Images from Saturday's action at the Australian Open.
British No 1 Cameron Norrie overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5.
Rafael Nadal toppled big-serving American Reilly Opelka to remain perfect on the year while unseeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic stunned world number six Matteo Berrettini.
Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return
Alex De Minaur and Nick Kyrgios fell to the ground in relief and celebration after winning the half hour-long extended tiebreak
IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.
All 112 matches of the 'NZ Premier League' will be played in Auckland without spectators but broadcast live on Sky Sport or the Youtube channel, Sky Sport Next, Tennis New Zealand said on Monday.
World number two and top seed Caroline Wozniacki, runner-up at the south coast event last year, cruised into the semi-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Australia's Ashleigh Barty.
Former Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard successfully negotiated the qualifying draw on Thursday, beating Colombian Mariana Duque-Marino 6-3, 6-2 to secure a spot in next week's main draw.
Murray was made to fight for two hours and 52 minute
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday
The French Open champion's grounded personality meant she was always going to present a clear contrast to the main Australian men's title hopefuls of recent years but there has been no shortage of compatriots ready to kick up a fuss on her behalf.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
World number one Novak Djokovic blasted past qualifier Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
It was a repeat of the 34-year-old's straight sets victory over Andy Murray in the second round of the US Open in August.
Roger Federer was made to work hard by Fernando Verdasco before beating the Spanish veteran 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Roger Federer claimed the 100th ATP title of his career by beating 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday.
Images from Day 4 of the Wimbledon tennis championships played in London, on Wednesday.
Images from Day 5 of the Wimbledon tennis championships played in London, on Friday.
Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic booked their spots in the Paris Masters second round on Monday, while Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament with next month's ATP Finals on the horizon.
Italy's Matteo Berrettini overcame second seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(9), 6-4 to win his first title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday.
After a brief interruption when the players were locked at 5-5 in the opening set, Federer saved two set points in the tiebreak and held firm to gain the upper hand in the contest.
Big-serving Isner reaches Montreal second round
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
It was the Russian's first competitive match since she withdrew from the St Petersburg Open in January.
A summary of sports events and sports persons who made news on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic continued his Wimbledon preparations by beating American Donald Young 6-2, 7-6(9) on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Aegon International tournament at Eastbourne.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2020 US Open in New York on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Serena Williams recovered from a set down to beat Australian Ashleigh Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and book a place in the third round.
Images from all the action from Day 1 of the Wimbledon on Monday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
IMAGES from the Australian Open on Tuesday.
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