Andy Murray has returned to competitive tennis for the first time since September with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Australian wildcard entry James Duckworth at the Brisbane International.
Pavel Shen scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Russia defeated Canada 2-1 on Monday in the round-robin finale for both teams at the world junior hockey championship.
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov and Canada's Milos Roanic ensured no slip ups in their final outing of 2018 by having straight set victories in their respective first round matches at the Brisbane International on Monday.
Serena Williams overcame a sluggish start to power past Maria Sakkari in straight-sets at the Hopman Cup on Monday in her first competitive match since melting down in the U.S. Open final.
Kirill Slepets broke a tie short-handed early in the third period and Russia added three more goals to beat Switzerland 7-4 in the world junior hockey championship.
Roger Federer started preparation for his Australian Open title defense in style with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Cameron Norrie at the Hopman Cup on Sunday.
Adam Boqvist scored at 3:51 of overtime to give Sweden a 5-4 victory over the United States in the world junior hockey championship after Ryan Phoehling scored twice in the final 37 seconds to force the extra period.
Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari 4-3, 3-4, 4-3 to give Britain a 2-1 win over Greece in the opening match of the Hopman Cup.
