The Hindu

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in a tough match for the Spaniard

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

The No. 2-ranked Sinner was leading 6-2, 6-1 when Hugo Gaston suddenly retired from their match with an undisclosed injury

The 39-year-old, one of the most colourful and popular players in mens tennis, battled all the way but Australian qualifier Dane Sweeny prevailed 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 in an epic lasting nearly four hours

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

The incident happened as Russian 11th seed Alexandrova was serving in the second set with the girl falling onto her back while standing at the base of the umpire's chair

A ferocious forehand helped Alcaraz to grab the first break for a 5-3 lead, and the six-times Grand Slam champion closed out the opening set on his retooled serve

The incident happened as Russian 11th seed Alexandrova was serving during the second set with the girl falling onto her back while standing at the base of the umpires chair

The patience of fans was tested as they lined up in long, snaking queues to the Melbourne Park gates under a hot sun

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

The 38-year-old is about to embark on his 21st Australian Open and remains among the top contenders, behind defending champion Jannik Sinner and top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz

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