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Australia can win Group A and claim a spot in the Saturday's Hopman Cup final with a win over tournament favourites Germany.

Former world number ones Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal — who is battling an injury — leave the Brisbane International on the heels of Nick Kyrgios, who will drop out of the world's top 50 and miss out on an Australian Open seeding.

With two tennis legends facing each other on court for the first time, Roger Federer and his playing partner Belinda Bencic overcome Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

The superstars of modern tennis will play each other for the first time when Switzerland takes on the US in the Hopman Cup.

As we bid farewell to a year punctuated by extremes, here's a reminder of some of the moments that moved you in 2018.

The Australian tennis star signals some familiar frustration with his life as a professional, vowing not to repeat a season in which he spent almost six months away from home.

The Australian Open's new extreme heat policy allows 10-minute breaks in men's singles matches — for the first time in grand slam tennis — if temperatures reach four on a new five-step heat stress scale.

Nick Kyrgios is on track to fly into Queensland for his Brisbane International title defence after spending Christmas in hospital because of a spider bite.

They haven't been dubbed the Serena Amendments, but there's little doubt the rulebook changes introduced by the Women's Tennis Association owe a great deal to the US tennis great Serena Williams.

Tennis is emerging as the dominant sport and social event in some tiny towns as small communities battle to maintain social networks.

Ada Hegerberg was crowned the top football player in the world — and then asked to twerk. It's one of many recent incidents that speak to the discrimination women face every time they take to the court, or pitch, and we've had enough, writes Kate O'Halloran.

Australia could be going through a new tennis renaissance with Ashleigh Barty and Alex de Minaur leading a charge that has seen 10 of the country's men and women enter the world's top 100.

Two of Australia's brightest young tennis stars achieve a rare feat at the 2018 Newcombe Medal Awards, sharing Australian Tennis's top gong for the first time.

With the Davis Cup set to undergo a major revamp, current and former players hit out at the decision, bemoaning "the end" of the competition after this year's final, that was won by Croatia.

The tennis star settles a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a 78-year-old man who died following a fatal car crash involving Ms Williams in Florida last year.

Harold Mitchell resigns as chairman of Free TV in the wake of the Federal Court case issued against him by ASIC, over allegations he helped to cheaply award the Australian Open broadcast rights to Channel Seven.

Civil penalty proceedings are opened by ASIC against former Tennis Australia directors Harold Mitchell and Stephen Healy in relation to the 2013 decision to award Channel Seven the uncontested rights for the Australian Open.

Men's world number one Novak Djokovic warns the decision to stage the new Davis Cup and the ATP World Team Cup just weeks apart is not good for tennis.

They are opponents on court, but Novak Djokovic defends Roger Federer amid claims he is given preference above other players when it comes to the scheduling of matches at the Australian Open.

Alex de Minaur has signed off his breakout season with the ATP Tour Newcomer of the Year title, and Australia's godfather of tennis Rod Laver has lavished praise on the country's new top dog.