its World Tennis Tour Player Panels.

The three Federal Court judges who upheld the cancellation of Novak Djokovic’s visa ruled that Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke was "not irrational" to indicate the world number one’s stance on COVID-19 vaccines may result in a "heightened community transmission".

Amanda Anisimova of the United States stunned Swiss Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic to set up a meeting with Japanese defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Tennis Australia has expressed "deep regret" over the impact of the Novak Djokovic saga had on players at the Australian Open in a statement criticised by several former professionals.

World number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open, while Britain’s five-time finallist Sir Andy Murray claimed his first win at Melbourne Park in five years after coming through a five-set thriller.

An anti-mask spectator was ejected from the Australian Open, while, in another incident, a fight broke out between fans in Melbourne.

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin was the biggest casualty on the opening day of the Australian Open as home favourite Ashleigh Barty and Spain's 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal stormed through to the second round.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has admitted she remains concerned for Chinese player Peng Shuai but praised the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for how it has handled the situation.

Novak Djokovic faces being barred from the French Open in another blow for the unvaccinated tennis star, who was deported from Australia yesterday.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal will be eyeing a record 21st Grand Slam men's singles title at the Australian Open after nine-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was dramatically deported from the country following his visa cancellation.

World number one Novak Djokovic has been sensationally ruled out of the Australian Open and deported from the country after a court upheld the cancellation of his visa.