Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has defended the Australian Open scheduling, after Sir Andy Murray described his finish past 4am as "a bit of a farce".

The third round of the Australian Open started today, with Polish world number one Iga Świątek and Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff thrashing their opponents, as day five proved a more profitable one for seeded players.

Russian world number six Andrey Rublev complained to the umpire during his Australian Open second-round victory against Emil Ruusuvuori because of alleged verbal abuse from spectators holding a Ukraine flag.

Eleven seeded singles players crashed out today in the second-round at the Australian Open, with second seeds Casper Ruud and Ons Jabeur being the most high-profile victims in Melbourne.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after a straight sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in which he struggled with a hip injury.

Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied wrongdoing, following allegations she obtained false proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Russian Ambassador Alexei Pavlovsky has accused Australian Open tennis organisers of "sacrificing the spirit of fair play", after their decision to remove a Russian flag from courtside and enforce a blanket ban on all Russia and Belarus flags at the competition venue.

Novak Djokovic made a winning return to the Australian Open, a year on from his infamous deportation, on a day where extreme heat and rain disrupted play on the outside courts.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand Vasyl Myroshnychenko has called upon Tennis Australia to enforce its neutrality rule after a Russian flag was spotted in the match between Kamilla Rakhimova and Kateryna Baindl.

Novak Djokovic will seek to draw level with Rafael Nadal's record of 22 men's Grand Slam singles titles by winning the Australian Open, which starts tomorrow - a year after his attempt to win the tournament for a fourth successive time was barred by home authorities.

The Australian Open has confirmed that demonstrators will be allowed to wear tee-shirts bearing the slogan, "Where is Peng Shuai?" at this year's event.

US Open women's singles champion and seven-time doubles Grand Slam winner Sam Stosur, is to end her career in her home nation, with the 2023 Australian Open set to be her final tournament as a professional player.