Roger Federer breathed a sigh of relief after surviving an early deficit and an injury scare to reach the third round of the Australian Open today.

Aljaz Bedene showed glimpses of the talent he could soon be parading as a British passport holder before bowing out of the Australian Open at the hands of four-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Tomas Berdych has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time with a four-set win over third seed David Ferrer.

Ana Ivanovic 'broke a spell' to post a magical win over Serena Williams in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in yesterday’s final.

Venus Williams was unable to stop the Maria Sharapova juggernaut tonight as the Russian powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open.

David Ferrer was made to work harder than expected but still progressed to the third round of the Australian Open today.

Maria Sharapova may have dropped just two games in cruising into the third round of the Australian Open, but the Russian today denied that indicated a lack of depth in the women’s game.

Andy Murray coasted into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today with a straight-sets defeat of 11th seed Jurgen Melzer.

Justine Henin moved one step closer to another remarkable Belgian return when she advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open today.

World number one Roger Federer sent out an ominous warning to his rivals with the most comfortable of second-round victories over Victor Hanescu at the Australian Open today.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal secured a routine 6-2 6-2 6-2 win over Lukas Lacko to progress to the third round of the Australian Open.

Elena Dementieva has shrugged off suggestions she is the favourite to win the women’s title at the Australian Open after she extended her winning run to 14 matches with an easy 6-2 6-2 fourth-round win over Dominika Cibulkova.

Novak Djokovic turned on the style to outclass David Ferrer and move through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open in impressive fashion.

FORMER world number one Amelie Mauresmo was dumped out of the Australian Open by unheralded Australian Casey Dellacqua in a three-set stunner in Melbourne yesterday.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo was dumped out of the Australian Open by unheralded Australian Casey Dellacqua in a three-set stunner on Friday in Melbourne.

Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt breathed a massive sigh of relief after battling past American James Blake in the second round of the Australian Open today.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo has withdrawn from her Australian Open quarter-final with a back injury.