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Serena Williams’s coach confident she’ll be ready for Australian Open
Serena Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, says she is healthy and ready to play in the Australian Open.

Ferrer keeps Auckland success going, advances to semifinals
SYDNEY (AP) Four-time champion David Ferrer will play Jack Sock in the semifinals of Auckland's ASB Classic after beating Lukas Rosol 6-3, 6-4 in a quarterfinal
Tomic, Azarenka move into top 16 in Australian Open seedings
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Defending champions and No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams top the Australian Open seedings lists, which follow rankings
Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Lindsay Davenport previews Australian Open
Jon Wertheim previews the 2016 Australian Open with Lindsay Davenport on this week's Beyond the Baseline Podcast.
Mailbag: Takeaways from 2016 Australian Open lead-ups, more
Jon Wertheim answers reader questions about Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray at Australian Open 2016, Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams and more in his weekly Mailbag.
Ferrer wins at Auckland, Kyrgios quits in Melbourne
SYDNEY (AP) Top-seeded Simona Halep has booked a semifinal berth at the Sydney International, while fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the men's
In Melbourne, Serena Williams has mostly shined, occasionally struggled
As Serena Williams begins play in the 2016 Australian Open, take a look back at some of her best, and worst, moments in her 15 appearances in the tournament.
Andy Murray discusses new apparel technology, kit for Australian Open
Andy Murray will use a cool new technology—one with a special cooling sensation like menthol gum—in order to beat the heat in Melbourne at the Australian Open.
Here's what the top players will wear on court at the 2016 Australian Open
Australian Open 2016 kits: What Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard, Nick Kyrgios, Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and more will wear in Melbourne.
Kerber withdraws from Sydney tournament with stomach illness
SYDNEY (AP) Eight of the top 10 women in tennis are injured or have become sick in the lead up to the Australian Open, the latest being Angelique Kerber after
Bouchard wins in Hobart first round
SYDNEY (AP) Eugenie Bouchard provided relief from a deluge of bad injury news in the women's game ahead of the Australian Open, as the Canadian won 6-2, 6-1