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Rafael Nadal will take on Argentinas 24th seed Diego Schwartzman in Sundays fourth round.(Photo: AFP)

Australia Open 2018: Rafael Nadal storms to 4th round, beats Bosnia's...

The Spanish world No.1 took just 1hr 50min to storm into the fourth round with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 demolition of the 28th...

19 Jan 2018 6:00 PM IST

Ukraines Elina Svitolina, right, is embraced by compatriot Marta Kostyuk after winning their third round. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Elina Svitolina ends 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk...

Fourth seed Svitolina breezed past her Ukraine compatriot 6-2, 6-2 in just 59 minutes.

19 Jan 2018 12:11 PM IST

Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer plays cool, ask players to deal with hot weather

Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer plays cool, ask players to deal...

Federer he had endured searing Australian temperatures plenty of times and experienced worse.

19 Jan 2018 9:57 AM IST

Roger Federer seed was too strong for the 55th-ranked Struff, reeling off a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory in 1hr 55min in the night match on Rod Laver Arena.(Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer advances to 3rd round, beats...

The 19-time Grand Slam champion will face Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the third round on Saturday.

18 Jan 2018 6:50 PM IST

Wawrinka had right knee surgery in August and Tuesdays victory over Ricardas Berankis was his first match for six months, having only declared himself fit last weekend. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Struggling Stan Wawrinka knocked out by Tennys...

Sandgren, 26, played rock-solid tennis to claim only his second grand slam singles victory.

18 Jan 2018 6:02 PM IST

Leander Paes and Purav Raja will square off against fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in the next round. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Paes-Raja, Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan advance...

Paes and Raja dispatched the pair of Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-2 6-3 in their opening round.

18 Jan 2018 2:20 PM IST

Novak Djokovic has a day to recover for his third round encounter with Spanish 21st seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Novak Djokovic survives Melbourne heat to beat...

Djokovic carved out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win in 2hr 45min on baking Rod Laver Arena.

18 Jan 2018 1:30 PM IST

Garbine Muguruza struggled from the start to keep pace with the tenacious Hsieh Su-Wei whose last WTA Tour singles title came at Guangzhou back in 2012. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza dumped out...

The third seed, whose preparation was hampered by a thigh injury, was edged out 7-6 (7/1), 6-4.

18 Jan 2018 10:40 AM IST

Nadal, a losing finalist to Roger Federer last year in Melbourne, will face Bosnia-Herzegovinas 28th seed Damir Dzumhur in the third round. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Leonardo Mayer, enters 3rd...

The world No.1 only dropped serve once as he reeled off a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory.

17 Jan 2018 2:50 PM IST

The Australian was among six players fined a total USD 15,000 for indiscretions in qualifying and the main draws first phase at the years opening Grand Slam. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Nick Kyrgios fined for outburst at fan during...

The 22-year-old was slapped with a USD 3,000 penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct early in his win over Brazilian Rogerio...

17 Jan 2018 12:04 PM IST

Caroline Wozniacki saved two match points and rallied from 5-1 down in an epic third set to keep her dream of a first Grand Slam title alive.

Australian Open 2018: Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina scrape...

Wozniacki came from behind to beat Jana Fett 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 while Elina Svitolina defeated Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 6-2,...

17 Jan 2018 11:46 AM IST

Federer looked just as imperious as when he won the last five games to beat Rafa Nadal in last years thrilling final and end a five-year wait for his 18th major. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer breezes through opener with win...

The 36-year-old Swiss struck 41 winners to breeze past a willing but outclassed Bedene 6-3 6-4 6-3.

16 Jan 2018 6:17 PM IST