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13 Jan  At 166cm, Australian prodigy Ashleigh Barty is five centimetres taller than her opponent Dominika Cibulkova, but the teenager will be walking even taller if she can defeat her Slovakian opponent

13 Jan  Riding an eight-match winning streak and feeling "unstoppable", Bernard Tomic has his sights set on big things in Melbourne

13 Jan  Kei Nishikori comes into Australian Open 2013 with plenty of points to defend in a major for the first time in his career

13 Jan  China's only major champion, Li Na, is excited to be back at her favourite Grand Slam and may well be in the kind of form that fueled her 2011 breakthrough season

13 Jan  In form and as feisty as ever, Lleyton Hewitt is relishing the chance to take on eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic on Monday night

13 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Roger Federer

12 Jan  There is only one thing left to do for the 2013 qualifiers - prepare for their opening Grand Slam singles matches

12 Jan  Andy Murray says the lessons learned from his Australian Open 2012 semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic sparked the best year of his career

12 Jan  Even though Maria Sharapova is in a relaxed and jovial mood, the Russian warns that she is over the Grand Slam countdown and itching to hit the court

12 Jan  While the pundits talk about her poor record on home turf, Sam Stosur says she will turn around her form when she opens her 2013 Grand Slam campaign on Monday

12 Jan  Victoria Azarenka’s talent was never in question, but winning the Australian Open 12 months ago did wonders for her self-belief

12 Jan  Six of the biggest names in the game team up to perform in the Rod Laver Arena Spectacular, along with international pop star Guy Sebastian, as part of Kids Tennis Day

12 Jan  Roger Federer is yet to play a match in 2013, but the Swiss maestro feels he’s ready to fire when it matters in Melbourne

12 Jan  Serena Williams comes into Australian Open 2013 in imposing form, but she’s refusing to look too far ahead

12 Jan  If Novak Djokovic successfully defends his title, he'll become the first man to win three consecutive Australian Open crowns

12 Jan  Lleyton Hewitt will start his Australian Open campaign with a night match on Monday, while Novak Djokovic, Sam Stosur, Maria Sharapova and Li Na are all in action on day one

12 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Victoria Azarenka

11 Jan  Australia’s Anastasia Rodionova was a second-round casualty on a day when heat did little to halt the progress of most of the seeds in women’s qualifying

11 Jan  Lleyton Hewitt has been in sparkling form in the lead-up to Australian Open 2013, and is revelling in his relaxed state of mind

11 Jan  Judy Murray says her son Andy’s association with coach Ivan Lendl was the final piece in the puzzle to becoming a Grand Slam champion

11 Jan  Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka were in fine form at the Australian Open 2013 draw as they prepare to defend their titles in Melbourne

11 Jan  James Blake’s quest to play in a 10th Australian Open main draw is over after the veteran American fell in qualifying

11 Jan  Fans could be in for a red-hot semi-final if all goes to plan for top-seed Victoria Azarenka and five-time champion Serena Williams

13 Jan  New for 2013, Open Interactive will revolutionise the way fans engage with the Australian Open through social media

11 Jan  Novak Djokovic draws Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round, but after that it gets trickier for the Australian Open top seed

11 Jan  The Official Draw took place today, revealing some tantalising first round match-ups at the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

11 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Serena Williams

10 Jan  For four veterans of women’s tennis, Australian Open 2013 was over all too soon

10 Jan  Top seed continues her strong Australian summer as women’s qualifying continues at Melbourne Park

10 Jan  For all of the advances in the physical aspects of tennis, it’s the battle between the ears that remains the toughest to solve

10 Jan  Li Na has typically played some of her best tennis in Australia – and hopes to replicate those performances this January

10 Jan  Eugenie Bouchard hopes to use Australian Open 2013 as the starting point to the next stage of her career

10 Jan  Kia's five-year extension of its Australian Open sponsorship makes it the longest serving major sponsor in the history of the Grand Slam

10 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Andy Murray

10 Jan  Agnieszka Radwanska won’t say whether she’d prefer a Grand Slam title or the world No.1 ranking. That’s because Poland’s most successful player ever wants both those things.

09 Jan  UPDATE 5pm: American Ryan Sweeting labelled an Australian Open first round men’s singles qualifying win on Wednesday the perfect start to his 2013 season.

