Australian Open

Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open. Stefan Edberg believes it will be difficult to replace him once the Swiss ace retires.

Former women's world number one Kim Clijsters believes newly crowned Australian Open champion Roger Federer could retire in "two or three years".

Nadal retired in the fifth set of his quarter-final match against Marin Cilic in the Australian Open because of a hip injury, ending his hopes of a 17th Grand Slam title.

Kyrgios has beaten the likes of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in his career which adds credibility to Laver's claims.

Rod Laver believes there is one thing that separates Roger Federer apart from the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and the rest of the Tour.

Pat Cash believes Australian Open champion Roger Federer has one more goal in tennis after winning his 20th Grand Slam.

Federer won his 20th title at the Australian Open, beasting Marin Cilic in an engrossing contest, which lasted five sets.

Federer will now face his opponent in last year's Wimbledon final Cilic on Sunday [28 January] after the Croat dumped out new British hope Kyle Edmund

Nadal retired in the fifth set of his quarter-final match against Marin Cilic because of a hip injury, ending his hopes of a 17th Grand Slam title.

Marin Cilic has booked his place in the Australian Open final after beating Briton Kyle Edmund in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal lamented the number of injuries currently being suffered in tennis after a leg issue forced him to retire in the fifth set of his quarter-final tie with Marin Cilic.

Kyle Edmund reached his first Grand Slam semi-final after an upset win over Grigor Dimitrov in the Australian Open. He could potentially face world number one Rafael Nadal next.

There will be no record seventh Australian Open title for Novak Djokovic this year after the Serbian lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 7-6 (7-3) to Hyeon Chung of South Korea in Melbourne.

Nadal had not dropped a set till the game and was hoping to continue that form ahead of the second week but was thankful to hold on as the game neared completion.

Federer will take on Marton Fucsovics in the fourth round. The unseeded 25-year-old beat Argentine Nicolas Kicker 6-3 6-3 6-2 to earn his spot opposite the all-time great.

Rafael Nadal admits that sweltering conditions can become a "little bit dangerous for health" after temperatures hit 40C on day five of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Monfils was clearly feeling the conditions after winning the first set and struggled to get a foothold into the game as Djokovic came back to win the game 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1.

Novak Djokovic made his way into the third round of the Australian Open defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils in four sets 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-3.

World number one Rafael Nadal secured his place in the third round of the 2018 Australian Open on Wednesday thanks to a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win over Argentina's Leonardo Mayer.

Roger Federer is worried he might not be able to repeat his "fairytale" 2017 triumph despite easing into the second round with a confident straight-sets win over Aljaz Bedene.

The six-time Australian Open champion cut an emotional figure after the game, embracing the crowd for their support.

Novak Djokovic's situation is akin to that of Roger Federer in 2017 when the Swiss ace also came back from a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Roger Federer had an extremely successful 2017 campaign following the same schedule, going on to win seven titles, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Andy Murray's ex-coach Mark Petchey believes Rafael Nadal has an equal chance with Roger Federer of winning the Australian Open.

Nadal is hoping to be at his best for the tournament and wants to keep all expectations aside when he takes on Estrella Burgos in the first round.

Nadal suffered a knee injury at the end of last year which saw him pull out of the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals.

The current season will be made more difficult by the return of Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, who missed the 2017 campaign through injury.

Djokovic returned to action in an exhibition match, in what was his first showdown in nearly six months in the victory over Dominic Thiem at Kooyong.

Roger Federer has been backed over Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open for the second year in a row.

Defending Australian Open champion Roger Federer will begin the defence of his title against Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene.