Hello and welcome to the BBC's coverage of the 2014 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year and of the new tennis season. There's no gentle easing into this one for the British contingent - two of the three Brits to have made it into the first-round draw will kick off the tournament in around 20 minutes' time. Andy Murray has to wait a little longer, though, as he's not in action until Tuesday.

A fourth-Test Ashes bashing followed by Sunday's convincing one-day defeat for England's cricketers, Melbourne has been a pretty miserable place for British sports fans over the last few weeks. But could that all be about to change?