Novak Djokovic underwent surgery to fix an elbow problem 12 months back and in the process seems to have also eradicated any remaining glitches in his game, handing out an incredible mauling to Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open final on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic sets sight on Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles

Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova will not play in the first-round Fed Cup tie as the Czech Republic face Romania on February 9-10, Czech media said Sunday, quoting her manager.

Australian Open finalist Kvitova pulls out of Fed Cup tie against Romania

A chastened Rafa Nadal said even his best tennis may have not been enough against a rampant Novak Djokovic after being thrashed by the Serb in the Australian Open final on Sunday.

Humbled Rafael Nadal says needs 'time, work' to beat Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic on Sunday stunned Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 to win the Men's Australian Open 2019 title. By virtue of this win, he's won a record seventh Australian Open title and his 15th grand slam title.

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win record 7th Australian Open title 

It was an agonising two hours and 27 minutes but Japanese tennis fans burst into tears and shouts of joy Saturday as Naomi Osaka sealed her second straight Grand Slam.

Australian Open: Japan tennis fans hail 'new Queen' Naomi Osaka

Comeback queen Petra Kvitova said she was hurting but still felt like a winner after going down guns blazing against Japan's Naomi Osaka Saturday in an epic clash for the Australian Open crown.

Petra Kvitova feels a winner, despite Australian Open pain

In pics: How Rafael Nadal suffered at the hands of 'dominant' Novak Djokovic at 2019 Australian Open

India cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma recently met tennis great Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Former world number one Roger Federer was knocked out of the Aus Open after he was beaten in four sets 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6 by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Round of 16.

Virat Kohli on meeting tennis star Roger Federer: 'I can't explain that feeling'

French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut beat 2017 champions Finn Henri Kontinen and local hope John Peers 6-4, 7-6(1) to win their maiden Australian Open men's doubles title on Sunday.

Australian Open: Frenchmen Herbert, Mahut win men's doubles title

Japan's Naomi Osaka battled past Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 to win her first Australian Open crown Saturday and become the new world number one.

Naomi Osaka beats Petra Kvitova to win Australian Open

Greatest rivals Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal square off in Australian Open final

The rewards could not get bigger when Petra Kvitova takes on Naomi Osaka in Saturday's Australian Open final with one of them set to emerge as a fresh champion at Melbourne Park as well as the new world number one.

Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova chase double delight in Australian Open final

A rampant Novak Djokovic completed a stunning 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Lucas Pouille on Friday to storm into his seventh Australian Open final and set up a mouthwatering title match with Rafa Nadal.

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic defeats Lucas Pouille to set up Nadal final

Scorching temperatures suspended play at the Australian Open tennis grand slam in Melbourne on Friday, expected to be the hottest day in a decade, as a week-old heat wave brought power outages and left streets bare in the business district.

Heat wave brings blackouts to Melbourne, halts play at Australian Open

Unseeded pair Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai took out the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday to be crowned Grand Slam champions at Melbourne Park for the first time.

Australian Open: Samantha Stosur, Zhang Shuai win women's doubles title

Petra Kvitova will compete in her first Grand Slam final in five years after ending the fairytale run of unseeded American Danielle Collins with a decisive 7-6(2), 6-0 victory on a scorching afternoon at Melbourne Park on Thursday.

Petra Kvitova defeats Danielle Collins to reach Australian Open final

Kvitova vs Osaka: Besides winning Aus Open title, winner will be the new world No.1

Rafael Nadal handed rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas a tennis lesson Thursday as he drubbed him 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 in the Australian Open semi-final. Greek 14th seed Tsitsipas had enjoyed a fairytale run to his first Grand Slam last four, including a win over Roger Federer, but found Nadal in ruthless form as he won in 1hr 46min.

Rafael Nadal races to Australian Open final, beats Stefanos Tsitsipas

Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated seventh seed Karolina Pliskova to enter her maiden Australian Open final on Thursday to set up final with Petra Kvitova. The 21-year-old Osaka won 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to reach a second straight Grand Slam decider after her breakthrough triumph at last year's US Open.

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Pliskova, will play final against Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova

Serena Williams on Wednesday was knocked out of the Australian Open by former world no.1 Karolina Pliskova. Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider to fall to seventh seed Pliskova 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals.

Australian Open: Serena Williams knocked out after she loses quarter-final to Karolina Pliskova

Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for a seventh time on Wednesday after eighth seed Kei Nishikori retired hurt when trailing 6-1 4-1 in their quarter-final.

Australian Open: Djokovic through to semi-finals after Nishikori retires

Rafa Nadal kept the flag flying for the old guard at the Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over American Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals where he will meet another next generation player in Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Australian Open: Ruthless Nadal sees off Tiafoe to cruise into last four

A ruthless Petra Kvitova trampled on the hopes of the host nation with an emphatic 6-1 6-4 defeat of Ashleigh Barty to reach her second Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday (January 22).

Australian Open: Kvitova crashes Barty party to reach semi-finals

Danielle Collins overcame a slow start to book a maiden Grand Slam semi-final spot at the Australian Open when the unheralded American rallied from a set down to overcome Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6 7-5 6-1 on Tuesday.

Australian Open: Danielle Collins rallies past Pavlyuchenkova to reach first semi-final

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