Tennis

Dec 31, 2012: Novak Djokovic narrowly avoided injury in a freak incident as he helped Serbia to victory in the Hopman Cup on Monday

Dec 31, 2012: Caroline Wozniacki's new season got off to the worst possible start, as she was beaten by qualifier Ksenia Pervak at the Brisbane International

Dec 30, 2012: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga failed to steer France to an opening victory at the Hopman Cup as his singles win was in vain after they were beaten 2-1 by Spain

Dec 30, 2012: Andrea Petkovic has been ruled out of the Australian Open after suffering a knee injury at the Hopman Cup

Dec 30, 2012: Laura Robson capped an encouraging day for British players at the Shenzhen Open with a comfortable opening victory over Romania's Edina Gallovits-Hall

Dec 29, 2012: Andrea Petkovic is a doubt for the Australian Open after she suffered a knee injury in action for Germany in the Hopman Cup

Dec 29, 2012: Novak Djokovic will arrive in Australia with an unbeaten record after defending his Mubadala Tennis Championship title with victory over Nicolas Almagro

Dec 28, 2012: Rafael Nadal has once again been forced to postpone his long-awaited comeback and has withdrawn from the Australian Open

Dec 28, 2012: Novak Djokovic made an early statement of intent as he blitzed past David Ferrer in his opening match of the new season

Dec 27, 2012: Novak Djokovic has made winning the French Open his top priority in 2013 as he bids to complete a career Grand Slam

Dec 27, 2012: Andy Murray made a stuttering start to the new season as he was beaten by Janko Tipsarevic at the Mubadala Tennis Championship

Dec 26, 2012: Andy Murray admits he will be in uncharted waters when he competes in his first major tournament since winning the US Open in September because the pressure will be off

Dec 26, 2012: Andy Murray's mother Judy believes Ivan Lendl is the perfect match for the British No. 1 and was central to his US Open triumph

Dec 25, 2012: Rafael Nadal has been forced to pull out of the Mubadala Tennis Championship on account of illness

Dec 25, 2012: Rafael Nadal is in no doubt he can still mix it with the game's elite, but feels it could be some time he is ready to challenge for major titles

Dec 24, 2012: Andy Murray believes hard work has been the key to his success in 2012 and he will carry the work ethic into an assault on the majors in 2013

Dec 23, 2012: Heather Watson has enjoyed a hugely successful season, but the British No. 1 admits she often feels desperately lonely and has struggled to fit in on the WTA Tour

Dec 22, 2012: Rafael Nadal says he never lost faith that Andy Murray would eventually win a grand slam, suggesting that tennis was indebted to the Scot

Dec 22, 2012: British No. 1 Heather Watson is resisting the temptation for mere gradual improvements and is aiming to make giant strides in 2013