Martina Navratilova has called the decision taken by the organisers of the Australian Open to ban t-shirts protesting the Peng Shuai scandal as "pathetic", accusing Tennis Australia of "capitulating" to China.

Estonia's Kaia Kanepi earned a quarter-final place in the Australian Open women’s singles for the first time after upsetting second seed Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set match in Melbourne.

World number one Ashleigh Barty continued the home challenge in the Australian Open women’s singles by overcoming Amanda Anisimova in the fourth round, while men’s third seed Alexander Zverev suffered defeat in Melbourne.

Russian tennis player Elizaveta Demina has been provisionally suspended following a positive test for the banned substance meldonium.

Tennis Australia has defended the confiscating of t-shirts and a banner posing the question "Where is Peng Shuai?" at the Australian Open, despite claiming the player's safety is its "primary concern".

Russia's Daniil Medvedev and Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas came through their third-round ties on a strong day for seeded players at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Russia’s Andrey Rublev has claimed he was allowed into Australia despite testing positive for COVID-19, as several players at the Australian Open have questioned a perceived lack of testing at the Grand Slam event.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka suffered a third-round exit at the Australian Open after falling to a three-set defeat to the United States' Amanda Anisimova in Melbourne.

Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza and Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit became the highest women’s seeds to exit the Australian Open after both suffering comprehensive second-round defeats in Melbourne.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has revealed the players that have been elected to its World Tennis Tour Player Panels.

The three Federal Court judges who upheld the cancellation of Novak Djokovic’s visa ruled that Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke was "not irrational" to indicate the world number one’s stance on COVID-19 vaccines may result in a "heightened community transmission".

Amanda Anisimova of the United States stunned Swiss Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic to set up a meeting with Japanese defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Tennis Australia has expressed "deep regret" over the impact of the Novak Djokovic saga had on players at the Australian Open in a statement criticised by several former professionals.

World number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open, while Britain’s five-time finallist Sir Andy Murray claimed his first win at Melbourne Park in five years after coming through a five-set thriller.