Welcome to our live coverage of the opening day of the Australian Open.

Australian shares are poised to open higher, and extend their already more than 5 per cent start to 2020.

The 2020 Australian Open begins on Monday, with Novak Djokovic hoping to retain the title at Melbourne Park. Naomi Osaka enters this year's tournament as the reigning champion, and the former world No...

Serena Williams resumes her bid for a 24th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic will start his bid to win back-to-back titles at the 2020 Australian Open , with the Serb set to begin his defence opposite Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff...

Serena Williams will kick off her campaign to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the 2020 Australian Open with a first-round clash against Russia's Anastasia Potapova ...

Roger Federer will open his 2020 Australian Open bid against Steve Johnson, while Rafael Nadal will take on Hugo Dellien in the first round...

Photo by Reuters / John E. Sokolowski Naomi Osaka called Serena Williams her 'mom' on Twitter, and the Japanese star received a mix response to her comment. The 22-year-old shared a picture of her and Williams at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday during a char…

The Melbourne skies were largely clear of bushfire smoke on Thursday as Australian Open organizers defended their decision to continue playing qualifiers during two days when a thick haze enveloped the city.

The draw for the 2020 Australian Open was made on Thursday, with the showdown between Venus Williams and Coco Gauff the standout match from Round 1...

A Slovenian tennis star who was forced to retire at the Australian Open after collapsing due to smoke from the nearby bushfires has hit out at the tournament's organizers. Dalila Jakupovic suffered a coughing fit late into her qualifying match on Tuesday agai…

Australia's continuing, catastrophic bushfire crisis has seen at least 28 people killed, an estimated 10 million hectares burned, and a decimated animal population with numbers yet to be confirmed. But the disaster is having some other unforeseen repercussion…

Slovenian tennis player Dalila Jakupovic was forced to abandon her Australian Open qualifying match in Melbourne, Australia, after she broke into a coughing fit caused by poor air quality in the city. On Tuesday, the air quality in parts of Melbourne reached …

The devastating Australian wildfires affected the 2020 Australian Open qualifiers when Dalila Jakupovic retired from her match against Stefanie Voegele because of a coughing fit, according to Leo Schlink and Lauren Wood of the Herald Sun ...

The new tennis season will step up a gear this week, with the draw for the 2020 Australian Open to be made on Thursday...

Serena Williams snapped a five-match losing streak in WTA Tour finals Sunday with a victory over Jessica Pegula in the 2020 ASB Classic championship match to secure her first title since the 2017 Australian Open...

From bushfires and #Sussexit to fears of war in the Mid-East - it's been a busy start to the year in news.

Serena Williams says she remembers unexplainedly "hating" her husband Alexsis Ohanian and "his smell" during the early days of her pregnancy. Williams gave birth to her and Ohanian's first child, Alexis Olympia, in September 2017, just two months before they …

Hot, windy weather swept back into southeastern Australia on Thursday, whipping historic bushfires and prompting evacuation of several coastal towns.

Reigning Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has spoken about how an off-season paddleboarding trip in the Caribbean nearly ended in disaster. Read Full Article at RT.com

Thousands of people in Australia are being urged to flee their homes as bushfires ravage huge swaths of the country. Airbnb is offering free emergency accommodation for people displaced by the fires and for those helping with relief efforts in the affected st…

It was announced Saturday that Andy Murray will be forced to miss the 2020 Australia Open and inaugural ATP Cup in January because of a pelvic injury: Journalist Simon Cambers ...

Global affairs and lifestyle magazine Monocle has released its 2020 Small Cities Index, a list of 20 small cities around the world that promise the best quality of life. Monocle evaluated cities with populations of approximately 200,000 people based on statis…

Tournament organizers said that the women’s and men’s singles winners will each receive A $4.12 million, or U.S. $2.85 million based on current exchange rates

Australian Open increases prize money for 2020 tournament

RT @TennisGateLeaks: Novak Djokovic v. Dominic Thiem - 2020 Australian Open Final. An extremely exhausted Novak Djokovic trailed two sets…

RT @TennisGateLeaks: Novak Djokovic v. Dominic Thiem - 2020 Australian Open Final. An extremely exhausted Novak Djokovic trailed two sets…

The @WPGATour’s most recent event in South Australia was the Women’s Australian Open in 2020, while the @PGATourAus hasn’t visited the state for a tournament since the 2007 Jacob’s Creek Open. https://t.co/f48jrWPtiS

RT @Becky_Hart18: Exactly - how can we justify flying around the world to play a tennis match? When will we realise, we can't continue to c…

