Medvedev outlasts Zverev to reach Halle final
Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Melbourne Park precinct during the Australian Open after a complaint from the Ukraine ambassador to the country.
The Australian Open champion never faced a break point and used her hard and accurate serve to dispatch Gauff.
'I guess it'll force me to read books more, be more of a productive human probably.'
All the action from Day 4 at the Australian Open on Wednesday
Italian surprise package Jasmine Paolini staved off a fightback from fourth seed Elena Rybakina to seal a stunning 6-2 4-6 6-4 win
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
Athletes from Russia and Belarus, Moscow's closest ally in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, are barred from the Paris Games except for the few who will compete as neutral athletes without flags or anthems.
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it to her third final in four years at Roland Garros.
Carlos Alcaraz kept his Indian Wells 'three-peat' campaign on track with a straight sets win against Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the third round.
Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the US Open.
Aryna Sabalenka moved one step closer to defending her Wuhan Open crown after dispatching world number one Ash Barty in straight sets with a 7-5 6-4 victory in the semi-final on Friday
Defending champion Simona Halep pulled out of Wimbledon on Friday after failing to recover from a calf injury she suffered last month, the world number three Romanian said.
Carlos Alcaraz secured his passage into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges.
AELTC took the decision in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
A summary of Thursday's action at the US Open.
Novak Djokovic's bid for a 100th ATP Tour title gained momentum on Thursday
Good things come to those who wait as the saying goes -- but Madison Keys's wait may have seemed interminable.
Elena Rybakina knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek at Indian Wells on Friday to set up a clash against Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
Elena Rybakina stormed to her first Australian Open final with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, wearing the twice champion down in a cagey first set before dominating to close out the match.
Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
Victoria Azarenka's career has been a rollercoaster ride since she since she returned to the tour in 2017 after taking time off to have her son, Leo. After three years away from the WTA Tour following the birth of her son Alexander, Tsvetana Pironkova, playing in her first event since 2017, claimed a shock upset at the US Open.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
On-court coaching, previously banned and punishable by point deductions, disqualification or even suspension from tournaments is being positively encouraged at Melbourne Park with "coaching pods"
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 French Open.
Leylah Fernandez's storybook US Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday, as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final.
Paula Badosa spoiled Simona Halep's return from a doping ban.
Images from Day 3 of the Wimbledon tennis championships played in London, on Wednesday.
Iga Swiatek beat Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.
The first teenager to play in a US Open final since Serena in 2001 there was symmetry to the moment as Gauff rallied to beat the second seeded Belarusian 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and end a six-year barren stretch for American tennis fans, who were finally able to celebrate a homegrown champion.
Hurkacz, Swiatek win as Poland march into United Cup final
Coco Gauff said she has tweaked her service motion to make her toss more consistent.
Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open, where she will face Caroline Garcia, the first qualifier to reach the final of a WTA 1000 tournament.
Hewitt defers Hall of Fame induction due to travel restrictions
World No 12 Petra Kvitova returned to court dressed for the French Open but was happy to triumph in the women's draw at an all-Czech tournament on Thursday as the sports world starts to slowly return from the novel coronavirus shutdown. The Prague tournament - played among the top Czech men's and women's players but without fans and with ball boys and girls wearing gloves and face masks - was one of the first after professional tennis was suspended in early March as the world went into lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.
World Number one Simona Halep and Japan's Naomi Osaka are among the players nominated for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year award.
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