Rediff.com takes stock of the seeded casualties on the first day of the Australian Open.
Sania and her Chinese Taipei partner Su-Wei Hsieh, seeded second, defeated the Argentine-Swiss combine of Maria Irigoyen and Romina Oprandi 6-2, 6-0 in 48 minutes, while tenth seeds Paes and Raven Klaasen of South Africa beat the American duo of Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram 6-4, 7-6(6).
This is Balaji's maiden French Open match victory and overall his fourth in Grand Slams.
Novak Djokovic tried his hand at cricket as he bowled and batted against Australia's star cricketer Steve Smith.
Images from Wednesday's men's and women's singles matches at the Australia Open in Melbourne.
Stonis overtakes Nabi to become top-ranked T20 all rounder
The 2011 Australian Open will offer a record A$25 million ($24.2 million) prize money, up 3.8 per cent on the previous year, with the men's and women's winners to each pocket A$2.2 million.
Martina Navratilova is awaiting a response from Australian Open organisers after leading calls for the Margaret Court arena to be renamed after the former champion said tennis was "full of lesbians".
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
Jannik Sinner is primed for a Wimbledon title tilt after picking up his first grasscourt trophy at Halle
He may have entered the semifinal as the underdog, but Jannik Sinner's stunning victory over overwhelming favourite Novak Djokovic left the Melbourne crowd shocked.
The Indian jumped six places following his runner-up finish at the Perugia ATP Challenger tournament on Sunday.
Nick Kyrgios is providing commentary by the court for ESPN and trading barbs with critics on social media. The Australian has not been shy to express an opinion.
As the players warm up before the tournament, meet the players who could well be contenders for the 2017 Australian Open titles.
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has defended giving Roger Federer 'prime time' treatment at the year's first Grand Slam, saying it was a matter of meeting fans and broadcasters' demands for the 'box office' athlete.
Images from the US Open women's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
Yuki Bhambri failed to clear the first hurdle and bowed out of the Australian Open qualifiers. He lost his opening round match to 28th seed Italian Potito Starace, in Melbourne, on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic begins his hunt for a fifth Flushing Meadows crown when he meets Moldovan Radu Albot
Factbox on American Serena Williams, who plays sister Venus in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.
Even putting on socks and shoes caused him severe pain, the three time Grand Slam winner revealed.
Last year's Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga could miss next week's tournament after a back injury forced him out of the Sydney International on Thursday.
Former world No. 4 Jelena Dokic has won a direct wildcard entry into next month's Australian Open by winning a qualifying tournament in Melbourne on Sunday. Dokic, who came from a set down to beat Queensland junior Monica Wejnert 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 will now attempt to qualify for lead-up tournaments in Brisbane and Hobart in the New Year.
Jannik Sinner secured the year-end world number one ranking by beating Czech 30th seed Tomas Machac in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals.
Sinner won in Cincinnati this week to claim his fifth title of a breakout season before the revelation that he avoided a ban over two positive tests
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna set up a mixed doubles quarter-final clash against each other at the Australian Open after winning their respective matches, in Melbourne.
India's singles player Somdev Devvarman suffered disappointment in the Australian Open qualifications at Melbourne Park on Thursday. The 173rd-ranked lost 6-2, 1-6, 4-6 to the 164th-ranked Jurgen Zopp of Estonia. World No. 168 Saketh Myneni was left the last Indian standing as he edged out another Indian and Chennai Open quarter-finalist Ramkumar Ramanathan, 6-4, 6-1.
Gauff vows to be more aggressive in Osaka showdown
Red-hot Rafael Nadal faces Delbonis, says majors tally not a focus
'I guess only the top players' images matter. I guess only the independent tribunal's opinion on the top players is taken as sound and right.'
Osaka said her dominance in the rematch showed how much better she had become at sticking to a plan rather than relying on her instincts.
Rediff.com presents a list of the best images from the ongoing Australian Open tennis Grand Slam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, among others, lavished praise on Kidami Srikanth for claiming the Australian Open title with a stunning win over reigning Olympic and world champion Chen Long.
Serena Williams thrashed Russia's Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Australian Open title and reclaim the world number one ranking. The American raced to victory in just 59 minutes to capture her fourth singles title at Melbourne Park, after her previous wins in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and her 10th Grand Slam overall.
Prize money for both the men's and women's singles champions at next year's Australian Open has been increased to $1.16 million.
The 19-year-old, who is ranked 34th in the WTA Tour rankings, occupies the last seeded place.
The Russian will not defend his Australian Open title after failing to recover sufficiently from a knee injury.
American tennis player Serena Williams is all set to make her comeback at the Australian Open, organisers confirmed.
Roger Federer and Justine Henin have been named as top seeds for next week's Australian Open.
Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag praised 'inspiration' Bopanna for his incredible achievement.
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