Tennis

Serena and Venus Williams have swept through the Australian Open, setting up a retro family final that will be their ninth meeting in a grand slam title decider.

Serena Williams has continued her pursuit of a record seventh Australian Open singles title with a straight-sets quarter-final win over Johanna Konta.

Tennis player Coco Vandeweghe has continued her winning rampage at the Australian Open, upsetting yet another seed to make her first ever Grand Slam semi-final.

Serena Williams has joined sister Venus in the Australian Open quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Czech Barbora Strycova.

The whiff of sporting upset hung around Melbourne Park on Sunday after top seeds Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber were handed stunning defeats in the Australian Open fourth round.

Venus Williams turned back the clock with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Germany's Mona Barthel to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

Rafa Nadal held off a fierce challenge from one of the hottest prospects in the game when he outlasted German teenager Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Australian…

Serena Williams gave compatriot Nicole Gibbs a lesson in grand slam tennis with a 6-1 6-3 towelling to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Third seed Milos Raonic continued his machine-like advance through the Australian Open on Thursday, easing past Gilles Muller 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) to reach the third round.

All three New Zealanders in the first round of the men's doubles at the Australian Open have made the second round.

The six-time Australian tennis Open champion, Serena Williams, has breathed a sigh of relief after seeing off Belinda Bencic to reach the second round of the tournament in Melbourne.

American tennis player Jack Sock has won the men's singles title at the ASB Classic in Auckland, beating Portugal's Joao Sousa in three sets.

Marcin Matkowski of Poland and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have won the men's doubles title at the ASB tennis Classic in Auckland.

Fourth seed Jack Sock overcame fellow American Steve Johnson 6-4 6-3 with a patient game plan on Friday to set up an Auckland Classic final against Portugal's Joao Sousa.

The defending Australian tennis Open champion Novak Djokovic will launch his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title against Fernando Verdasco.

Australian tennis players Nick Lindahl, Brandon Walkin and Isaac Frost have been punished after being found guilty of corruption.

There's just one New Zealander left in Auckland's ASB Tennis Classic men's singles after two players were dumped out on the opening day.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has sent a strong message that he wants his number one ranking back, beating Andy Murray in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha.

America's Lauren Davis is the champion of the ASB Classic following her straight sets victory over the Croatian eighth seed, Ana Konjuh, in the Auckland final.