Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0030 FOURTH ROUND ACTION UNDERWAY AT MELBOURNE PARK The fourth round of the Australian Open got underway as matches started on schedule to kick off the second week of the year's first Grand Slam.

Australian Open is showcasing a crop of young men's players who are better equipped for the changes in tennis than their elders.

Iga Swiatek, of Poland, plays a backhand return to Rebecca Sramkova, of Slovakia, during their second round match at the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne.

Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (times GMT): 1348 RUNE OUTLASTS KECMANOVIC IN FIVE-SET THRILLER Danish 13th seed Holger Rune beat unseeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 in three-and-a-half hours to reach the last 16.

The AO is something that connects really well with New Balance because the mix of sport and culture they have is incredible,” Evan Zeder, New Balance director of global sports marketing for tennis, tells me.