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Nick Kyrgios said his thrilling five-set victory against France's Ugo Humbert in the Australian Open second round was driven by a fear of facing a negative reaction.

After defeating two-time Slam quarterfinalist Tennys Sandgren in the opening round of the Australian Open, an emotional Alex De Minaur aimed a series of fist pumps towards the Melbourne sky.

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley has urged strict quarantine rules for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.

Serena Williams continued her smooth passage through the draw with another convincing victory to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the 19th time on Wednesday.

Bianca Andreescu struggled with her serve and the unorthodox game of Su-Wei Hsieh, who bounced the former US Open champ in Round 2 of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Updates from the year's first tennis grand slam at Melbourne Park Any thoughts? Email or tweet @mike_hytner 2.26am GMT First set: Nina Stojanović* 1-1 Serena Williams (* denotes server) Stojanović struggles with her fi...

Seven Aussies are in action on Day 4 of the Australian Open with the likes of Ash Barty, Alex De Minaur and Alexei Popyrin leading the charge towards the final 32.

Insects, electronic line calls, crowds and quarantine are on the agenda during the first week at the Australian Open.

Nick Kyrgios provided the fireworks and saved two match points in an engrossing five-set win over 29th seed Ugo Humbert on Wednesday night.

Jamie Murray says brother Andy is just pleased to be back playing matches – even at Challenger Tour level – after missing out on competing at the Australian Open.

Polarizing Australian Bernard Tomic claims he could have been a top 10 player on the ATP tour had he taken tennis seriously earlier in his career.

Britain's Jamie Murray wins in his Grand Slam return alongside Bruno Soares, while Heather Watson and Dan Evans also claim doubles victories.

Novak Djokovic got a tough challenge from Frances Tiafoe on Wednesday, but he was better when it mattered and won 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Five Aussie are in action on Day 3 of the Australian Open with the likes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic looking to book a place in the final 32.

Serena Williams breezes into the Australian Open third round but Petra Kvitova and Bianca Andreescu are the biggest casualties on day three.