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Professional tennis can be a crushingly insular endeavour at times, but doubles is a completely different beast, and Australia has a rich history in the team version of the sport.

The Australian men’s doubles pairing of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler have reached the final after knocking out eighth-seeded pairing of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos

Coco Gauff had too much for Emma Raducanu but Cameron Norrie made it through the men’s second round as Rafael Nadal crashed out

On a day where Nick Kyrgios's Australian Open hopes were dashed due to injury, 21-year-old wildcard Rinky Hijikata inspires the local brigade after coming back from two sets down to book a berth in the second round.

A resurgent Jason Kubler is the highest-ranked home hope among six locals in action on day one of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Rising star Olivia Gadecki and the resurgent Jason Kubler are among six locals to receive wildcards into next month's Australian Open in Melbourne.

The story of the second day of action at Flushing Meadows.

The second seed was playing only his second match after an abdominal tear at Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu became only the third defending champion to exit the US Open in the first round on Tuesday while four-time winner Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare against a player ranked 198 in the world. Raducanu, 19, slumped to a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to veteran French player Alize Cornet…