Chris De Silva

It was a lead-up that would have derailed the tournament for most players, but once again Novak Djokovic showed there is no one who thrives more in chaos than he does.

对大多数球员来说，大赛前[与东道主电视台名嘴]的冲突可能会让比赛脱轨，但诺瓦克 ·德约科维奇再次证明，没有人比他更能在混乱中爆发蓬勃生机。 德约科维奇战胜逆境的能力一直是他辉煌职业生涯的标志之一，昨晚他再次展示出这种能力，一举击败了许多人预测最终会让他退役的那个人。

American star Ben Shelton has become the latest player to take aim at Australian Open broadcasters following Novak Djokovic's spat with Channel Nine.

A night that promised so much for Alex de Minaur ended with another trip back to the drawing board following a loss that will require some serious soul-searching.

In 2022, two years before he broke through with his first grand slam title, Jannik Sinner made three major quarterfinals.

Tournament finals in sport often have a fine line between the winner and the loser, and it is jarring to see the divergent paths careers of players on either side of the result can take.

Steve Smith will captain Australia in Pat Cummins's absence, with a reshuffled line-up set to take on Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests in Galle.

Usman Khawaja and Josh Inglis helped Australia into the record books, while Nishan Peiris set a record he'd like to forget.

The first Test continues with the Australian bowlers trying to carry on the momentum from a dominant day two against Sri Lanka in Galle.

With more rain forecast on day four in Galle, Australia's bowlers need to swiftly wrap up Sri Lanka's first innings and enforce the follow-on to have any chance of a result in the first Test. Follow live.