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Maria Sharapova was given a wild card for the main draw at Melbourne Park after her year-end ranking slipped to 136 in 2019 after a season interrupted by injuries.

• Spaniard dispatches Bolivia's Hugo Dellien 6-2, 6-3, 6-0• Nadal insists he does not think about winning 20 major titles Whether it is reasonable to sign up for Rafael Nadal's repeated assertion that he does not los...

• Brilliant display by 23rd seed to beat Sonego in straight sets• New-found agility complements power and unpredictability The stadium lights went out for a few confusing minutes, but the brilliance of Nick Kyrgios l...

Katie Boulter received a confidence boost after a promising return to Grand Slam tennis but was beaten 6-4 7-5 by fifth seed Elina Svitolina.

Rafael Nadal began his quest to win his first Australian Open title in 11 years with a straight sets victory against Bolivia's Hugo Dellien on Tuesday.

World number two Karolina Pliskova comes through a "mentally tough" encounter to beat Kristina Mladenovic to reach the Australian Open second round.

Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova clinched a 6-1, 7-5 win with a late service break against Kristina Mladenovic as 12th-seeded Johanna Konta was ousted by 25-year-old Ons Jabeur.

British number one Johanna Konta makes her earliest exit from the Australian Open by losing to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the first round.

Top-ranked doubles player Robert Farah, who was to play at the Australian Open with longtime doubles partner Juan Sebastian Cabal, is suspended pending a hearing into his doping case.

Britain's Dan Evans and Heather Watson are in Australian Open action on day three, alongside Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Success has raised the bar for No. 4 seed Daniil Medvedev, and the Russian is putting his first Grand Slam title in sight in Melbourne.

Qualifier Harriet Dart ensured there was some British joy at the Australian Open on Tuesday with a stunning 2-6 6-4 7-6 (10-6) victory against Misaki Doi.

Kyle Edmund says it is "disappointing" to be knocked out of the Australian Open but he has to ''learn from it".

Nick Kyrgios' first-round match at the Australian Open was as Kyrgios as you could possibly get, but in the end he prevailed and booked his place in the second round.

Johanna Konta says it is "important to recognise that the season is long" after losing in the first round of the Australian Open.

Britain's Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund have both been knocked out of the Australian Open in the opening round after suffering straight sets defeats in Melbourne.

After first-round exits -- again -- for both Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams, how much longer can they hang on? And why would they want to?

World number one Rafael Nadal cruises into the Australian Open second round with a straightforward victory over Bolivia's Hugo Dellien.

Rafael Nadal had a 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 win over Hugo Dellien in his first competitive match back on Rod Laver Arena since losing the Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic last year.

Maria Sharapova has offered no guarantees that she will be back at the Australian Open after suffering a 6-3 6-4 loss to Donna Vekic in Melbourne.

There's a reason why #Millmania trends on Twitter during January; one of Australian tennis' biggest cult figures is extremely likable, writes Matt Walsh.

Former semi-finalists Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund both suffered disappointing first-round exits at the Australian Open.