The debate about whether or not Federer, Djokovic or Nadal is the GOAT of men's tennis will never be settled. Why? Because 2020 Wimbledon was not held (CV-19) and because Djokovic was prevented from playing in the Australian Open and the US Open in 2022 for refusing the vaccine. https://t.co/RJVbwiT2wi

RT @tennisnation: Now this feels like the 2020 Australian Open final against Thiem, where Djokovic basically went missing for an hour for n…

RT @tennisnation: Now this feels like the 2020 Australian Open final against Thiem, where Djokovic basically went missing for an hour for n…

RT @SamanthaStanley: In this open access paper from the @BushfireStudy, led by Dr Tegan Cruwys, we find that stronger social group connecti…

RT @SamanthaStanley: In this open access paper from the @BushfireStudy, led by Dr Tegan Cruwys, we find that stronger social group connecti…

RT @SamanthaStanley: In this open access paper from the @BushfireStudy, led by Dr Tegan Cruwys, we find that stronger social group connecti…

In this open access paper from the @BushfireStudy, led by Dr Tegan Cruwys, we find that stronger social group connections predict lower distress and greater resilience following the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires https://t.co/VFrVdolxEr

A couple of days before Russian-born Sofia Kenin won the 2020 Australian Open, her father Alex was asked why his homeland produces so many fine tennis players. The answer had a dark poetry worthy of Fyodor Dostoevsky. “The root is very tough,” Kenin https://t.co/ZF0gO74mCz

Novak Djokovic v. Dominic Thiem - 2020 Australian Open Final. An extremely exhausted Novak Djokovic trailed two sets down, but the appearance of a magic potion physically revived him to win the match. Recipe: - Djokovic's physio bag - Opaque bottle - Drinking straw https://t.co/iIdbpOmOkA

RT @FriendsOScience: @RustyAway @DamienHamilto17 @Osprey0 @AlaMerQld @cieloyla @no2wind @RoyPentland @BrknMan @Narvuntien @Geoff4273 @Barba…

RT @FriendsOScience: @RustyAway @DamienHamilto17 @Osprey0 @AlaMerQld @cieloyla @no2wind @RoyPentland @BrknMan @Narvuntien @Geoff4273 @Barba…

https://t.co/LnzKGNQHHL Sofia Kenin gets brutally honest on what really drives her to return to top of tennis: 2020 Australian Open champion Kenin determined to return to the top. https://t.co/UXSEuttVTB https://t.co/xy6PVOHN1y

Sofia Kenin gets brutally honest on what really drives her to return to top of tennis: 2020 Australian Open champion Kenin determined to return to the top. #WTATennis #SofiaKenin #Australianopen https://t.co/vlO3YffzDb

Some of our findings from the Australian national bushfire health and wellbeing study are out now. In this Open Access paper, we report on experiences of distress and resilience following the 2019/2020 severe bushfire season. https://t.co/EM9hURUeVJ https://t.co/1ZqeorrFyY

Sofia Kenin reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time on Thursday. Or as the 2020 Australian Open champion put it: “Just trying to prove some people wrong.” https://t.co/C7OiKQMeBY

Thiem's story is pretty sad. He made two back to back French Open finals in 2018 & 2019. Made it to the final of the Australian Open in 2020 and went on to win the US Open the same year. Now ranked 90 in the world as injuries kept him out. A win today will be a big one.

RT @BenRothenberg: Utterly enormous win for Sofia Kenin, beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in R1 of #Wimbledon. Kenin, who in 2020 was an A…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

The Australian Open YouTube channel is streaming Thiem vs Nadal QF 2020 and man, I miss watching Thiem play this way. Belief in every shot he plays, relentless power, beautiful all around

thinking about 2020 australian open, that was a tournament

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

Suspension Served and Back She Comes Former World #1 Caroline Wozniacki shocked the tennis community by retiring 3 years ago, on Thursday she said she's coming back. Having given birth twice since quitting after 2020's Australian Open, she now feels ready to try again - aged 32 https://t.co/nXveaT0Noj

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @TickTockTennis: Extra Mayot, Please! Former junior #1 Harold Mayot makes his way into the Wimbledon main draw, defeating Matteo Gigant…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

RT @BenRothenberg: New: 32-year-old Caroline Wozniacki, who retired from pro tennis at the 2020 Australian Open, announces a return to pr…

SPORT | The former world number one retired three years ago after playing her last match in the third round of the 2020 Australian Open https://t.co/3FFvxYQbhq