Author: Sandra Harwitt, Special to USA TODAY

In a near perfect showing, Novak Djokovic captured a record seventh Australian Open title by dismantling Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

If the 2019 edition of the Australian Open is an indication of what’s ahead this year, there should be a lot of memorable moments in tennis.

Looking for their first Australian Open title, Petra Kvitova and Naomi Osaka meet for the first time with the world No. 1 ranking on the line.

Serena Williams fights to a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 fourth-round win against top-ranked Simona Halep at the Australian Open.

No. 1 seed Simona Halep says despite her record against Serena Williams, she’ll go into their Australian Open match with different attitude.

Serena Williams offers Dayana Yastremska praise after a precise 6-2, 6-1 tennis lesson in all of 67 minutes in Australian Open third round.

The No. 4 seed struggled to a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 third-round victory to keep her chances of winning a second consecutive Grand Slam title alive.

If you take Frances Tiafoe at his word, it sounds as if Serena Williams could hold her own against many of the men on tour.

The 16th-seeded Serena Williams, who’salready won 10 majors since turning 30, captured the first set in 18 minutes.