09 Jan  Only two days before the world’s best tennis players step on court at Australian Open 2013 it’s the kids who will own Melbourne Park for Kids Tennis Day 2013 (KTD2013).

09 Jan  He may not attract the spotlight of his No.1 compatriot, but Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic says he sits in nobody's shadow

09 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Maria Sharapova

08 Jan  As each Grand Slam tournament looms, a scan of the qualifying draws often throws up a name that is a lot bigger than those around it.

08 Jan  One who relishes the limelight, Lleyton Hewitt says his AO preparations this week have been as good as he could have hoped for.

08 Jan  Australian Open 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was a hit with the Australian Open Ballkids, who gathered at the new National Tennis Centre (NTC) for their annual group photo on Tuesday

08 Jan  The stars of women's tennis make the most of their brief off season, then it's back into hard training to prepare for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

07 Jan  World No.1s and defending men’s and women's singles champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka will start their campaigns as top seeds at Australian Open 2013.

08 Jan  Slowly but surely, Novak Djokovic is arriving at peak form ahead of Australian Open 2013.

08 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Samantha Stosur

07 Jan  Serena Williams backs up her recent win in Brisbane with a hit on the back courts at Melbourne Park in rising temperatures.

07 Jan  We continue our Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of the top contenders at the Australian Open. Today: Tomas Berdych.

06 Jan  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Li Na.

05 Jan  Aussie young guns James Duckworth, John-Patrick (JP) Smith, Sacha Jones and Jarmila Gajdosova have been awarded the final discretionary wildcards into Australian Open 2013.

05 Jan  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Juan Martin del Potro

03 Jan  Maria Sharapova was one of the first players to test centre court at Rod Laver Arena today, practising in the late afternoon sun.

03 Jan  Australian Open 2012 boys’ singles champion Luke Saville and rising star Olivia Rogowska have been awarded wildcards into Australian Open 2013.

03 Jan  Fourteen former top 10 players will return to the court this month to contest the annual Legends event at Australian Open 2013.

03 Jan  A stellar line-up of Australian music acts will perform live at Australian Open 2013.

03 Jan  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

03 Jan  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Petra Kvitova.

02 Jan  A new Australian Open Photobook was today released in the App Store, giving fans a pictorial timeline of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

02 Jan  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Lleyton Hewitt.

01 Jan  Queenslanders John Millman (Brisbane, Qld) and Ashleigh Barty (Springfield, Qld) were each given the best possible start to the New Year in the form a wildcard into Australian Open 2013.

31 Dec  Australian Open 2013 loomed another step closer on Monday, with the court lines being painted onto the freshly re-surfaced centre court at Rod Laver Arena.

31 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Sara Errani.

30 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: David Ferrer.

29 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Caroline Wozniacki.

29 Dec  Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next month's Australian Open.

28 Dec  A full four months ahead of schedule, Melbourne Park’s new Eastern Plaza will be accessible and operational to both players and fans at Australian Open 2013.

28 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Tommy Haas.

27 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Richard Gasquet.

26 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Venus Williams.

24 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Kei Nishikori.

23 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Ana Ivanovic

22 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Nadia Petrova

21 Dec  With four of the eight Australian Open 2013 men’s and women’s wildcards taken, just a few chances remain for players to nab a prized discretionary wildcard. Who are the likely candidates?

21 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Agnieszka Radwanska.

20 Dec  The Australian Open will pay more prize money per round than any other tennis event, officials announced today.

20 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Milos Raonic.

20 Dec  The fun prediction game Pick ‘Em returns this month, giving tennis fans an extended chance to test their on-court expertise over Australia’s summer of tennis.

19 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Maria Kirilenko.

18 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today:fast-moving Serb Janko Tipsarevic.

17 Dec  Americans Madison Keys and Rhyne Williams booked their places in the main draw of the Australian Open Sunday with respective wins at the Wild Card Playoffs held in Norcross, Georgia.

17 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today:petite German Angelique Kerber.

16 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Alexandr Dolgopolov, the 24-year-old Ukranian.

15 Dec  We continue our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. Today: Marion Bartoli of France.

13 Dec  AO main draw players are getting their houses in order to be ready for January, reports Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley.

13 Dec  The script for the 2013 Australian Open Play-off and a prized wildcard has been paved with unexpected happenings.

