Roger Federer

Ice-cool Roger Federer roared into an Australian Open quarterfinal with Tomas Berdych yesterday as world number one Simona Halep and former champion Angelique Kerber stayed on course for a potential last-four clash.

MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic beat American Donald Young 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Djokovic made a return to the court after an elbow injury that kept him sidelined for six months.

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MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic was on Thursday drawn to face American Donald Young in the Australian Open first round.

Djokovic, a six-time Australian Open champion who is returning from an injury that kept him sidelined for six months, is the 14th seed and could face Frenchman Gael Monfils in the second round.

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Twelve-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic headlines a list of walking wounded at the Australian Open, with the Serb desperate to get back to winning ways after six months out injured. The former world number one is making a tilt at a record seventh Melbourne Park crown, but has some serious rust to shake off if he is to make an impression.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will use the Kooyong Classic starting Jan. 9 as a convenient emergency stop to gain much-needed match practice as the pair return from injury in time for the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic will play at two exhibition tournaments in Melbourne before he makes a decision about competing at the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic will make a return to the court before the Australian Open by playing at the Tie Break Tens tournament in Melbourne, the organisers have confirmed.

Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka are also confirmed to take part in the unusual tournament, where matches consist of first-to-10 point tie breaks.

ABU DHABI - Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic will not make a return to the tennis court at the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament due to pain in his right elbow.

Djokovic, who was scheduled to face Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday, has been sidelined for six months with an elbow injury.

World No.1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with a knee injury, but said he still intends to play in next month’s Australian Open.

As 2017 comes to a close, it's time to rank professional tennis players in a way they are rarely sorted: by how much fun they were this year to watch on the court.