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Bernard Tomic again provides fireworks off the court, as he reopens old wounds with a blistering attack on Lleyton Hewitt and his role as Australia's Davis Cup captain.

Andy Murray's time at the Australian Open has possibly ended once and for all, with the injury-plagued star showing plenty of guts in a five-set first-round loss to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.

Ashleigh Barty and Alex de Minaur, having arrived at the Australian Open as stars on the rise, do not disappoint their growing legion of fans with clinical victories first up in Melbourne but Bernard Tomic makes an early exit.

Teenager Alex de Minaur arrived at the Australian Open as a star on the rise and he did not disappoint his growing legion of fans with a clincal victory first up in Melbourne.

His chances of claiming a second Australian Open crown may have been questioned because of injury, but 17-time major winner Rafael Nadal makes an encouraging start to his Melbourne Park campaign.

This summer the tumult in the Australian cricket team — and the enthralling series against India — has sucked what media oxygen remains for non-pigskin matters, making the arrival of the Australian Open this year seem abrupt.

Alex De Minaur breaks through for his first ATP title with an impressive win over Andreas Seppi in the Sydney International final, while Ash Barty fell agonisingly short against Petra Kvitova.

Ash Barty's wait for a title on home soil will continue after the Aussie went down narrowly to Czech Petra Kvitova in a thrilling Sydney International decider.

Former world number one tennis player Andy Murray admits the Australian Open may be his last tournament, despite expressing a wish to retire at Wimbledon later this year.

Spanish police link 28 tennis players from the Futures and Challenger circuit with an international match-fixing ring, affecting as many as 97 tennis matches.

There have been many wrong predictions of the end of the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic era — but John McEnroe says 2019 could finally see the likes of Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas or others supplant the big names.

In the most significant win of her young career, Ashleigh Barty defeats world number one Simona Halep to get a big boost going into next week's Australian Open.

A bizarre trick serve between the legs on match point sealed Bernard Tomic's win over Nick Kyrgios in their maiden encounter at the Kooyong Classic.

Bernard Tomic raises the stakes ahead of his all-Australian clash with Nick Kyrgios at the Kooyong Classic, saying his fellow Australian is "mentally struggling".

Roger Federer breaks down during a CNN interview remembering deceased Australian coach Peter Carter, who the Swiss credits with helping him forge the technique that led to 20 grand slam titles.

Samantha Stosur claims a rare first-round victory on home soil with a three-set win over Dominika Cibulkova at the Sydney International.

Brisbane International champ Kei Nishikori is full of confidence as he prepares for a return to Melbourne Park after missing last year's Australian Open with a wrist injury.

After accepting a late entry into the three-day event on Saturday, Nick Kyrgios has been told he will play his one-time Davis Cup teammate and US Open doubles partner Bernard Tomic in the lead-up to the Australian Open.

In what could be the last Hopman Cup, the Swiss great teams up with Belinda Bencic to beat a Germany partnership of Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber in a winner-takes-all point.

The 19-year-old Australian was typically resilient but could not manage a knock-out blow against the Frenchman, who is on the comeback trail from knee surgery.