Popular Australian Storm Hunter is back from injury and adamant she can return to the form that made her the world's top-ranked doubles player.
Anna Harrington
Mark Edmondson is expected to present the trophy to the men's singles champion to mark 50 years since he became the last man to win the Australian Open.
Darren Walton
Mark Philippoussis says Australian Open organisers face a tough call on whether to grant a drawcard a wildcard in the form of the polarising Nick Kyrgios.
Steve Larkin
Alex de Minaur has opened up on a topsy-turvy 2025, the mindset shift he will make at the Australian Open, and why Scottie Scheffler's wise words resonated.
Ian Chadband
Top-ranked Australian Maya Joint is determined to back up a breakout year by delivering her best results at a slam, starting with the Australian Open.
After a career-best year, Queenslander Priscilla Hon was among four Australian Open wildcards named on Monday - but Nick Kyrgios was not among them.
Roger Vaughan
West Australians Talia Gibson and Taylah Preston have been given the perfect Christmas present after they were awarded wildcards into the main draw of the Australian Open.
Ben Smith
Learner Tien has ended his tennis year just as he started it - with a victory to remind everyone of his exceptional talent.
Staff Writers
Nick Kyrgios has been granted a wildcard into next month's Brisbane International as he steps up his bid to feature in the Australian Open.
Former champ Stan Wawrinka will surely land an emotional Australian Open farewell in January after announcing 2026 will be his final year in tennis.
British tennis great Tim Henman believes young gun Emma Raducanu will soon cement herself in the top 20, declaring the 21-year-old better mentally prepared now than in her remarkable US Open triumph in 2021.
Nick Kyrgios admits he is 'a bit nervous' ahead of his Battle of the Sexes exhibition encounter with women's world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka.
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz and long-serving coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who oversaw his rise to global supremacy over a trophy-laden seven years, are to split.
The ATP Tour is adding a rule, starting in 2026, to address extreme heat during men's best-of-three-sets professional singles matches.
Aryna Sabalenka has won back-to-back WTA Tour Player of the Year awards after finishing 2025 as world No.1 and with four titles under her belt.
HOWARD FENDRICH
Roger Federer is returning for a special match at the Australian Open -- but old friend and foe Rafa Nadal jokes injury will keep him away from Melbourne Park.
“Some of the top players in the world, truly engaged and wanting to win out there on court in Perth.”
Tennis Australia
United Cup tournament director Stephen Farrow has declared ticket sales are tracking ahead of last year with less than a month until the opening serve of Perth’s annual tennis extravaganza.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has defended her much-criticised 'Battle of the Sexes' match with Nick Kyrgios, insisting it won't damage women's tennis.
More than 80 talented juniors took to the court over the weekend in a fierce contest for the Dumbleyung Tennis Club 2025 Junior Tennis Tournament crown.
Hannah Whitehead
Only one player from the world’s top-100 ranked men will miss the Australian Open, and it’s a similarly elite women’s field for the first grand slam of 2026.
Marco Monteverde
Cruz Hewitt, son of Lleyton, is reaping the rewards of his first taste of the Australian Open men's tournament and is feeling good ahead of the new season.
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has added Las Vegas to his global exhibition schedule.
Keeping a keen eye on Australia's generation next, retired tennis great Ash Barty says it's vital for emerging stars to learn as much from losses as wins.
