Andy Murray and Johanna Konta both make it through to the second round of the Australian Open while Alex Danson thinks Team GB can go all the way in Rio. Here's our review of the last 24 hours.
Andy Murray made light work of his first round clash at the Australian Open after dominating Germany's Alexander Zverev to come through in straight sets.
The world number two won 6-1 6-2 6-3 in Melbourne and will now go up against Australian Sam Groth in the second round.
"It got tough at the end and there were a lot of long games and rallies. Alex fought hard and made it very competitive," said the Scot.
Elsewhere Johanna Konta made it through with a shock win over Venus Williams 6-4 6-2 but there was disappointment for Dan Evans and Aljaz Bedene who were both beaten.
Konta said: "It's irrelevant how old she is because she's such a champion with so much experience and knowledge.
"Even if she's playing with one leg out there, you've got to really take care of things on your own because she's an incredible player. I have all the respect for her in the world."
Alex Danson believes Team GB will be able to go toe-to-toe with any team in the world at Rio 2016 after the Olympic bronze medallist was nominated for the world player of the year award.
Last year proved to be a fruitful one for Danson and co after she helped qualify Great Britain for the Olympics with World League semi final success and then European Championship glory in London.
Also up for the world gongs are British duo Lily Owsley and Maddie Hinch in the Rising Star of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year categories with voting set to close on January 20.
"It's a huge honour but it's also a huge shock and I am absolutely delighted to be nominated and we also have young star Lily Owsley and goalkeeper Maddie Hinch nominated so it's a great representation of where GB Hockey is at the moment," she said.
"It's been a brilliant year with England winning those European Championships and qualifying GB for the Olympic Games.
"We know on our day when we bring our A game we are a team that can be competitive and hopefully we can show that in Rio."
After Kyle Edmund fell earlier during the first day Heather Watson became the second Briton to bow out of the Australian Open in the first round following a three-set defeat to Timea Babos.
The British number two started well in Melbourne and took the first set on a tie break and had the chance to serve for the match before going down 6-7 [4-7] 7-5 7-5.
It is the third time in a row that Watson has lost in the opening round of the tournament but it could have been so different as she led by a set and 5-4 in the second.
However, world number 60 Babos battled back and eventually saw off Watson.
"I'm very disappointed with the outcome, but mostly with how I played," said Watson. "I'm not pleased I didn't serve it out. It just wasn't great.
"She played the important points a lot better than I did. That at the end of the day was what decided the match."
Great Britain's men's foil team made sure they kept the momentum going on the road to Rio after moving a step closer to qualification with World Cup bronze in Paris.
The team of James Davis, Laurence Halsted, Richard Kruse and Marcus Mepstead battled the pressure to come from behind and edge out South Korea.
The Brits were seven points back at one stage but Davis pulled the team within two before he leveled things after good work from Halsted and Kruse before finishing the job in a priority minute.
The day also say Britain edge out Germany in the round of 16 – their main rivals for automatic Olympic qualification.
If they now match or better Germany's result in the final qualification event in Bonn it will put them in the automatic spots for this summer's Games.
"It was the manner of our victories, showing the mental strength and maturity to come from behind at various points, which gave me the most satisfaction from the day," said Halsted.
"I would also like to say how awesome it is that James will fully embrace the pressure of situations like the sudden death hit against Korea. What a simple and beautiful last hit that was!"
Team GB will field five riders in the Olympic road race at Rio 2016 after the UCI announced the 61 countries and quotas that will ride in August.
Britain will have five riders along with Belgium, Colombia, Spain and Italy thanks to their WorldTour ranking.
While they have five in the road race Team GB will only be able to field a single rider for the time trial in a field of 40.
The women’s road race will have 65 riders with a maximum of four per nation but the quotas won’t be announced until June.
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