Madison Keys put her hand up for a place on the WTA Players' Council at the Australian Open on Tuesday
For Williams, the catsuit, she said, made her feel like a 'superhero', and the compression stockings she will wear for the duration of the tournament at Melbourne Park, have a more serious purpose.
Images from matches played on Day 7 at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on Sunday
Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
Images from Day 4 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Reigning champion and top seed Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to American Coco Vandeweghe on Rod Laver Arena.
Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open, in Melbourne.
IMAGES from the Australian Open matches played on Monday
Garbine Muguruza stormed back into the Grand Slam big time with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first Australian Open semi-final. Fourth seed Simona Halep advanced to her second Australian Open semi-final with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Estonia's Anett Kontaveit in just 53 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Andy Murray would not have continued playing at the Australian Open if his father-in-law's health had deteriorated following his collapse at Rod Laver Arena, the world number two said on Monday.
Simona Halep's powers of recovery will be put to the test on day eight of the Australian Open on Monday when the world number one meets Japan's Naomi Osaka in a tricky fourth round clash.
Six times a men's singles champion Down Under, the Serbian will be joined in making a return at MelbournePark by 2008 women's champion Maria Sharapova, who missed last year's tournament because of a doping ban.
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
IMAGES from all the action on Day 8 the Australian Open on Monday
Naomi Osaka not only wants to win Grand Slams and hoist trophies but also hopes to be a role model in the way she carries herself on court, her coach Wim Fissette said.
Danielle Collins spoke of the challenges of plotting matches without a coach but will still head off with lessons learnt.
Simona Halep is prepared for her second marathon of the tournament when she faces former champion Angelique Kerber
Ninth seed Auger-Aliassime, 21, was the dominant player in the first set and despite a wobble when serving at 6-5 he won a tiebreak courtesy of some Medvedev double-faults the Russian later blamed on the sweaty conditions.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is weighing exercising his discretionary powers to revoke Djokovic's visa
No 'triple bagel' but Djokovic thumps Mannarino to reach quarters
Aryna Sabalenka bludgeoned her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in a thrilling final .
Elena Rybakina stormed to her first Australian Open final with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, wearing the twice champion down in a cagey first set before dominating to close out the match.
A disbelieving Magda Linette continued her dream run at the Australian Open on Wednesday with a stunning victory over former world number one Karolina Pliskova to move into the semi-finals.
Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday after Kei Nishikori retired hurt when trailing 6-1, 4-1 in their quarter-final.
Coco Gauff claimed the biggest win of her young career on Friday with a stunning upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round. Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams also lost their respective matches earlier in the day. Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday.
The five-day lockdown, ordered after a new COVID-19 outbreak at a hotel, was due to start at midnight.
Images from all the action on Day 5 of the Australian Open
IMAGES from the Australian Open Men's semi-finals played on Friday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Karolina Pliskova reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday and is keen to prove right those tipping her for Grand Slam success.
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
Summary of all sports events and persons that made news on Thursday.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open, in Melbourne, on Monday.
Serena Williams is playing at another level, says beaten Agnieszka Radwanska
Andy Murray moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open in surreal circumstances on Saturday, completing a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Joao Sousa after his father-in-law had collapsed ill a few hundred metres away.
Maria Sharapova declared herself free from the worry of a forearm injury after charging into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.
While Ferrell provided bonus comedy, Federer again proved that when it comes to tennis he is the king of the jungle.
'It's a positive start with a good result. If I do months without playing an official match, it's always a little bit more difficult.'
Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Glancing up at the legends of tennis can make 17-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer push too hard for the "wow" factor, so new coach Stefan Edberg can expect a cold shoulder from the cool Swiss when watching from the stands.
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