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Record prizes at Australian Open

04.10.11
Next year's tournament will be the richest in tennis history, with the men's and women's champions each earning £1.4million... more

Williams sisters poised for grand slam return

20.06.11
The Williams sisters' grand slam comeback kicks off with five-time Wimbledon champion Venus opening proceedings on Court Two against Akgul Amanmuradova... more

Murray still focused

13.04.11
Andy Murray insists he still has enough confidence to be a threat on clay, his least favourite surface, despite his nightmare run... more

Mistakes won't worry Andy Murray

11.03.11
British No1 refuses to dwell on Australian Open final defeat as he explains it is all part of 'growing up'... more

Del Potro ready for Hewitt test

11.02.11
Juan Martin Del Potro believes he is gradually returning to his best... more

Roger Federer dumped out of Australian Open by Novak Djokovic

27.01.11
Swiss knocked out by Djokovic just 24 hours after Rafael Nadal's demise... more

Thrills and drills in Maria Sharapova's clash

21.01.11
Russian's third-round match with Julia Goerges at the Australian Open was delayed after a dead spot was found on the court during the warm-up... more

Roger Federer's relief as he survives five-set test

19.01.11
Defending champion needs five match points to see off a resilient Gilles Simon at Australian Open... more

Agony for Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha but Venus Williams soldiers on

19.01.11
British duo’s involvement in the season’s first Grand Slam ends while injured fourth seed digs deep to battle through... more

Roger Federer makes swift progress in Australian Open

17.01.11
World number two and defending champion at Melbourne Park barely broke sweat as he cruised to a 6-1 6-1 6-3 victory... more

Andy Murray able to draw comfort from avoiding major hazards

14.01.11
Luck was on the British No1’s side after the pairings for opening matches in Melbourne were revealed... more

Kim Clijsters digs deep and fights her way to final

13.01.11
US Open champion comes through a major test of her early-season form as she beats world No25 Alisa Kleybanova... more

Andy Murray faces Cilic in warm-up for Open

11.01.11
Andy Murray will play an exhibition match against Croatian Marin Cilic at the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne... more

Serena Williams out of Australian Open

25.11.10
Serena withdraws from Australian Open after failing to recover from foot injury... more

Andy Murray and Laura Robson to team up again for Hopman Cup

12.10.10
British pair will compete in Perth in January as they look to better last year's run to the final, where they were beaten by Spain... more

Andy Murray unhappy with lack of home hopes at Wimbledon

21.06.10
The home side did not even have any men in the final round of qualifying after Bogdanovic, Josh Goodall and Dan Evans all lost in the second round... more

Murray bounces back to form

28.04.10
British No1 proves reports of his demise have been exaggerated by easily defeating Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-4 at the Rome Masters to end a three‑match losing streak... more

Andy Murray bounces back to form

28.04.10
Scot proved reports of his demise had been exaggerated by easily defeating Andreas Seppi at the Rome Masters... more

Tournament boss wants Andy Murray suspended

15.02.10
A French tennis tournament boss has called for British number one Andy Murray to be suspended... more

Justine Henin wins wildcard as she continues comeback

04.02.10
Australian Open finalist Justine Henin has been granted a wildcard place in next month's BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells... more

Andy Murray enjoying being centre of attention

27.01.10
Video: Andy Murray admitted he feels at home under the spotlight of important grand slam matches following his quarter-final victory over Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open... more

Andy Murray fires warning to Rafael Nadal as he plays blinder with locals

25.01.10
Video: British No1 says he ‘fears no-one’ ahead of tomorrow’s showdown after finding a new legion of fans... more

Back agony won't stop my bid for glory, says Andy Murray

22.01.10
Video: British No1 dismisses injury fears after setting-up an Australian Open fourth-round clash with giant Isner... more

Ana Ivanovic going home early again

21.01.10
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic continued her disappointing grand slam form since winning the 2008 French Open as she was bundled out of the Australian Open in the second round... more

British players doing well at the Australian Open

21.01.10
In his latest video blog Chris Jones talks about the success of British women and Andy Murray at the Australian Open... more

Unruly fans mar action on opening day

18.01.10
Crowd trouble blighted the Australian Open, as 11 fans were kicked out of Melbourne Park for disruptive behaviour and smuggling flares into the grounds... more

Heat's on to find winner from this sizzling sextet as the Australian Open gets underway

18.01.10
The heart says Murray, the head says Djokovic, the pancreas favours Federer, the kidneys like Del Potro and the liver goes for Davydenko... more

Laura Robson boosts Australian Open bid despite being off her game

14.01.10
Laura Robson admitted she was below her best but still won her first-round qualifier for the Australian Open today to set up a clash with former world No30 Michaella Krajicek... more

Novak Djokovic insists he is still on track despite defeat

14.01.10
Novak Djokovic claimed just three games against Fernando Verdasco at the Kooyong Classic but insists his Australian Open preparations remain on track... more

Laura Robson to begin qualifying quest

13.01.10
Britain's Laura Robson is set to begin her bid to qualify for the Australian Open... more


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