Iga Swiatek will have her task cut out as she aims to pick up her third title in four years in Paris.
While it's fun for a bit to see enormous robots smashing into one another, it quickly evokes the 'been-there-seen-that' feeling, observes Mayur Sanap.
Holger Rune powered past Argentine qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to reach the French Open fourth round.
World number one Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour to defend her Qatar Open title on Saturday.
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.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Ons Jabeur stands on the verge of history with a maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon within her grasp but in Czech surprise package Marketa Vondrousova she faces a final opponent who could tear up the script and prolong her wait.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3, 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final on Sunday.
Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic stunned Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 to win the Wimbledon women's singles final on Saturday.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
Australian Open set a Grand Slam attendance record with more than 900,000 spectators visiting over three weeks
American Sloane Stephens battled back to defeat defending champion Caroline Garcia at the Cincinnati Open.
The decision to lift the ban was met with protest from Ukraine, whose Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said it was "immoral" and urged Britain to deny Russian and Belarusian players visas.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Ons Jabeur was so fixated on winning that she had even replaced her niece's photograph with an image of the Venus Rosewater Dish on the screensaver of her mobile phone.
Carlos Alcaraz downed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4 to book an Indian Wells semi-final place
For the first time since 2004, neither Novak Djokovic nor the injured Rafael Nadal will be in the Rome final.
Italian seventh seed Jannik Sinner beat Tommy Paul to set up a Canadian Open final clash with Australia's Alex De Minaur
IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
That was the lesser of two disappointments for the Belarusian on Thursday, as Azarenka's bid for a third title at Melbourne Park ended with some regret at her missed chances against 22nd seed Rybakina.
A frustrated Coco Gauff broke down in tears after her 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Jelena Ostapenko at the Australian Open on Sunday.
How sweet it is: Eubanks's climb up the ranks is 'icing on the cake'
The 23-year-old Kazakh, whose previous best performance in a Grand Slam was reaching the quarter-final at the French Open last year, would like TO create history on the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
The Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved match points on the way to claiming a 3-6, 7-5, 9-7 win on Centre Court.
Novak Djokovic enjoyed a stress-free return to US competition following a two year absence
Aryna Sabalenka rose above geopolitical tumult to become the first player to claim a Grand Slam title as a neutral at the Australian Open.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the Wimbledon 2022 Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Wednesday.
Don't you agree the jacket make these models look ubercool?
IMAGES from all the action on Day 7 of the US Open played at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz moved to within two wins of completing the 'Sunshine Double'
Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna made it to the second round of the Miami Masters after getting the better of Austria's Jurgen Melzer and Briton Jamie Murray in Miami.
Kudermetova and Vesnina clinched the second set quite easily as Sania and Mattek-Sands pair bowed out
The FIH also stated that the draw of the Men's Hockey World Cup, to be hosted jointly by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 next year, will take place as per schedule on September 8.
Ons Jabeur struggled to hold back the tears after losing a second consecutive Grand Slam final on Saturday, but while the Tunisian said her US Open defeat to Iga Swiatek was tough to take she vowed to come back swinging.
Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner stunned world number one Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in an epic Miami Open semi-final duel on Friday, as Petra Kvitova set up a meeting with Elena Rybakina in the women's championship match.
A disbelieving Magda Linette continued her dream run at the Australian Open on Wednesday with a stunning victory over former world number one Karolina Pliskova to move into the semi-finals.
Badla, bhoots and a barrage of detective dramas bombard the streaming platforms this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can see or skip.
A crowd favourite for her creative playing style, Ons Jabeur rolls into her second straight Grand Slam championship match brimming with confidence, with lessons learned from her heartbreaking loss at the All England Club to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina.
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