The Hindu

Djokovic, the 10-times Australian Open champion, will continue his quest for a 25th Grand Slam crown to surpass the record he currently shares with Margaret Court

The six-time Grand Slam champion won 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 7-5 to equal his best run in Melbourne and is yet to drop a set

Twice champion Sabalenka crushed Mboko in a 31-minute first set in the early match at Rod Laver Arena but gave up a 4-1 lead in the second as the 17th seed mounted an impressive comeback

The 38-year-old Serbian great swept past Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) under a closed roof on centre court to extend his own all-time record of match wins at the majors

The two-time Australian Open champion announced it on social media without divulging her injury, posting on Instagram that she had to withdraw to address something my body needs attention for after my last match

The Italian limped over to his players' box in desperation midway through the match and was told by coach Darren Cahill to walk through the rest of the third set if necessary to get to a break

Play started an hour earlier to take advantage of the relative cool of the morning but conditions were already stifling

Players, fans and tournament organisers are braced for highs of 40C in the late afternoon, which could see play suspended

When the top-ranked player in women's tennis meets one of the sport's rising teenage stars, though, it'll be all about the business of tennis

Play will start in Melbourne at 10:30 a.m. on the main arenas, compared to the normal 11:00 or 11:30 a.m.

The 22-year-old six-time major winner was at a different level on Rod Laver Arena to book his passage 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 in 2hrs 5mins

Seemingly down and out at 4-0 in the second set, the world number 55 broke Sabalenka three times and nudged ahead to 6-5, forcing the Belarusian into a surprising scrap to the finish

Djokovic secures 399th Grand Slam match victory; Keys downs fellow American Krueger in straight sets

Bhambri and Nicole Melichar-Martinez lost 6-3 1-6 (10-6) to the sixth seeded pairing of Tim Putz and Zhang Shuai

Unbowed by Osaka's firepower, Ruzic had her own designs on Grand Slam success, and lit up the arena with an array of sparkling winners to force a third set

Casper Ruud is targeting a fourth Grand Slam final, but he is ready to pull the pin and make a mad dash home if he gets a call from his heavily pregnant wife

The Australian Open hiked prize money to A$111.5 million ($74.56 million) for the current tournament, bringing it ahead of last years French Open ($65.42 million) and Wimbledon ($71.60 million) but short of the U.S. Opens purse ($90 million)

Gauff has won two Grand Slam titles but has never gone past the semifinals at Melbourne Park. She was knocked out in the quarterfinals last year

Federer partnered past champions Andre Agassi and then Ash Barty in an exhibition doubles match against Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt as the main feature of the program

In the second set, Andreeva broke early to take the opening three games and sealed the match on serve

The first major of the year gets under way as a 15-day event for the third time running, aimed at cutting down on late-night finishes