Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has advanced to the final of the Pan Pacific Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over ninth-seeded Katie Boulter on Saturday.

The current National champion, she won’t be defending her title this week as she prepares for the grind in the international circuit

McSweeney was drafted into the Australia squad after a slew of impressive performances in the Sheffield Shield tournament and in the recent ‘A’ series against India

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A court hears Harold Mitchell was "pushing" for Tennis Australia to sign a contract for the broadcast rights of the Australian Open with Channel 7 when he was the sports body's director in 2013.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Tennis Australia today announced new and expanded data driven experiences that will enhance Australian Open 2015 for fans on site and around the world. IBM SlamTracker has been redesigned with new point-by-point data visualisations, commentary and statistics that include player and ball movement data for the first time ever at the Australian Open. IBM CrowdTracker, new for 2015, will provide fans with live match, venue and social information via ausopen.com and the official Australian Open apps.

Rafael Nadal expressed his worry this week that there may not be any more tennis in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Australian 23rd seed toppled Italian world number 53 Lorennzo Sonego 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-1) in front of a delighted crowd at Melbourne Arena on Tuesday night.

The bizarre moment happened during the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday, when he began cleaning up the area around his courtside bench.

He rose to prominence in the early noughties with hits including Temperature and Get Busy. 

Serena Williams will head into next week's Australian Open as the clear favourite after becoming the first woman to win tour titles in four different decades as she defeated Jessica Pegula.

Williams is attempting to win her 24th grand slam title in Melbourne this week - tying Margaret Court's record.

The Bulgarian tennis star, 28, defended his garish outfit, saying he didn't want to wear anything 'vanilla' and that he'd collaborated with kit sponsor Nike on the colourful tracksuit.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: The forthcoming Australian Open may see an unprecedented amount of matches indoors to combat poor air quality if the country's bushfires persist this month.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: It was gone 1am when Novak Djokovic fell into his team-mates' arms after starring in both the singles and doubles as Serbia came back to beat Spain 2-1.

Novak Djokovic retained his Wimbledon title on Sunday with an excellent display against Roger Federer. Sportsmail 's Kieran Gill takes a look at Djokovic's best grand slam successes.

British No 1 Jo Konta has recovered sufficiently from lingering knee issues and expects to be fully fit for the Australian Open.

An Australian Open wildcard is set to cheer up Maria Sharapova after a shock Brisbane International first-round loss compounded a horror grand slam build-up.

Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard saw their matches on Tuesday overshadowed by health concerns caused by 'hazardous' levels of smoke in the air from nearby bushfires.

Novak Djokovic, says the Australian Open in Melbourne may need to be postponed as players continue to struggle to compete due to the smoke-filled air.

World doubles No.1 tennis player Robert Farah, 32, has pulled out of the Australian Open after testing positive to steroids.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Evans was on Thursday given a winnable path through to that potential meeting, starting with a first-round match against American MacKenzie McDonald.

EXCLUSIVE: Mats Wilander knows a thing or two about the Australian Open having lifted it three times during his illustrious career. Sportsmail caught up with him to get his tips for the tournament.

Organisers of the Australian Open are bullish that the event will start and finish on time after the smoke haze relented on Thursday in Melbourne.

Alexander Zverev has opened a war of words with Nick Kyrgios after dismissing his chances of winning the Australia Open and claiming 'there are a lot of young guys better than him'.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Roger Federer resurfaced at the Australian Open - and it was not the usual early season celebration of the sport's highest profile athlete.

What reasons are there to tune in this time? Well, there is excitement around Coco Gauff, Serena Williams in pursuit of a landmark and Rafael Nadal eyes revenge after ATP Cup final defeat.

Roger Federer showed no signs of rust from his lack of match practice ahead of the Australian Open by hammering American Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the first round on Monday.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Exiled to a court on the outer limits of Melbourne Park, Dan Evans was not about to get ideas above his station.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Jo Konta's problems when faced with players who bring a box of tricks to the court surfaced again on Tuesday morning when she was bundled out of the Australian Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Kyle Edmund and Jo Konta suffered a thudding disappointment at the Australian Open as a big day for British singles players started woefully.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Maria Sharapova's precipitous tumble down the rankings continued after she was bundled out of the Australian Open first round by Donna Vekic.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Here, Sportsmail's Tennis Correspondent rounds up some of the things you may have missed from day three of the action in Australia.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Sportsmail's tennis correspondent Mike Dickson rounds up some of the things you may have missed from day six in Melbourne.

Murray, 32, made his long-awaited singles return at the Cincinnati Masters on Monday - his first singles match since an opening-round Australian Open exit in January.

It was not just his recent award for having Britain's 'Rear of the Year' that was giving Andy Murray cause for celebration yesterday. He also added another tournament to his hectic schedule.

Former world No 1 Andy Murray will play at next year's Australian Open in what will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since undergoing hip surgery, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.

Andy Murray's hopes of an emotional return to the Australian Open next month have been crushed after he was forced to abandon plans to make the long journey to the southern hemisphere.

Tennis Australia issued a statement on Monday saying Japan's Kei Nishikori had withdrawn from the Australian Open next month as well as next week's new ATP Cup.

Juan Martin del Potro has become the latest high-profile casualty of the Australian Open after it was announced the Argentine has withdrawn from the first Grand Slam of 2020.

Margaret Court (pictured) has accepted Tennis Australia's invitation to the Australian Open despite the governing body slamming her opposition to same-sex marriage. 

Tennis champion Margaret Court sparked another divisive controversy on Sunday, telling a Perth church congregation that LGBT material in schools is 'of the devil'.

Court won all four grand slams in 1970 and also holds the record for the most grand slams won by a female player at 24 titles. Serena Williams is one grand slam title away from equally Court's record.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: The tennis world is going to spend much of this year trying to work out the best way to deal with the issue of the great champion turned fiery Christian preacher.

A chance meeting with Yeovil Town striker Courtney Duffus at the end of Wimbledon last summer is what the British number two says is behind her form going into the season's first Grand Slam.

Serena Williams was seen flaunting koala-themed nail polish on the court on Monday as she took on Russian opponent Anastasia Potapova in Melbourne Park, on the first day of the Aus Open.