The US Open champion Naomi Osaka eased through to the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a dominant 6-2, 6-4 win over unseeded Slovenian Tamara Zidansek.

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka through to third round

Stan Wawrinka lost to 16th seed Milos Raonic in the second round of Australian Open on Thursday at Rod Laver Arena. The 2014 champion Wawrinka, unseeded for the first time since his debut in 2006 after being plagued by injury, fell to the Canadian after four sets decided on tiebreaks 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (13/11), 7-6 (7/5).

Australian Open: Milos Raonic edges past Stan Wawrinka in four-set thriller

Former world number one Steffi Graf has backed Serena Williams to match and even beat Margaret Court's record 24 Grand Slam titles. The 37-year-old Serena has won 23 Grand Slam trophies and is bidding to overtake Court's mark at the ongoing Australian Open.

Steffi Graf backs Serena to surpass Margaret Court's Grand Slam record

Kei Nishikori survived a huge scare against Croatian Ivo Karlovic before reaching the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7) win on Thursday.

Australian Open: Kei Nishikori survives huge scare against Karlovic

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Garbine Muguruza claimed a 6-4 7-6(3) 7-5 win over Johanna Konta early on Friday to reach the Australian Open third round and etch in her name into the record books as the winner of the latest starting match in the tournament's history.

Australian Open: Muguruza enters third round after defeating Konta

Eleven years after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win the 2008 Australian Open title, top seed Novak Djokovic bested the Frenchman again at Melbourne Park to reach the third round early on Friday.

Australian Open: Djokovic dominates Tsonga re-match to reach third round

Serena Williams soundly beat Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday night, racing through the last five games to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.

Australian Open: Serena Williams comfortably beats Bouchard to enter third round

World number one Simona Halep entered the third round of Australian Open on Thursday after defeating Sofia Kenin at the Rod Laver Arena. The Romanian top seed, set up a mouth-watering clash with seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams.

Australian Open: Simona Halep enters third round after defeating impressive Kenin

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams made a late charge into the Australian Open third round Thursday, grinding out a win in her second three-set victory of the tournament.

Australian Open: Venus Williams defeats Alize Cornet to enter third round

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is keen on working with Andy Murray, when the Scot calls time on his career, to transform and develop British tennis to produce more top 100 players in the next five years, according to a media report.

LTA keen to work with Andy Murray to develop British tennis

Australian Open fifth seed Kevin Anderson lost his second round match to Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a major upset on the third day of the Grand Slam on Wednesday.

Kevin Anderson knocked out of Australian Open in four sets

Defending champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open third round after defeating for a 20th straight year on Wednesday. But the Swiss master was made to battle all the way by Britain's Dan Evans before winning 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.

Roger Federer through to Australian Open third round

Roger Federer has given cold comfort to the next generation of men's players hoping for Grand Slam glory, saying he, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal are still deserving favourites to claim the game's biggest trophies.

Djokovic, Nadal and I know how to win Grand Slams: Roger Federer

A dominant Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Australia's Matthew Ebden in straight sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday and stay on track for an 18th Grand Slam title.

Rafael Nadal overwhelms Aussie Matthew Ebden to enter 3rd round

Andy Murray has criticised Britain's Lawn Tennis Association for failing to build on his success and grow the game over the last decade. Three-times Grand Slam champion Murray went out of the Australian Open in the first round on Monday, and said the match could be the last of his professional career due to pain in his right hip.

Andy Murray criticises LTA for failing to make the most of his success

Petra Kvitova advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in four years, routing Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets on Wednesday. The eighth seed downed her Romanian opponent 6-1, 6-3 in one hour and nine minutes.

Petra Kvitova beats Begu to reach round 3 of Australian Open

As Australia sizzles, 'Serena-tard' clashes with tennis dress code

Aggressive defending champion Caroline Wozniacki powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a confidence-boosting romp over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.

Caroline Wozniacki storms into 3rd round, may meet Maria Sharapova in next round

Germany's Alexander Zverev overpowered Aljaz Bedene to win their first-round match 6-4 6-1 6-4 at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Zverev, who is considered a title contender, went down a break midway through the first set, which seemed to prod him into action.

Australian Open: Alexander Zverev overpowers Bedene to move into second round

Serena Williams' on-court outfits are almost more of a talking point than her matches these days. On Tuesday also, American star Williams had sent the tennis world into a frenzy with her latest outfit at the Australian Open.

A look at Serena Williams 90s-inspired 'fashion milkshake' at Australian Open

Serena Williams made a return to the Australian Open court with a win as the American tennis star defeated Tatjana Maria in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 to move into the second round.

Serena Williams returns to Australian Open with emphatic win, defeats Tatjana Maria in straight sets

Japan's Naomi Osaka clubbed her way into the Australian Open second round by beating Poland's Magda Linette 6-4 6-2 late on Tuesday. It was Osaka's first Grand Slam match since her breakthrough US Open triumph last year, which was partly overshadowed by a row between her final opponent Serena Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos.

Naomi Osaka clubs her way into Australian Open second round

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