MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Tim Henman interrupted his paean to Dan Evans to issue a note of caution - that he needs to be more disciplined to fulfil the potential that was so obvious this week.
The doubles team of Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury had a quartet of chances to see off Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur, But in a 'champions' tiebreak they went down 18-16
MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Amid the dramatic recent history that Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have at the Australian Open, it is easy to overlook a fifth anniversary taking place.
MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: After just 114 days the third in men's team events in tennis, two of them brand new formats, has come to an end with the conclusion of the ATP Cup.
MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: It was gone 1am when Novak Djokovic fell into his team-mates' arms after starring in both the singles and doubles as Serbia came back to beat Spain 2-1.
MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: The abolition of deciding third sets to be replaced by elongated tiebreaks will be seriously considered by the ATP Cup after the events of this week.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF), Wimbledon, and the US and French Opens have donated more than 300,000 to the Australian Bushfire relief efforts.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Australian Open organisers took the highly unusual step on Monday night of postponing the start of the qualifying event due to air quality concerns.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: As smoke blanketed the start of Australian Open qualifying, organisers came under heavy criticism from players forced to brave brutal conditions.
Wimbledon champion and world doubles number one Robert Farah is one of two leading players to test positive for steroids, the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme has confirmed.
British number one Dan Evans swept past Alexander Bublik to secure a place in the Adelaide International quarter-finals while Davis Cup team-mate Kyle Edmund also made progress.
The start of qualifying was delayed for the second day in a row as smoke haze continued to cause problems in Melbourne on Wednesday.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: As heavy thunderstorms and rain swept in to clear the heavy weather, health officials stepped into the row over players being forced play in hazardous conditions.
The Russian star jumped behind the microphone to provide commentary at the Kooyong Classic, a tournament ahead of the Australian Open, while Dimitrov was on court at the time.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: The tennis world is going to spend much of this year trying to work out the best way to deal with the issue of the great champion turned fiery Christian preacher.
EXCLUSIVE: Mats Wilander knows a thing or two about the Australian Open having lifted it three times during his illustrious career. Sportsmail caught up with him to get his tips for the tournament.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Evans was on Thursday given a winnable path through to that potential meeting, starting with a first-round match against American MacKenzie McDonald.
Organisers of the Australian Open are bullish that the event will start and finish on time after the smoke haze relented on Thursday in Melbourne.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Andy Murray has issued a concerning update on his latest fitness struggles, stating that he was pulling out of his two scheduled tournament appearances.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong will hope bad news does not come in pairs after Jo Konta told her that she will not be playing for Great Britain next month.
Alexander Zverev has opened a war of words with Nick Kyrgios after dismissing his chances of winning the Australia Open and claiming 'there are a lot of young guys better than him'.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Roger Federer resurfaced at the Australian Open - and it was not the usual early season celebration of the sport's highest profile athlete.
MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: All it took to transform Nick Kyrgios's image in his own country was one idea and one sentence getting caught in his throat.
What reasons are there to tune in this time?Well, there is excitement around Coco Gauff, Serena Williams in pursuit of a landmark and Rafael Nadal eyes revenge after ATP Cup final defeat.
A chance meeting with Yeovil Town striker Courtney Duffus at the end of Wimbledon last summer is what the British number two says is behind her form going into the season's first Grand Slam.