MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: More sensitive souls than Dan Evans may have taken umbrage at Tim Henman's suggestion earlier this month that he needs to cut down on his calorie intake.

Roger Federer showed no signs of rust from his lack of match practice ahead of the Australian Open by hammering American Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the first round on Monday.

Federer's mum Lynette was born in South Africa, and this was the Swiss star's sixth installment of his 'Match for Africa' aid of his foundation. The Swiss superstar teamed up with Bill Gates.

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov edged out Canadian eighth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6(3) in a scrappy first round encounter at the Rotterdam Open on Monday.

The British no 3 was broken three times by the world number 84 after taking an early 2-0 lead to surrender the first set 6-3. But Edmund later converted his first match point to wrap up the win.

PETER CARLINE IN ROTTERDAM: The World No 9 looked every part the defending champion, preying on the weaknesses of Auger-Aliassime to triumph in an hour and 26 minutes.

MIKE DICKSON: Kyle Edmund's revival of the past few months gathered further pace on Sunday when he took his second title on the main ATP Tour.

Roger Federer is to miss the next three months of the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee, a reminder that even the greats are not immortal.

MIKE DICKSON: Her retirement deprives tennis of a star name, one of several likely to depart the sport in the next two years. Others will, however, be able to leave with their heads held higher.

A lack of activity in the current enforced off-season has hardly been a problem for Katie Swan, unlike so many of her fellow tennis players. She has been busy contributing to a charity effort.

In a moving letter published by the All-England Club in the wake of this year's Wimbledon being postponed due to coronavirus, Federer calls for fans to stay positive and look forward.

Bouchard recently tweeted that 'quarantine would be a lot more fun with a boyfriend' and has since been inundated with messages from fans, with one lucky follower bagging himself a date.

The 20-time grand-slam champion posted a series of tweets on Wednesday afternoon expressing his belief that the sport would be better off with one stronger governing body.

MIKE DICKSON: Roger Federer has sparked a conversation throughout the world of tennis by tweeting a suggestion about merging the governing bodies of the men's and women's game.

EXCLUSIVE: Monica Seles knew that everything had changed when Johnny Carson turned up at the victory party to celebrate her winning the French Open at just 16-years-old, 30 years ago.

He was romantically linked with Kendall Jenner in 2014 when they were pictured getting into a taxi together in New York.

Orpheus Pledger led the arrivals at the Five Seconds for Summer concert at the Metro in Sydney.

Aussie pop stars 5 Seconds Of summer looked every bit the aloof rockers when they performed at the Wango Tango festival in los Angeles on Saturday

They excitedly announced their engagement in January this year.

They're one of the biggest bands to ever come out of Australia. 

The Australian musicians of 5 Seconds of Summer have been friends since they went to high school in New South Wales. And on Thursday, Ashton Irwin and Callum Hood got coffee together in LA.

He's been hard at work recording 5 Seconds of Summer's fourth studio album.

The members of 5 Seconds of Summer played a risky game of Tattoo Roulette on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Friday.

5 Seconds of Summer were left red-faced after their backstage rider was publicly revealed on NBC's A Little Late with Lilly Singh.  

The 37-year-old British TV personality shocked The Masked Singer panelists while revealing she was Ladybug on Wednesday's episode featuring guest Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog.

Proving just how far they've come, Australian punk-rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer were one of the headline acts at this year's KISS 108's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Boston on Sunday.

He has been busy in the recording studio with his band 5SOS in the lead up to their fourth album over the past year. 

5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford has reportedly snapped up a stunning $2.9million mansion in California. 

Ashton Irwin has lived away from his native Australia for more than seven years.

5 Seconds of Summer put on an energetic show for the 75,000 attendees at Fire Fight Australia on Sunday.

5 Seconds of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin admitted he was feeling unwell earlier this week on Twitter.

All four members of the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) grew-up Down Under. 

The Love Island star, 30, who is working on the frontline, stood on his doorstep as he cheered on his hospital in Lewisham at 8pm to applaud the health heroes across the country.

Mr Cummings' name was on a leaked list of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) as far back as February. 

The Prime Minister will return to work in Downing Street on Monday to find restlessness brewing in the Tory ranks for restrictions to be relaxed.

DAN HODGES: When the coronavirus crisis began, Boris Johnson wanted to follow the science. But thanks to the paranoia of the Chinese government, there was little science to follow.

It has been speculated that those in vulnerable groups could be asked to stay home for a year to 18 months, or until a vaccine is found, amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Phones 4U founder JOHN CAUDWELL: The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace - one from which it may never fully recover.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: On his return to work yesterday, Boris Johnson channelled his inner Winston Churchill and announced that we are nearing the end of the beginning in the fight.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told a media briefing she is now advising people to use makeshift face coverings.

Michael Gove revealed that a Treasury minister is leading a 'domestic effort' to ensure that enough face coverings are available should the Government change its guidance.

At the daily No10 briefing this evening, Dominic Raab pointed to the experience in Germany as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions too early risks 'undoing all the hard work'.

The Prime Minister is expected to set out his latest thinking on social restrictions this evening when he leads the daily Downing Street press conference for the first time this month.

Prof Neil Mortensen of the Royal College of Surgeons, pictured, warned that Covid-19 has not been defeated as his one third of his members complain of shortages in PPE.

Boris Johnson, 55, and Carrie Symonds, 32, welcomed a son today, with psychologist Jo Hemmings telling FEMAIL it may have been 'an emotional epiphany' for the British Prime Minister.

Mr Hancock announced on April 2 he would achieve six-figure daily testing by close of play today but the latest numbers show 52,429 tests were carried out in the 24 hours to 9am yesterday.

Boris Johnson tonight announced a huge spike in the number of daily coronavirus tests to 81,000 as Matt Hancock appeared to be closing in on his 100,000 a day target.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is expected today to publish key data which informed the government's decision to put the UK into coronavirus lockdown.

Drawing on scientific predictions and the experiences of other countries to Britain emerging from isolation, JONATHAN MAYO imagines the 'new normal'.

He confirmed that the Government would follow a 'whack-a-mole' strategy against resurgent areas as the Government slowly lifts the economically crippling restrictions and get UK PLC going again.