Denis Shapovalov got a vital service break early in the fifth set and held on to beat 19-year-old Jannick Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in a 3-hour, 55-minute marathon at the Australian Open that ended at 12:49 a.m. local time

Rafael Nadal starts his bid for a men’s-record 21st major singles title with a first-round match against Laslo Djere on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday

Second-seeded Simona Halep has breezed into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Australian wild-card entry Lizette Cabrera

Venus Williams has won a Grand Slam match for the first time since 2019

Novak Djokovic was about to respond to a question about Australian Open crowds when he paused, thought for a moment, and then asked an official if fans were still allowed into Melbourne Park for the year’s first major

Daniil Medvedev has improved his winning streak to 14 matches and secured Russia’s 2-0 victory over Italy in the ATP Cup final when he beat Matteo Berrettini 6-4, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena

A run of withdrawals took star players out of tuneup events on the weekend before the Australian Open is due to begin

Defending champion Sofia Kenin is planning to go out for practice again before the Australian Open and keep treating a leg injury she says was hampering her during a loss to Garbine Murguruza in a tuneup event

Serena Williams has withdrawn from a semifinal match against top-ranked Ash Barty in an Australian Open tuneup event

The Australian Open tournament director expects the year’s first tennis major to start as scheduled next week despite 160 players being among the 507 people forced back into isolation after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19