Of the contenders striving for the year's first grand slam at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic may have the keenest sense of the razor-thin line between hero and villain that haunts the world's top athletes.
Seventh-seeded Zheng Jie beat Chinese compatriot Peng Shuai 6-2, 6-1 Tuesday in a second-round match at the wind-blown Hobart International tennis tournament.
Rafael Nadal, who not so long ago was dominating the men's tour, is still without a title for more than eight months after an astonishing defeat in the final of the Qatar Open on Saturday.
Kim Clijsters survived two match points before winning her eagerly awaited rematch with fellow Belgian Justine Henin 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday.
Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters steamrolled their semi-final opponents on Friday to set up a tantalising all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International.
Belgium's Justine Henin crushed Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-2 on Friday to advance to the final of the Brisbane International in her first tournament since coming out of retirement.
Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin were forced to draw on their vast experience to avoid being eliminated from the Brisbane International on Thursday.
Belgium's Justine Henin continued her successful return to professional tennis with a 6-4 6-3 win over Kazakhstan's Sesil Karatantcheva at the Brisbane International on Wednesday.
The nation's first Wimbledon semifinalist, Zheng Jie, is looking forward to facing off against former world tennis No 1 Maria Sharapova at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic today.
Rafael Nadal, who played mock tennis with Roger Federer on a suspended "magic" carpet, was on Monday given a slightly easier path to the final of the opening tournament of what could be a transformative season.
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