World No.6 Petra Kvitova was sent packing by World No.88 Luksika Kumkhum at the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.
Reinvigorated former world number one Ana Ivanovic said she was targeting this year`s elite WTA Championships after continuing her fine start to the season at the Australian Open Monday.
China`s Li Na will adjust her training schedule in a bid to beat the heat at the Australian Open this week after enjoying more favourable conditions on Monday in a one-sided rout of Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh in her opening match.
David Ferrer powered through a straight sets win in his opening match at the Australian Open on Monday as he strives to convince the doubters he can justify his top three ranking.
Venus Williams` first round exit at the Australian Open 2014 indicates that she is heading towards the twilight zone of her illustrious career.
Lleyton Hewitt has urged Bernard Tomic to play through the pain barrier if he is to pull off a monumental upset over Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open.
The youngest player in the women`s Australian Open draw on Monday knocked out the oldest, but there was little between the two despite a whopping 27-year age difference.
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams brushed off talk of retirement Monday despite flopping out of the Australian Open after a marathon clash with 22nd seed Ekaterina Makarova.
Organisers on Monday reassured players their safety was paramount at the Australian Open, saying no-one had ever died from extreme heat at a tennis tournament while warning of the dangers of over-drinking.
World number three David Ferrer and Swiss top 10 player Stanislas Wawrinka led the top seeds into the men`s singles second round at the Australian Open Monday.
China`s Li Na and ninth seed Angelique Kerber blasted into the Australian Open second round Monday but former great Venus Williams crashed out in the blistering Melbourne heat.
Ninth-seed Angelique Kerber shook off a second-set blip to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a 6-3 0-6 6-2 win over local wildcard Jarmila Gajdosova.
Ekaterina Makarova, who upset an injured Serena Williams in the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, completed a Melbourne Park sweep of the Williams sisters by eliminating Venus 2-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the second round on Monday.
