Frenchman Terence Atmane smashed his racquet, served underarm and retired in tears as he dealt with serious cramp in pushing third seed Daniil Medvedev hard at the Australian Open on Monday.

Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev gets walkover win in opening round after opponent retires with cramps

Fourth seed Coco Gauff made a slightly wobbly start to her Australian Open campaign on Monday before the American found her rhythm to defeat Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-3 6-0 and reach the second round.

Aus Open: Gauff shakes off service woes to down Schmiedlova, Wimbledon champion Vondrousova crashes out

It was a winning start for the 2023 Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas as the Greek star emerged victorious in the first round on Monday (Jan 15). Tsitsipas, looking the find the missing piece in his Grand Slam career is bidding for his first title at a major and got the better of Zizou Bergs of Belgium.

Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas blows away Zizou Bergs in first round

Five-times runner-up Andy Murray and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka have enjoyed plenty of deep runs at the Australian Open but the veteran pair were both dumped out in the first round on Monday.

Tennis: Experienced campaigners Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka make early Australian Open exits

With less than 24 years hours to go before the start of the 2024 Australian Open, the eyes of tennis fans are set on Novak Djokovic as he hunts for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title.

Australian Open 2024: Novak Djokovic backs change in schedule ahead of Sunday’s opener

India’s Sumit Nagal has taken a giant step towards the Australian Open main draw after his dominating win over Australian Edward Winter at Melbourne Park on Thursday (Jan 11).

Australian Open 2024: Sumit Nagal steps closer to main draw after dominating win over Edward Winter

Sumit Nagal attained a significant feat, on Friday (Jan 12), by entering the main draw of the Australian Open 2024 edition -- which gets underway on Jan 14 -- with a straight-set win over Slovakia's Alex Molcan, 6-4, 6-4, in the final qualifier.

Sumit Nagal enters main draw of Australian Open 2024 with straight-set win over Alex Molcan in final qualifier

Steve Smith, who has started making headlines after his recent promotion as an opener in the Australian Test side was spotted at Melbourne Park on Thursday (Jan 11), ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic praises Steve Smith as Aussie star showcases his tennis skills - Video

India’s Ankita Raina has crashed out of the Australian Open qualifiers after she suffered a 6-1, 7-5 defeat to Czech Republic’s Sara Bejlek. Ankita's exit on Wednesday (Jan 10) sees the end of Indian challenge in the women’s singles qualifiers.

Australian Open: Ankita Raina crashes out in straight sets in women’s singles qualifiers

Indian star Sumit Nagal went past France's Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the Australian Open 2024 qualifiers on Wednesday (Jan 10) to advance in his quest to make it to the main draw of the upcoming Grand Slam Down Under.

Tennis - Aus Open 2024: Sumit Nagal makes a mark with impressive win over Geoffrey Blancaneaux in qualifiers

India’s Ankita Raina has taken a massive step towards the main draw of the Australian Open women’s singles after a thrilling win against Spain’s Jessica Maneiro on Tuesday (Jan 9).

Australian Open: Ankita Raina edges closer to main draw after thrilling win over Jessica Maneiro in qualifiers

The Australian Open 2024 will begin in less than a week as top stars in the world of tennis gather to stamp their authority on the first Grand Slam of the year. Like any other year, the Australian Open will be ready to serve tennis fans a treat with big names like Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz and others getting ready to claim glory.

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On Sunday (Jan 7), Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Australian Open 2024 edition, which gets underway on Jan 14 in Melbourne. Nadal suffered an injury during the Brisbane International during his quarter-final loss to Jordan Thompson.

Carlos Alcaraz shares heartfelt message after Rafael Nadal pulls out of Australian Open 2024

Spaniard Rafael Nadal has pulled out of upcoming Australia Open tournament with an injury suffered during the Brisbane International where he lost in the quarter-final on January 5.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal pulls out of Australian Open due to injury suffered in Brisbane International

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka swept past Victoria Azarenka on Saturday into a Brisbane International final against world number four Elena Rybakina, setting up a replay of last year's Australian Open decider.

Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina set up Australian Open final rematch at Brisbane International

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu moved into the main draw of the Australian Open after American Lauren Davis pulled out of the year's first Grand Slam with a shoulder injury, organisers said on Wednesday.

Tennis: Emma Raducanu into Australian Open main draw after Lauren Davis' withdrawal

Rafael Nadal's comeback from injury gathered pace on Thursday as he cruised into the Brisbane International quarter-finals with an aggressive 6-1, 6-2 drubbing of Australian Jason Kubler.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal overpowers Jason Kubler to reach Brisbane International quarters

World number one Novak Djokovic remains optimistic of his fitness despite a wrist injury preventing him from being at his best during his recent 4-6, 4-6 loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur in the United Cup on Wednesday (Jan 3).

Tennis: ‘I’ll be okay’ - Novak Djokovic remains optimistic despite injury concerns ahead of Australian Open

Defending champion Karolina Pliskova used her big serve to full advantage to end Naomi Osaka's return to tennis in the second round of the Brisbane International on Wednesday.

Tennis: Naomi Osaka's Brisbane comeback ended by big-serving Karolina Pliskova

Australian Open contender Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled with a lower back problem Tuesday, pulling out of his opening singles match of the season at the United Cup as Greece crashed 2-1 to Chile.

Tennis: Stefanos Tsitsipas struggles with back issue as Chile stun Greece at United Cup

Rafael Nadal marked his singles comeback after being out injured for nearly a year with a convincing 7-5 6-1 victory over Austrian former world number three Dominic Thiem in the Brisbane International first round on Tuesday.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal roars to victory over Dominic Thiem in Brisbane singles return

Novak Djokovic received treatment for a wrist issue during his United Cup match against Jiri Lehecka on Tuesday but the world number one battled through for a 6-1 6-7(3) 6-1 win that drew Serbia level with Czech Republic in the $10 million mixed team event.

Tennis: World number one Novak Djokovic hampered by wrist issue at United Cup

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looked solid on her return to elite tennis after 15 months out as she beat Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-6(9) in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday.

Tennis: New mother Naomi Osaka makes winning return in Brisbane ahead of Australian Open 2024

The year’s first Grand Slam is set to take centre stage from 14 January 2024 in Australia’s Melbourne as top tennis stars prepare to claim glory. This year, the Australian Open will have the eyes of the entire world as the former champions Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka will stage their return while defending champions Novak Djokovic will eye a place in the history books in what could be a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam singles title.

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