Venus Williams will return to the Australian Open after receiving a wildcard entry, the tournament's organisers said on Friday, marking her first appearance at Melbourne Park in five years.
Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams thanked Australian Open organisers on Saturday for giving her a wildcard that will see the 45-year-old American become the oldest woman ever to compete in the singles main draw.
This is Sania Mirza's first tournament since her return to the circuit after a two-year break.
Sania Mirza's preparation for the Australian Open suffered a setback as she crashed out of the WTA Hobart International after losing a hard-fought first round match to wild card Alicia Molik in Hobart on Monday.
France's Alize Cornet thrashed an error-prone Eugenie Bouchard 6-1, 6-2 to win the Hobart International title on Saturday.
Yuan broke Stephens when the American was serving for the match at 6-5. Stephens led 5-4 in the tie-break but could not hold on to her advantage and crashed out.
World number three Elena Rybakina overcame Cristina Bucsa in two hard-fought sets to make the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on Wednesday, while Jessica Pegula and Jelena Ostapenko had to work even harder to make the last eight.
"The best part is she just treats me like a normal person and we can relate in that regard and off-court is just as important as on court."
Making a comeback after a two-year hiatus, she enters women's doubles quarter-finals of Hobart International.
Despite concerns over a calf strain, Sania will play in the women's doubles.
Sania Mirza lifted with partner Nadiia Kichenok pipped the second seed Chinese team 6-4, 6-4 in one hour 21 minutes.
Picture shows Sania and her son, wearing nightsuits all cuddled up in bed. Izhaan has a sweet smile on his face that can brighten anyone's day.
The 34-year-old multiple Grand Slam winner had opted out of the scheme when she was selected last in 2017 because of an injury breakdown which led to a lay-off.
Doubles star Sania Mirza returned to the Indian Fed Cup team after four years as she was named in the five-member squad, which features country's top singles player Ankita Raina. Sania last played Fed Cup in 2016 and has been out of action since October 2017 as she took a two-year break to start a family.
'I haven't thought about anything. I mean I'm just here, I'm having a good time, I'm winning. What more can I ask for in a comeback?'
With this loss, Prajnesh lost a golden opportunity to face Djokovic in the second round.
Gauff vows to be more aggressive in Osaka showdown
With next week's Australian Open in mind, a weary Venus Williams has opted to skip the Hobart International while her American compatriot Sloane Stephens has pulled out of the Sydney International with a minor wrist injury.
Sania Mirza continued her winning run as she entered the women's doubles semifinals of the Hobart International
Former World No 1 in doubles and six-time Grand Slam champion Sania beat Indonesia's 16-year-old Priska Madelyn Nugroho for the award in Asia/Oceania regional category.
Petra Kvitova won her third title of the year as she fought back from a set down to beat Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Prague Open final on Saturday.
A look at the records of Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin ahead of their Australian Open final on Saturday.
Sania is returning to the circuit after a two-year break but injured her leg in practice.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Thursday confirmed that she will be back to competitive tennis at Hobart International in January 2020 after a two-year break.
American Sofia Kenin counter-punched her way back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win in Melbourne on Saturday.
Garbine Muguruza swapped her rackets for crampons and headed to Tanzania with a friend to climb 5,895 metre (19,340 feet) Mount Kilimanjaro, a five-day expedition in which she scaled
Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro became the first player through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as she dug herself out of a hole to beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 4-6, 6-4 ,8-6 on Sunday.
Controversies are affecting the Indian ace's performance, AITA Secretary General Anil Khanna said.
Sania Mirza and Francesca Schiavone's were handed a straight-set defeat by Spanirad Arantxa Parra Santonja and Edina Gallovits of Romania at the doubles event of the USD 220,000 Hobart International WTA tournament on Wednesday.
Sania Mirza, playing her first competitive match since a long injury lay-off, along with her Italian partner Francesca Schiavone reached the doubles quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 WTA Hobart International tournament on Monday.
Former world number four Jelena Dokic is confident she will be fit for the Australian Open after withdrawing from the Hobart International on Friday with an Achilles' tendon injury. Dokic was scheduled to play in qualifying for the Hobart tournament this weekend but strained her Achilles' tendon while practicing on Thursday.
Factbox on American Sloane Stephens, who beat compatriot Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 to win her first U.S. Open singles title on Saturday:
She beat fourth seed Russian Maria Kirilenko in the first round of the Hobart International tennis tournament on Monday.
Eleni Daniilidou of Greece won the Hobart International on Friday after her opponent, Russian Vera Zvonareva, withdrew from the final because of an injury.
Second seed Vera Zvonareva overpowered Ashley Harkleroad 6-2, 6-1 to set up a final with Greece's Eleni Daniilidou at the Hobart International on Thursday.
Sania Mirza beat Spanish qualifier Lourdes Dominguez to advance into the second round of the Hobart WTA.
Sania Mirza would look to improve on her performance at the big stage as she begins her campaign in the year's first Grand Slam.
India's Sania Mirza lost 5-7, 6-1, 3-6 to Flavia Pennetta in the quarterfinal of the Hobart International WTA.
Despite Venus' misguided advice, Serena Williams beat Lucie Safarova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.
American Sofia Kenin counter-punched her way back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win in Melbourne on Saturday. The 21-year-old Kenin, seeded 14th at Melbourne Park, converted her second matchpoint against the twice Grand Slam champion, who double faulted on the final point, to end an engrossing contest that lasted more than two hours.
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