Britain's Jack Draper is through to the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the first time in his career after fighting back to beat home favourite Aleksandar Vukic in a five-set marathon. In a match that lasted four hours and went past midnight local time in Melbourne,

JACK DRAPER was forced to quit the Australian Open halfway through his clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The British No1 retired injured against the Spaniard after losing the first two sets. Draper, 23,

It was the second time Draper had retired injured against Alcaraz, having cut short their 2023 match at Indian Wells due to an abdominal strain.

A collection of AP photos showing the intense light at the year's first tennis major and the combination of shadows, silhouettes, dark backgrounds and vibrant sunsets.

The British No 1 is through to the Australian Open fourth round for the first time and will play Alcaraz for the fourth time

The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

Novak Djokovic returns to court at the Australian Open against the dangerous Tomas Machac in the third round. Djokovic, who broke one of Roger Federer’s Grand Slam records in the last round, is targeting a record 25th singles Grand Slam title with the watchful eye of Sir Andy Murray in his coaching corner.

In the Australian Open Round of 32 on Thursday, No. 18-ranked Jack Draper takes on No. 68 Aleksandar Vukic.Draper heads into the Round of 32 after his five-set victory on Wednesday over Thanasi

Carlos Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first two sets Sunday.

The Australian Open is over for the locals. Some Australians impressed and others didn't live up to expectations. Here's how we graded them.

Carlos Alcaraz passed on a touching get-well-soon message to Jack Draper and backed the British number one to ‘come back stronger’ after he retired midway through their fourth-round meeting at the Australian Open.