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17 Jan  Follow the Australian Open in bite-sized chunks with our bemused but highly informative blog, Popcorn Tennis.

17 Jan  Three years since their Australian Open quarterfinal looked set for an upset, Roger Federer and Nikolay Davydenko met again in Melbourne on Thursday night – with an all-too-familiar outcome for the Russian.

17 Jan  American teen Sloane Stephens is making big strides up the world rankings – and plans to reward herself with some new shoes when ticking off her goals.

17 Jan  The Heard have made quite a name for themselves at Australian Open 2013, but the backgrounds of this group of extroverts aren’t what you would expect.

17 Jan  After winning her second round singles match on a scorching day in Melbourne, Serena Williams successfully backed up in doubles with sister Venus on Thursday.

17 Jan  After overcoming Daniel Brands and the sauna-like conditions of Rod Laver Arena on Thursday, Bernard Tomic is understandably in a confident mood.

17 Jan  Serena Williams delivered a power-packed performance on Thursday – but knows that the next generation are on the march to the top of the tennis tree.

17 Jan  Leaders in fashion and form, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova will give each other a dressing down when they battle for a place in the fourth round tonight.

17 Jan  Join the Twitterverse and ask Svetlana Kuznetsova a question today at AEST 3.30pm when she takes over @australianopen.

17 Jan  Between them they have won 11 Grand Slam singles titles and today Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams will square off in the third round on Rod Laver Arena.

17 Jan  Third day action at Australian Open 2013 in a pictorial timeline is now available to download.

17 Jan  A former world No.3, Nikolay Davydenko is no typical second-round opponent for Roger Federer – and the Swiss master won’t be taking him lightly.

17 Jan  Donna Vekic is refreshing -- the Croatian 16-year-old rolled through her first Grand Slam main draw match, and manages to be a normal teenager and a rising star at the same time.

17 Jan  World No.53 Laura Robson will fly the flag for Great Britain in the second round of the women's draw when she plays 2011 Wimbledon champ and eighth seed Petra Kvitova.