Tennis

Zverev was pushed to his absolute limits, having to fend off a relentless Klein in five sets of 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 in a slogfest of four and a half hours.

Stefanos Tsitsipas got past Jordan Thompson 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a gruelling 3 hours and 36 minutes in the Australian Open.

Caroline Wozniacki progressed to the second round at the Australian Open after Magda Linette retired injured.

The Australian Open 2024 will get underway from January 14 and run till January 28.

Jelena Ostapenko will begin her Australian Open 2024 campaign against local hope Kimberley Birrell.

Ganesh breezed past Neeraj Yashpaul 6-1, 6-1, while Vishwakarma overcame Adil Kalyanpur 6-3, 6-1 to reach the round of 16.

Sabalenka got the better of Azarenka with a 6-2, 6-4 win in the semis of the Australian event to book her place in the summit clash against Elena Rybakina.

Thompson saved three match points in the second set before overcoming an increasingly fatigued Nadal 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 in a gruelling encounter

The 37-year-old Spanish star got the beating of the Austrian Thiem with a 7-5, 6-1 win in the round of 32 at the Australian event, on his return to singles competition after nearly a year on the sidelines.

The 34-year-old Belarusian Azarenka came back from second set jitters to see off Russia's Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 7-6 (10/8).

Anisimova got the win over Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-4 in her first appearance on the WTA Tour since announcing in May she would take an indefinite break, citing burnout and concerns for her mental health.

The Russian finally felt he belonged at world number five in 2023, but added he still had plenty to improve to get to the very top, including putting a lid on his explosive on-court emotions.

The 36-year-old Serbian took his Grand Slam tally to a record-extending 24 as he managed to claim three out of the four majors up on offer with title runs at the Australian Open, French Open and the US Open. He also polished off the year with the ATP Worl...

Murray matched it with the big three for a decade between 2006-16 before a run of injuries resulted in time off court and a slide in his ranking.

AITA Secretary General Anil Dhupar revealed that they are likely to get clearance from the Centre to take part in the Davis Cup tie in Islamabad.

Zverev believes that the Olympics is the biggest event of the year as he will look to defend his gold medal at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.