Katie Boulter made a heart-warming request to the Australian Open staff during her fiance Alex de Minaur’s second-round match. Boulter and De Minaur have been labelled tennis’ power couple, with the pair having announced their engagement late last year.

Emma Raducanu overcomes misfiring serve as Katie Boulter in action - Raducanu battled to an excellent win over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova but Norrie went out to Matteo Berrettini

Emma Raducanu reached the Australian Open third round for the first time to equal another British record Down Under. She will now face world No.2 Iga Swiatek in a Super Saturday clash - and has promised to “have a swing”. Ons Jabeur survived an asthma attack to stay in the first Grand Slam of the year.

Local man Alex de Minaur, however, is of a different opinion ... there’s no better place for coffee… than Australia.” Raducanu, following her win, said she would be trying to play her ...

Alex de Minaur has endeared himself to Australian Open fans with a classy answer to a question that landed Iga Swiatek in hot water on Thursday. Swiatek admitted to Jelena Dokic that she prefers Sydney's coffee scene to that of Melbourne,

Alex de Minaur said a humbling defeat by Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday felt like a slap across the face after a period of improvement in which he emerged as his nation's best hope of ending a major drought.

Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur are some of the prominent players who will be in action on the seventh day in Melbourne.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu.

The self-deprecating Aiava is actually ranked in the 170s after making it to the second round of her home slam. Collins, who drew the ire of Aussie fans for her celebrations after beating Aiava, plays on Saturday night against compatriot Madison Keys.

The 22nd seed was on the ropes early in the third set against her 98th-ranked opponent but, with fiancee Alex De Minaur heading ... Marino lost to Raducanu at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals ...

Iga Swiatek will look to continue her march to a maiden Australian Open title on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested in a quarter-final against home hope Alex de Minaur.De Minaur is looking to become the first Australian man to reach the semi-finals at his home Open since Lleyton Hewitt 20 years ago.

Tennis trends go back and forth as frequently as the ball in a five-set match. Since French player René Lacoste’s crocodile shirts in 1927, Gussie Moran’s lace knickers at Wimbledon in 1949 and John McEnroe’s ’70s brat style, there have always been sophisticates, provocateurs and rebels.