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Roger Federer supped champagne and partied until dawn in Melbourne on Monday, savouring his first grand slam victory as a father but already looking forward to the defence of his French Open crown. The 28-year-old Swiss defeated Andy Murray in the Australian Open final to extend his record to 16 major titles and dash British hopes of a first men's grand slam champion in 74 years.

Nine-time grand slam champion Monica Seles once ruled women's tennis.

At 16, Seles became the youngest woman ever to win the French Open and in a two-year stretch, she won seven out of nine grand slam tennis championships. Many thought she was destined to be the best women's tennis player in history.

Serena Williams of the United States returned to the top of the women’s tennis rankings in the latest list issued Monday by the WTA, dethroning Russian Dinara Safina by a mere five points.

Serena Williams of the United States successfully defended her Australian Open crown Saturday, defeating Belgium’s Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final.The world number one stretched her Melbourne success run to five titles after earlier wins in 2003, 2005, 2007 and last year.

World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the US Open, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf purse is $1.35 million, with the winner receiving $600,000; second place $300,000; third place $250,000; and fourth place $200,000.The remaining berths in the 27th PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be determined at the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y., on June 18-21; the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland on July 16-19; and the 91st PGA Championship at Hazeltine Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., on Aug. 13-16. Click Here to read more...

Trouble just doesnt seem to end for Tennis top seed Serena Williams, just days after she was banned from the US open and fined 50000 pounds,Williams had a swim suit malfunction, the 24 year old tennis ace went swimming in Barbados when this incident occured.

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Schedule :
Day 2: Tuesday, 19 January
Women's Singles - 1st Round
Xinyun Han(CHN) vs. Samantha Stosur(AUS)[13]
Women's Singles - 1st Round
Serena Williams(USA)[1] vs. Urszula Radwanska(POL)
Men's Singles - 1st Round
Roger Federer(SUI)[1] vs. Igor Andreev(RUS)

Tennis star Serena Williams is claiming she will "learn from her mistakes" after being fined $10,000 by U.S. Open officials for her outburst at the semi-finals.