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Victoria Azarenka is ready to defend her 2012 Australian Open title when the tournament gets under way in Melbourne on Monday. The Belarusian is the No. 1-ranked player in the world and top seed. If healthy, she should have a clear path to the semis.

Rain may have changed the date for the women's final, but no one could change the eventual outcome as Serena Williams steamrolled to her fourth U.S. Open title.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands was surprised by reports that ATP World Tour are weighing a decision to boycott the Australian Open in January over prize money in the early rounds.

Debate about whether women deserve equal pay at Grand Slam tournaments continues. But is it really about how many sets they play or good tennis?

With retirement perhaps looming for Venus and Serena, no one seems ready to fill the game's void.

Irina Falconi, a New Yorker now living in Atlanta, won her first-round match on Monday and on Tuesday found out that the win raises her ranking enough to qualify for the main draw of the Australian Open. It's a big jump for Falconi, ranked No. 78 com...