Australian Open organisers have imposed a two-hour delay to the start of qualifying matches on Wednesday because of the "very poor" air quality from ongoing bushfires in the country.It is the second successive day the start of play has been delayed because of the conditions in Melbourne.On Tuesday, Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic had to be helped off court after retiring from…

Chile's Nicolas Jarry has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for two banned substances during last year's Davis Cup.The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said the 24-year-old's sample contained anabolic agent ligandrol and anabolic steroid stanozolol.World number 78 Jarry said he had not "intentionally" taken any banned substance during his career. "It strongly looks like a cross-contamination case," he said.Jarry said…

British number one Dan Evans beat Alexander Bublik to reach the quarter finals of the Adelaide International.Evans needed just 75 minutes to beat Kazakhstan's Bublik 7-5 6-2.The Briton, who will be seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time when the Australian Open begins on 20 January, will face either Russia's Andrey Rublev or American Sam Querrey next. Elsewhere,…

Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic retires from Australian Open qualifying because of the "unhealthy" air quality from ongoing bushfires in the country.Jakupovic said she felt "really scared" and that continuing with qualifying was "not fair" on the players.Available to UK users only.