Andy Murray has committed to compete in the Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club for the duration of his career, and the BBC will cover the tournament until at least 2024.

Murray won a record fifth title in 2016 and then The Championships, Wimbledon for a second time three weeks later, before finishing the year as World No. 1. He was voted BBC Sports Personality Of The Year for a third time in December, and received a knighthood in the New Year Honours list.

“I’ve always loved playing the event and I’m really happy to know that I will play at Queen’s for the rest of my career,” said Murray. “My first ATP World Tour match-win came at Queen’s in 2005, so for it to become by far the most successful tournament of my career is a great feeling. Looking at the names that have won the tournament four times – some of the best players ever – winning it five times means a lot to me.”

The BBC began broadcasting the tournament in 1979. Last year, 3.7 million people tuned in to BBC television to watch Murray defeat Milos Raonic in the final, with many more listening on BBC Radio 5 Live and following online on the BBC Sport website.

In 2017, more people than ever before will be able to watch the action in person at The Queen’s Club, with the tournament expanding its Centre Court capacity by 30 per cent. More than 2,000 additional seats will be added to the current 6,942, taking the capacity to more than 9,000.

Stephen Farrow, Aegon Championships Tournament Director, said: “To know that Andy will play at The Queen’s Club for the rest of his career and that the BBC will cover it every step of the way is a huge boost in what is an exciting and important year for the Aegon Championships with our stadium capacity increasing by 30 per cent. Last year, we celebrated our four-time winners Roy Emerson, John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Lleyton Hewitt. This year, and for many years to come, Andy Murray will return as our greatest champion in front of more people than ever before, and covered live on television, radio and online by the BBC. We couldn’t be happier.”

Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport, said: “The Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club is one of the most cherished events in the tennis calendar and it’s great that the BBC will continue to bring it to audiences across all platforms until 2024. With a British tennis player as the current World No. 1 there’s no better time for us to reinforce our commitment to the sport.”

Tara McGregor-Woodhams, Head of Brand & Sponsorship, Aegon UK said: “This is fantastic news. It has been a privilege to be title-sponsor of the Aegon Championships throughout the period in which Andy Murray has won his five titles, and the BBC has always given the tournament excellent coverage. We very much look forward to the 2017 event.”

The 2017 edition of the Aegon Championships will take place 19-25 June. The Aegon Championships will be broadcast live throughout by the BBC and Eurosport.

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ASB Classic – Auckland, New Zealand

David Ferrer visited the Moët & Chandon lounge for a flute pouring competition.

Next Gen ATP star Karen Khachanov and Marcus Daniell met up with top New Zealand chef Nic Watt for a helicopter visit to Waiheke Island and some scalloping. Watch

Khachanov, Jiri Vesely, Dustin Brown and Diego Schwartzman had fun at the official players’ party.

Jack Sock served as the umpire for a Moët & Chandon exhibition, with the winner of the match receiving a Jeroboam signed by the American.

Apia International Sydney – Sydney, Australia

Dominic Thiem was among those to attend the official players’ party in Sydney. The top seed also enjoyed a visit to The Beach at Cutaway, Barangaroo Reserve. Watch

Kyle Edmund had a hair-raising experience as he visited Luna Park Sydney on his 22nd birthday.

Third seed and two-time defending champion Viktor Troicki extended his winning streak to 13 matches at Apia International Sydney on Wednesday after he struck 12 aces to beat Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 33 minutes. He is now 15-3 at the tournament. He will now play fifth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber, who was a 7-5, 6-4 winner over wild card Jordan Thompson.

World No. 8 and top seed Dominic Thiem required two hours and 40 minutes to beat qualifier Gastao Elias 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 in the final match of the day to set up a clash against Daniel Evans, who defeated eighth seed Marcel Granollers 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Second seed Pablo Cuevas reached the Sydney quarter-finals for the first time on his fourth appearance at the event following a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win over Nicolas Mahut. He goes on to face the sixth seed Gilles Muller, a semi-finalist for the past two years, who saved one match point to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov on Tuesday. Muller came through another three-setter against qualifier Matthew Barton 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Muller hit 22 aces and lost only four of his first service points, while World No. 198 Barton fired down 17 aces and lost nine of his first service points.

Also, fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta knocked out Mischa Zverev 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3.

Two-time champion John Isner fended a match point to keep his hopes for a third Auckland title alive on Tuesday. The second seed outlasted No. 56 Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6) at the ASB Classic.

Jaziri had a match point at 6/5 on Isner’s serve in the third-set tie-break, but Isner erased it with a stiff backhand volley. The 6’10” right-hander then charged the net during the next two points as well, finishing the match with a backhand volley down the line.

Isner will meet countryman Steve Johnson in the second round. Johnson, the seventh seed, lost only two points on his first serve (31/33) to dismiss Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 7-6(4).

Robin Haase opened up the top half of the draw, upsetting four-time champion and third seed David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in two hours. The 29-year-old Haase struck 11 aces and saved six of nine break points against the Spaniard, who won Auckland crowns in 2007 and 2011-’13.

The Dutchman will next meet Portugal’s Joao Sousa, who beat Brit qualifier Brydan Klein 6-3, 6-4 in 73 minutes.

Qualifying veterans and #NextGenATP stars both started making their way to the main draw of the Australian Open on Tuesday as qualifying matches got underway in Melbourne.

Top seed Radek Stepanek took his opening qualifying match 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 against American Sekou Bangoura. Stepanek, 38, is trying to reach his 15^th Australian Open singles main draw. The right-handed Czech will face Slovenian Blaz Kavcic next.

Second seed Frances Tiafoe, a member of the ATP World Tour’s Next Generation, also advanced in three sets. The 18-year-old American won 75 per cent of his first-serve points to beat Italian Marco Cecchinato 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in two hours and 14 minutes. Tiafoe is attempting to reach his first Australian Open main draw.

Two other seeded Americans also claimed opening victories on Tuesday. Sixth seed Bjorn Fratangelo beat Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-4, 7-6(3), and 21^st seed Ernesto Escobedo took 74 per cent of his second-serve points to beat German Maximilian Marterer 7-6(5), 7-5.

Slovakian Jozef Kovalik, who upset World No. 6 Marin Cilic last week after qualifying for the Aircel Chennai Open, couldn’t keep his good run going. The 24-year-old Kovalik fell 6-3, 6-3 to Argentine Marco Trungelliti.

Go Soeda of Japan, the 29^th seed, also moved on in straight sets, beating Belgian Ruben Bemelmans 7-6(10), 6-3.