Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Djokovic beat Andy Murray to win the men's singles title at the Australian Open. (Getty Images)Kim Clijsters of Belgium poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the women's singles title at the Australian Open. (Getty Images)Roger Federer (left) congratulates Rafael Nadal following the latter's victory in the men's singles final of the French Open.
06:44 PM, Dec 31, 2011

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel got the defence of his driver's championship to the best possible start by winning the opening race of the season in Australia. (Getty Images)McLaren driver Jenson Button of Britain won his first of three races this year at the Canadian Grand Prix, where he overtook Vettel on the very last lap to make it one of the most memorable races in wet weather conditions. (Getty Images)Ferrari driver, Fernando Alonso of Spain won his only race of the year by finishing on top in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. (Getty Images)
05:08 PM, Dec 31, 2011

Novak Djokovic steps it up in 2011 Novak Djokovic is about to find out what it takes to follow up on a nearly unbeatable season. The 24-year-old Serb won three of the four Grand Slams titles, lifted seven other trophies and wrested the No 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal. His 70-6 record included a staggering 41-match winning streak to begin the season. "It was incredible," Djokovic said. "I made so many wins in a row that I...  
01:40 PM, Dec 31, 2011

Reunion and splits mark Indian tennis in 2011 Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi reunited after nine years only to split within months as Indian tennis' highs and lows remained centred on its doubles players in 2011. Bhupathi is set to partner Rohan Bopanna in the coming season, running up to the Olympics, and it remains to be seen how they would shape up in London. Paes, meanwhile, is likely to start the year with Serb Janko Tipsarevic in...  
01:04 PM, Dec 31, 2011