IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Sunday.
Newly-crowned French Open champion Simon Halep said she was inspired to win her first Grand Slam title by her manager Virginia Ruzici's feats 40 years ago at Roland Garros.
'Even though she's still playing arguably her best tennis, you have to wonder at a certain point how long that can keep up.'
IMAGES from the French Open matches played on Thursday
Images from Day 11 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Serena Williams is a five-times Wimbledon champion but the American has surprisingly declared that she has "never really liked grass".
World number one Serena Williams survived a mid-match meltdown to beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 to win the French Open on Saturday, her 20th Grand Slam singles trophy.
Roger Federer continued his smooth progress at the French Open on Friday with a straightforward 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the fourth round.
Garbine Muguruza reached the French Open quarter-finals for the third year in a row when a solid display earned her a 6-3, 6-4 victory against former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Images from Day 9 of the French Open in Paris on Monday.
List of Wimbledon women's singles champions:
The 20-year-old Ostapenko was the first unseeded woman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Britain's Margaret Scriven in 1933.
Simona Halep trailed by a set and 5-1 against Elina Svitolina but somehow dug herself out of a hole before storming to victory to set up a semi-final against Karolina Pliskova.
Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday
A dominant Rafael Nadal arrived at one career milestone on Thursday but the speed of the Spaniard's rampage through the early rounds of the French Open suggests his eyes are fixed firmly on another more significant one.
Following Serena Williams's win over Angelique Kerber for her 7th Wimbledon crown, here is a list of Wimbledon women's singles champions since 1922:
Images from the matches played on Day 7 at the Roland Garros on Saturday
Defending champion Simona Halep was knocked out of the French Open 6-2, 6-4 by 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova in a quarter-final shock.
IMAGES from matches played on Day 7 of the French Open at the Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday
List of Wimbledon women's singles champions:
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 French Open, in Paris, on Sunday.
Images from Day 5 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Images from Day 5 of the French Open in Paris on Thursday.
The signs that things were going horribly wrong for Roger Federer were laid bare at Roland Garros.
A summary of Tuesday's play at the French Open.
Photos from French Open matches played at the Roland Garros on Friday
Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
It's French Open time! The tennis world's only clay court Grand Slam begins on Sunday and the best of the best will battle it out.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Friday.
A summary of Sunday's matches at the French Open.
Nothing, absolutely nothing could stop Serena Williams from completing the magnificent TWO-O on Saturday and the American joyously bounced around as she hoisted a Grand Slam singles trophy for the 20th time with victory at the French Open.
IMAGES from matches on Day 9 at the French Open at Roland Garros
Two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka crashed out of the French Open in the first round losing 5-7, 5-7 to Katerina Siniakova on Monday, playing only her fifth tournament of the year after a legal battle over the custody of her son.
Images from Day 4 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
IMAGES from matches on Day 8 at the French Open
Images from Day 6 of the French Open in Paris on Friday.
Images from Day 3 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Tuesday.
2016 is at the halfway stage and the year has already seen some stunning sporting wins, underdogs emerging triumphant on the biggest stages of them all.
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