After a third-round appearance at the Australian Open and a week at home to recharge, Kimberly Birrell records a victory in the Launceston opening round.

Young Australian trio Ash Barty, Alex De Minaur and Kimberly Birrell feature in big matches at Rod Laver Arena on Friday at the Australian Open.

Kimberly Birrell's incredible summer has continued, with the Australian wildcard upsetting 29th seed Donna Vekic to reach the third round at Australian Open 2019.

Astra Sharma, Zoe Hives and Kimberly Birrell each picked up their first ever Grand Slam main-draw wins on a memorable day for the host nation on Day 1 of the Australian Open.

Aussie No.2 John Millman, qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis and wildcards James Duckworth and Kimberly Birrell are gearing up for a strong start to 2019 at the Australian Open.

Kimberly Birrell reflects on her breakthrough performance at the Brisbane International - and the journey she undertook to get to this point.

Wildcard Kimberly Birrell recovers from 3-5 down in the third set to upset 10th-ranked Daria Kasatkina as qualifier Destanee Aiava shuts out Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets.

Kimberly Birrell did not drop a set all week at Melbourne Park, with her latest victory - over Astra Sharma in the AO Play-off final - earning her an Australian Open 2019…

Astra Sharma overcame Zoe Hives in a high-quality, physical battle to advance to the final of the Australian Open Play-off, where she will meet either Ellen Perez or Kimberly…

Kimberly Birrell subdued the challenge of 18/u champion Gabriella Da Silva-Fick to advance to the quarterfinals of the AO Play-off. She will next meet Jaimee Fourlis, a winner in…