Olympic champion Andy Murray feels playing in Chennai's hot and humid conditions is ideal preparation for the season's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open.
Rod Laver brushes aside the bird nuisance at Melbourne Park, something positive comes out of Marcos Baghdatis' racquet rage and Caroline Wozniacki receives an honour.
When Rod Laver beat Roy Emerson to win the Australian Open title in 1962, the event was played on grass in Sydney and, as an amateur, he took home no prize money.