13 Dec  The Official Australian Open program hits the newsstands today and is your complete guide to the 2013 championships.

14 Dec  The Australian Open 2013 tournament website launched today, bringing fans premium tennis content from the Grand Slam of Asia–Pacific starting 14 January

12 Dec  Australia’s top-ranked player Sam Stosur is looking to reverse the disappointment of last year’s Open and achieve results in Melbourne equal to her ability.

12 Dec  Top 100 players won’t be the only ones showing off their games in January with the arrival of Australian Open Tennis Camps.

12 Dec  We begin our countdown to Australian Open 2013 with a strength-weakness-opportunities and threats review of the major contenders. First up, our defending champion Novak Djokovic.

05 Dec  A new book about Ken Rosewall is launched depicting the world of tennis from the eyes of an Aussie legend.

04 Dec  There is no winding down for top Australian Open contenders, as exhibition tennis takes centre stage in December.

30 Nov  The Australian Open is synonymous with summer, and to celebrate both, the AO ice-cream van will be handing out free ice-creams all over Melbourne in the lead up to Australian Open 2013.

26 Nov  The Australian Open 2013 “Dine and Play” promotion allows people to enjoy some of the best food Melbourne has to offer while giving them the chance to win an incredible experience at the year’s first Grand Slam.

09 Nov  The public have voted and the results are in – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will grace the cover of the Australian Open 2013 Official Program.

09 Nov  As Australian Open 2013 draws near, tournament director Craig Tiley discusses his checklist of the major tasks – both complete and those still to be finalised – ahead of the tournament in January.

08 Nov  It's been a long road trip for Daphne and Norm, the affectionate nicknames given to the magnificent silver singles trophies presented each year to the Australian Open champions.

08 Nov  While all of the world’s biggest tennis stars will contest Australian Open 2013, many of them will be fine-tuning their games at lead-up events around the country. Find out where they are playing in January.

08 Nov  Wu Di and Zhang Yuxuan have one thing in common, aside from their shared nationality – both will contest their first ever Grand Slam event at Australian Open 2013.

29 Oct  The official Australian Open 2013 program goes to print next month and we’re inviting fans to nominate who should be on the cover.

23 Oct  China’s Wu Di will compete in the main draw of Australian Open 2013 after winning the inaugural Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off men’s final

23 Oct  Chinese qualifier Yuxuan Zhang women's final of the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off today.

19 Oct  Thailand’s men’s third seed Danai Udomchoke and women’s third seed Luksika Kumkhum have progressed on the first day at the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard play-off in Nanjing.

15 Oct  The inaugural Asia-Pacific AO Wildcard (AWP) begins today with the qualifying men’s and women’s singles taking place at the Nanjing Sports Institute.

11 Oct  Tennis Australia CEO Steve Wood provides a statement on the ATP and Player Council response to recent player compensation announcements made for Australian Open 2013.

08 Oct  The Australian Open Trophy Tour arrived in China this week, with a first stop at the China Open where world No.1 Victoria Azarenka won the women’s event overnight, beating Maria Sharapova 63 61.

08 Oct  Single session tickets are now on sale for the Australian Open.

05 Oct  Find out how your booked tickets to Australian Open 2013 will be distributed and other new initiatives relating to extended access for corporate clients.

05 Oct  Exciting Chinese talent Ze Zhang will be one of several emerging stars taking part in the inaugural Asia-Pacific Australian Open wildcard play-off.

02 Oct  The Australian Open Ground Pass is set for a price rise for the first time since 2007.

02 Oct  Top tennis players from the Asia-Pacific region will have the chance to win a valuable wildcard into the Australian Open at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off set for Nanjing, China, in October.

02 Oct  Australia’s most popular spring water, Mount Franklin, has joined the Australian Open as the official premium spring water supplier.

02 Oct  Australian women’s tennis pioneer Judy Dalton will be inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame during Australian Open 2013.

02 Oct  As the new look Melbourne Park starts to take shape, check out all the new fan-friendly attractions at Australian Open 2013.

02 Oct  Players will be vying for a share of a record AUD$30 million next January, Tennis Australia CEO Steve Wood announced at the Australian Open 2013 launch at Melbourne Park this morning.

02 Oct  Our man at the top Craig Tiley explains how Australian Open 2013 has the players' and fans' best interests at heart.