Novak Djokovic sent 141st-ranked qualifier Francesco Maestrelli packing in straight sets to ease into the Australian Open third round on Thursday -- with a little help from his favourite tree.

Aishwarzo topped the field of 27 archers with 708 out of a possible 720.

As many 18 teams from across the country will take part.

Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday before swatting him aside to book his place in the Australian Open third round.

The world number one saw off the awkward Bai 6-3, 6-1, having threatened at one stage to complete the job in even more express fashion.

Double defending champion Jannik Sinner advanced to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday in just over an hour of tennis after his French opponent Hugo Gaston retired upon losing the first two sets 6-2 6-1.

The American ninth seed was a bundle of nerves on Rod Laver Arena, but calmed down to clinch a 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 win over Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova.

An action from the men’s sabre team event between Bangladesh Ansar and Bangladesh Navy on the final day of the 9th President Cup Fencing Championships at the M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Although Ansar won the event, both teams were declared joint champions of the competition, each finishing with six gold, five silver and six bronze medals. Bangladesh Army ended the championships as runners-up with one gold, one silver and eight bronze medals. Photos: Firoz Ahmed

Iga Swiatek survived a fright Monday before battling past Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue to launch her bid for a career Grand Slam in unconvincing fashion at the Australian Open.

The 16th Teer National Archery Championships will get underway on Wednesday at the Archery Training Academy in Tongi, with a record 71 teams taking part in the four-day competition.

Novak Djokovic embarked on his latest quest to win a record 25th Grand Slam by easing to an ominous straight-sets victory Monday at the Australian Open.

The world's top players wrote to the Grand Slams calling for significant improvements in prize money in April last year.

Gauff started her quest for a maiden Australian Open title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Kamilla Rakhimova.

When paddler Abul Hashem Hasib should have been under the loving care of his parents at just three years of age, he was instead taken to an orphanage by his single mother and maternal grandfather following his father’s death and the family’s financial hardship.

Venus Williams fell at the first hurdle but said she was proud of herself after making history as the oldest woman to ever play at the Australian Open on Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his latest bid for a career Grand Slam by dismantling unseeded Australian Adam Walton 6-3 7-6(2) 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday, as the world number one showcased the power and precision befitting a player chasing history.

Aryna Sabalenka warned she was only going to get better as the top seed recovered from a slow start to launch her Australian Open with a straight-sets win on Sunday.

Play was halted during an Australian Open first-round match Sunday when a ball girl fainted as temperatures soared, with players Zeynep Sonmez and Ekaterina Alexandrova rushing to help her.

Alexander Zverev overcame a shaky start before reaching the second round on Sunday's first day of the Australian Open, as top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka get set to enter the fray.

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday after the Czech player said she was dealing with a shoulder injury.