World number seven Jelena Ostapenko is beaten by Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit in the third round of the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
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World number one Rafael Nadal continues his straightforward progress with a 6-1 6-3 6-1 third-round win over Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur. Source: BBC Tennis News
Britain’s Kyle Edmund battles intense heat to beat Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. Source: BBC…
Australian Open organisers defend the decision not to stop play for extreme temperatures following player criticism. Source: BBC Tennis News
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov comes through a tough match against 30th seed Andrey Rublev to reach the Australian Open fourth round. Source: BBC Tennis News
Fourth seed Elina Svitolina beats 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk to reach the Australian Open fourth round. Source: BBC Tennis News
Kyle Edmund fights back in punishing heat to beat Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets and reach the Australian Open fourth round. Source: BBC Tennis News
Roger Federer calls for the Grand Slams to up their levels of prize money and said players are “bored’ of having to push the issue. …
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller dissects Johanna Konta’s second-round exit from the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down to beat Gael Monfils as the temperature hits 39C at the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Kyle Edmund could face 40C heat when he takes on Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili at the Australian Open on Friday. Source: BBC Tennis News
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova urges Novak Djokovic and other male players who want higher prize money to “get together with the women”. Source: BBC Tennis…
Manchester misses out on hosting the WTA Finals to the Chinese city of Shenzhen, which is awarded a 10-year deal from 2019. Source: BBC Tennis…
Fifth seed Dominic Thiem recovers from two sets down to beat American Denis Kudla in the Australian Open second round. Source: BBC Tennis News
Maria Sharapova beats 14th seed Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets to reach the last 32 of the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Britain’s Dominic Inglot and doubles partner Marcus Daniell beat Neal Skupski and Adil Shamasdin in the Australian Open first round. Source: BBC Tennis News
Johanna Konta suffers a shock defeat by world number 123 Bernarda Pera in the second round of the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Garbine Muguruza is beaten in straight sets by world number 88 Hsieh Su-Wei in the Australian Open second round. Source: BBC Tennis News
Britain’s Laura Robson says she would “lean towards” renaming Margaret Court Arena over the former player’s views on same-sex marriage. Source: BBC Tennis News
Watch the moment Viktor Troicki hits the umpire in the head with his return from a Nick Kyrgios serve at the Australian Open. Source: BBC…