MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: If Thiem manages to upset Novak Djokovic he will do so with the unusual distinction of having fired a high-profile coach halfway through the tournament.

The 21-year-old Moscow-born American was victorious over former world No.1 Garbine Muguruza in three sets in Saturday night's final at Melbourne Park.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: The 27 year-old from Putney will now rise to a world ranking of number four after he and partner Rajeev Ram dismissed Luke Saville and Max Purcell in the final.

The world number two appeared to be frustrated about the overwhelming crowd support for Austrian opponent Dominic Thiem in the opening stages of the final on Rod Laver Arena.

Novak Djokovic faces Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final in Melbourne. Sportsmail's KIERAN JACKSON will take you through all the action from the Rod Laver Arena.

Barry Humphries tempted fate on Day 14 of the Australian Open on Sunday, when he indulged in a precarious desert.  

Elyse Knowles and her beau Josh Barker, have been together for six years.

Fans were quick to vent following Human Nature's divisive performance at the Australian Open on Sunday night.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic is up to Grand Slam title No 17 and in a tearing hurry to stake his claim for being considered the best player ever.

She confirmed her split from businessman Theo Chambers in November. 

A who's who of Australian celebrity identities flocked to Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Sunday to see Serbian Novak Djokovic take on Austrian Dominic Thiem on Australian tennis' biggest night.

The Australian Open reached its enthralling climax on Sunday as Novak Djokovic bounced back to beat Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the men's singles final. 

Novak Djokovic erupted in anger during his Australian Open final win over Dominic Thiem, venting his anger directly at umpire Damien Dumosis after being hit with a second time violation.

The 24-time tennis grand slam winner from WA is bitterly disappointed over her treatment at the Australian Open, where she was not allowed to give a speech at a presentation in her honour.

Novak Djokovic looked like he had earned his break as he enjoyed a skiing holidat with his family in northern Italy.

Drones are being put forward as a 'quick, fast, efficient and safe' way to sanitise Australia's public places, and could even be used to enforce social distancing and self-isolation directives.

Like every other major sport, tennis has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen Wimbledon and the French Open cancelled in recent weeks.

TA chief and Open director Craig Tiley concedes the annual summer of tennis 'will be compromised' as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

After Asprilla pledged to provide 3.5million contraceptives due to a global shortage, the Colombian unveiled his latest ambitious proposal to ensure his customers can still be supplied.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Jos Buttler inspired England to a series whitewash after posting an unbeaten century in the final ODI against Australia on Sunday.

The 57-year-old actress said the widespread focus on self-isolation as authorities around the world try to slow the spread of the illness meant she was unable to fly to her dad's memorial.

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson says he wants to provide the chain's 350,000 employees 'economic certainty' as they are to receive a month's pay amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Sydney general practitioner and health coach Dr Jill Gamberg is pleading with people to stay home and stop hoarding protective equipment.

Keelan Charlton, 28, from Somerset, spent months planning his romantic proposal to Elley Bugler, 24, but she told FEMAIL they are now stuck in Australia too scared to book flights home.

Owen Rooney from Ulladulla on the New South Wales south coast disappeared without a trace in August 2010 after abruptly leaving Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks without his backpack and wallet.

Nikki Bigger, from Kingston, Ontario, first started living in a van back in 2015, when she moved to New Zealand.

Spies from the Five Eyes network of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and the US are examining the work of two staffers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Last month Olympia Valance's boyfriend Thomas Bellchambers unexpectedly revealed she will be joining the upcoming season of Australia's Got Talent.

League officials will hold talks on Monday to discuss the future of the season - and the option of suspending matches is on the table.

The drastic step to stop coronavirus spreading means the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall - which holds 2,000 - will have to consider closing.

Scott Morrison announced the new rules on Sunday which will come into force from midnight aiming to restrict social interactions and lower the risk of widespread outbreak.

Married At First Sight groom Seb Guilhaus has been exposed as an actor. 

On Tuesday's episode of Married At First Sight, Elizabeth Sobinoff's mother Gillian grilled Seb Guilhaus over his finances. 

The Australian Football League's attempt to carry on with the Aussie Rules season despite the coronavirus outbreak lasted just one round. However some other sport is continuing.

He's the hunky former AFL star who is currently 'married' to Married At First Sight's Elizabeth Sobinoff.

A source tells Daily Mail Australia that former AFL player-turned-influencer Daniel Gorringe, 27, is one of the housemates on the upcoming season

The ex doctor for the Australian cricket team for many years, Dr Peter Brukner, has offered a look at his diet and exercise regime during the coronavirus lockdown

Channel Seven has announced the second contestant for the 2020 reboot of Big Brother Australia.

Inyoung You, 21,  appeared at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston with her lawyers. She is charged with the death of her boyfriend, Alexander Urtula, who leaped to his death.

Uber Eats is the front runner with 11.5 per cent of Australians using the app, along with other services such as Deliveroo and Hello Fresh following closely behind.

Uber driver Kent Blyth picked Daniel Lee Richard Graeme Paul up in Palm Beach, south of Brisbane, in the early hours of January 27.

One of the Italian men, Dylan Bastonini, posted the video on a Facebook group on Thursday evening. It is unclear where the video was filmed.

Uber is set to launch a new 'pet-friendly' option so Australians can bring their furry passengers along for the ride.

West Brom striker Charlie Austin has gone on a foul-mouthed Twitter rant - calling one Southampton fan a cheeky c*** and accusing them of being s*** fans after tweeting about social media.

Charlie Austin has been asked by the Football Association to explain his offensive comments aimed at Southampton fans on social media, the PA news agency understands.

The 30-year-old is self-isolating at home and has had no contact with his family since Saturday evening, when he started suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms.

Marcel Garrigou-Grandchamp, a retired Lyon doctor, told Gazzetta Dello Sport 'football was an accelerator of the epidemic'. The doctor published a chart showing an explosion of cases.

Presidential candidates Pete Buttiegieg as been called 'Sneaky Pete' and received backlash after his campaign appears to have added artificial applause and laughter to promotional videos

Coronavirus -stricken CNN host Chris Cuomo has shared X-rays of his lungs which show the effects of the virus up close.

England have mounted the start of recovery against Australia with Joe Root and Rory Burns sharing a century partnership on day three of the  fourth Test at Old Trafford.