Elena Dementieva continues her impressive preparation for the Australian Open by thrashing Serena

Elena Baltacha, Katie O'Brien and Georgie Stoop advance but Alex Bogdanovic goes out of the

Pictures as the world's best prepare for Melbourne

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a doubt for next week's Australian Open after pulling out of the Sydney

Why Andy Murray looks ready to win a Grand Slam title in 2009

British number one Andy Murray is seeded fourth ahead of Friday's draw for the Australian Open.

Top seed Novak Djokovic beats Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-1 6-2 in the second round of the

Roger Federer begins his final warm-up for the Australian Open by easing past Carlos Moya at the

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Roger Federer says he is "surprised" Britain's Andy Murray has been installed as joint favourite

British women Anne Keothavong and Melanie South are beaten in warm-up tournaments for the

American Adam Helfant replaces Etienne de Villiers as executive chairman and president of the

British number two Melanie South gains direct entry to the Australian Open after the withdrawal of

Defending champion Maria Sharapova pulls out of the Australian Open because of her on-going

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