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24 Jan  A glance at the junior draws at this year’s Australian Open reveals the global footprint of tennis is spreading further than ever.

24 Jan  While Victoria Azarenka’s straight-sets victory over Sloane Stephens on Thursday looked straightforward, the circumstances behind it were anything but.

24 Jan  With Rafael Nadal absent, David Ferrer inherited the fourth seed at this year’s Australian Open – but on Thursday night, Novak Djokovic showed the chasm between the Big Four and the rest is as wide as ever.

24 Jan  Sloane Stephens may have lost her first major semifinal against Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, but she’ll leave Melbourne as a winner after a breakthrough fortnight.

24 Jan  Judy Dalton, one of a group of women who blazed a trail towards professionalism in her sport, was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame on Thursday.

24 Jan  Australian veteran Casey Dellacqua and teenager Ashleigh Barty will contest the women’s doubles final - the first wildcards to progress as far since 2007 and the first local pair since 1977.

24 Jan  Over the past 11 days, Maria Sharapova has been in a giving mood – candy, bagels, breadsticks, you name it. But on Thursday the giving stopped.

24 Jan  David Ferrer has the fitness and never-say-die attitude to run with Novak Djokovic, but Thursday night’s semifinal will show if he has the game to topple the world No.1.

24 Jan  It's women's semifinals day at Australian Open 2013 and the field is open for new stars to break through and more experienced campaigners to hold their ground.

24 Jan  Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens have never played before, giving their semifinal on Thursday an extra dash of high-stakes intrigue.

24 Jan  Two of the most marketable female athletes on the planet - Maria Sharapova and Li Na - will square off for a place in the women's singles final today.