Pete Sampras suspects it's inevitable Spaniard Rafael Nadal will match the American's Grand Slam tally and catch Swiss leader Roger Federer too.

Staggered. Jesse Ryder is too good, and New Zealand not good enough, for the gifted leftie to be left out of the test squad against India.

Roger Federer went on the offensive midway through Friday night's Australian Open semifinal - but only when he was sitting down.

Li Na had a date with the Australian Open title. She had let it slip in heartbreakingly in 2011, 2012 and 2013 but 2014 was her year, winning 7-6, 6-0 against Dominika Cibulkova last night.

Considering that she is only 1.6m tall, it might seem inappropriate to suggest Dominika Cibulkova has grown with every match en route to the Oz Open final, but the Slovakian has ended the tournament with her stature in the game enhanced.

Cold, hard statistics insist Stanislas Wawrinka cannot win the Australian Open over world No1 Rafael Nadal at Melbourne Park tonight.

The Australian Open's most successful server meets the man Roger Federer rates as the best returner in the game for a place in the last four.

Thirty is the new 20 in women's tennis and Li Na and Flavia Pennetta are proving it.

New Zealand's remaining representative at the Australian Open was knocked out of the men's doubles yesterday afternoon.

The New Zealand flag continues to be flown at the Australian Open with Auckland's Michael Venus scoring an upset win in the doubles second round.

Two days ago Marina Erakovic produced one of the best performances of her career but followed it up yesterday with one of her worst.

Australian Open officials have applied the extreme heat policy for the first time this week at Melbourne Park.

Marina Erakovic's singles campaign at the Australian Open is over after she was dumped out of the tournament by unheralded Kazakhstani Zarina Diyas 6-4 6-0 this afternoon.