Novak Djokovic

Uncle Toni believes something should be done about the injuries that have occurred to the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Chung has ambitions to win a Grand Slam in the future and has set his sights on the French Open in May, having done very well on clay in 2017.

The Serb made his return in the Australian Open but was not at his best as he still felt some pain and eventually crashed out to Heung Chung in the quarter-finals.

Nick Kyrsgios and Alexander Zverev have been primed as the players to make it to the top with the German becoming the youngest top-five player since 2007.

Kyrgios has beaten the likes of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in his career which adds credibility to Laver's claims.

Rod Laver believes there is one thing that separates Roger Federer apart from the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and the rest of the Tour.

There will be no record seventh Australian Open title for Novak Djokovic this year after the Serbian lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 7-6 (7-3) to Hyeon Chung of South Korea in Melbourne.

Roger Federer tried to have his second round match against Jan Lennard Struff moved to the evening to avoid the searing temperatures at the Australian Open.

Monfils was clearly feeling the conditions after winning the first set and struggled to get a foothold into the game as Djokovic came back to win the game 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1.

Temperatures at the Australian Open have reached 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) with reports of 69 degrees (156F) being measured on the court surface.

Novak Djokovic made his way into the third round of the Australian Open defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils in four sets 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-3.

Roger Federer is worried he might not be able to repeat his "fairytale" 2017 triumph despite easing into the second round with a confident straight-sets win over Aljaz Bedene.

The six-time Australian Open champion cut an emotional figure after the game, embracing the crowd for their support.

Novak Djokovic's situation is akin to that of Roger Federer in 2017 when the Swiss ace also came back from a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Andy Murray's ex-coach Mark Petchey believes Rafael Nadal has an equal chance with Roger Federer of winning the Australian Open.

The current season will be made more difficult by the return of Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka, who missed the 2017 campaign through injury.

Djokovic returned to action in an exhibition match, in what was his first showdown in nearly six months in the victory over Dominic Thiem at Kooyong.

Roger Federer has been backed over Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open for the second year in a row.

Defending Australian Open champion Roger Federer will begin the defence of his title against Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene.

Playing in his first match for nearly six months, Djokovic beat Dominic Theim. He afterwards insisted his troublesome elbow problems are behind him.

Federer and Nadal made full use of a comparatively easier challenge, claiming two Slams each to end the year as the two top-ranked players of the season.

Rafael and Toni have won everything there is to win – 16 Grand Slams, 30 Masters Series titles and two Olympic gold medals in the singles and doubles events

Djokovic has been recovering from an elbow injury that saw him miss the better part of 2017 and rendered him a doubt for 2018.

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal will make way for new age stars in the next two years.

Federer and Nadal claimed two Slams each to end the year as the two top-ranked players of the season.

Andy Murray has pulled out of the Brisbane International after suffering a setback on his long standing hip problem.

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Brisbane International with a knee problem while Novak Djokovic named himself out of the Qatar Open with a setback on his elbow.

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray have won 28 of the 32 Grand Slams since 2010.

Novak Djokovic has not played competitive tennis since his loss in the 2017 Wimbledon quarter-finals and was expected to return to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Djokovic is making a similar comeback from injury like Federer did at the start of the 2017 season. The Serb ended his 2017 season after his loss at Wimbledon in July.