Players are usually excited to perform at the Australian Open. They are fresh after a short break, and with the tournament being at the start of the season, there's no baggage on their mind.

MELBOURNE, Australia --Serena Williams is alone at the top when it comes to Grand Slam achievement in the Open era. By defeating her sister Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open final Saturday, Serena won her 23rd major title, breaking the record ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- When the Australian Open draw ceremony revealed Serena Williams' first-round opponent as Belinda Bencic, warning signals were set into motion. Bencic, a hard-hitting, 19-year-old Swiss, has been touted as one of the game's future stars.

*Serena Williams will not return to the Australian Open after all. In a message posted Thursday to Snapchat, the tennis star, 36, said she’s not quite ready to compete on a tournament level following the recent birth of her daughter. As previously ...

More than 30 years in the game, and 49 titles later, Venus Williams is proven under pressure -- now, the most decorated tennis player in Olympic history is in the Queen City to play a match against the reigning Australian Open champion,

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title and continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals by extending her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova. She struggled with a hacking cough, she was sick, and she twice ...