Wu refreshed at China Town

2013-01-14 14:38:36

To ease the stress of his Grand Slam main draw debut, Wu Di's French coach, David Moreau, took him to Melbourne's China Town on the eve of his Australian Open debut.

Tomic and Stosur carry Australian hopes

2013-01-14 11:24:56

Take a walk around the Grand Slam Oval at Melbourne Park and it is easy to see why Australia has such high expectations of tennis success.

Li pines for tormentor Clijsters

2013-01-14 09:51:36

Li Na's Melbourne Park nemesis Kim Clijsters no longer stalks the Australian Open draw but her absence is no cause for celebration, according to the Chinese sixth seed.

Once 'crazy and lazy' Wu flies Chinese flag

2013-01-13 21:58:05

China is set to take another small step on the long march to becoming a tennis power when 21-year-old Wu Di meets Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the first round of the Australian Open.

Kids Tennis Day brings fun

2013-01-13 14:16:07

Kids Tennis Day at the Australian Open tennis tournament before the Australian Open tournament in Melbourne, on Jan 12, 2013.

Djokovic, Serena ready to rule

2013-01-13 09:46:54

Tennis royalty is Down Under to try to capture the first major crown of the year, but two players should rise above all others in the opening test of 2013, which starts on Monday, writes Tym Glaser.

Tomic to play for first title against Anderson

2013-01-12 12:25:54

Australian youngster Bernard Tomic will emulate Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer if he can win his first ATP Tour title after reaching the Sydney International final on Friday.

Radwanska storms to Sydney glory

2013-01-12 11:48:39

Agnieszka Radwanska humbled Dominika Cibulkova 6-0, 6-0 in a ruthless display of all-court tennis to win her second Australian Open warm-up tournament in two weeks at the Sydney International on Friday.

Djokovic starts Australian Open defence against Mathieu

2013-01-11 17:48:18

World number one Novak Djokovic will kick off the defence of his Australian Open title with a first round tie against unseeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu after the draw was made for the first grand slam of the season on Friday.

Radwanska soars in Sydney, Ferrer struts in NZ

2013-01-11 15:39:38

Agnieszka Radwanska needed eight match points to finish off Li Na on Thursday but confirmed her fine pre-Australian Open form by maintaining her perfect start to the year and reaching the final of the Sydney International.

Two more WTA events for China

2013-01-11 07:46:40

Li Na's wish to stay at home more during the busy WTA season has come true as two tournaments will move to China next year.

Two more WTA events for China

2013-01-10 21:43:10

Li Na's wish to stay at home more during the busy WTA season has come true as two tournaments will move to China next year.