Elina Svitolina said she will donate her prize money from WTA tournaments to Ukraine's military and to help with humanitarian efforts following Russia's invasion of her country last week.
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska declared it mission accomplished after clinching a 6-1, 7-6(1) victory over Elina Svitolina in the final of the Connecticut Open in New Haven on Saturday.
Local favourite Alize Cornet has backed up former world number one Victoria Azarenka's call for a review of the line call regulations at the French Open, labelling a decision against her on Sunday as "shameful".
Russian Daria Kasatkina said she left the French Open with a bitter taste in her mouth after being booed off by the crowd.
The sight of immaculately-dressed line judges standing or crouching at the side and back of the grass courts has been a feature at the Grand Slam for 147 years.
Former US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has joined a growing list of players who have decided not to play in this year's tournament due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens picked up the Doubles Team of the Year award, China's Zheng Qinwen was named Most Improved Player while Russian Mirra Andreeva won Newcomer of the Year.
Images from Day 9 of the French Open in Paris on Monday.
Ukrainian second seed Elina Svitolina ended Naomi Osaka's remarkable recent run with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over the Indian Wells champion in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.
Williams playing at a 'better level' after injury-hit start to season
IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.
At this year's Australian Open, the ladies brought back shorts centrestage.
IMAGES from the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
A summary of Friday play at the French Open.
Latvian Jelena Ostapenko believes she is getting better with every round and hopes to showcase the best of her abilities against five-time champion Venus Williams in the Wimbledon quarter-finals later on Tuesday.
Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday.
Caroline Wozniacki outlasted Agnieszka Radwanska 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a dog fight of a semi-final at the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday to end the Pole's reign at the Ariake Coliseum.
Images from Day 4 of the Wimbledon tennis championships played in London, on Wednesday.
Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko is the latest player to withdraw from the US Open, organisers of the tennis Grand Slam confirmed on Monday.
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski dished out a dominating show to make a positive start to their mixed doubles campaign at the French Open.
Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina in the Auckland Classic final on Sunday to retain her title.
Iga Swiatek will be looking to join a select band of players who have lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup four times
Venus Williams targets return for Indian Wells and Miami
Aryna Sabalenka said at the French Open that she did not want her country to be in any conflict and did not support the war in Ukraine.
Images from matches played on Day 5 at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on Friday
Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam to ban competitors from Russia and Belarus last year.
Swiatek is positioned to face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Canadian, who has not competed since she suffered a knee injury last October, said on Twitter she made the difficult decision because the COVID-19 outbreak has compromised her ability to reach her highest level of form.
World number one Novak Djokovic saw off Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 to win his fifth Paris Masters title on Sunday in a warning to his rivals ahead of the ATP Finals, while Ashleigh Barty finished the season in style by beating defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3 to add the WTA Finals title to her end-of-year world number one rank.ing
The fifth-seeded Ukrainian reached her second straight Grand Slam semi-final after also making the last four at Wimbledon in July.
Rafael Nadal looked razor sharp again during his latest meeting with qualifier Thiem
Images from the quarter-final matches played at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams tumbled out of the Rio de Janeiro singles competition in the third round on Tuesday after a shock defeat to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Top seed Serena Williams and her older sister Venus led a foursome of American women into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Images from Day 10 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
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