IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.
World number one Iga Swiatek was able to have her cake and eat it at the US Open after the Pole capped her campaign at a star-studded Flushing Meadows by collecting her third Grand Slam title.
'We heard it was like the Hollywood of mixed doubles.'
Nine of the world's top-10 men and nine of the top-10 women have officially entered into the U.S. Open's revamped mixed doubles event, tournament organisers said on Tuesday, with former singles champions Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu teaming up.
Poland's Iga Swiatek will take over the world number one ranking in style after keeping her remarkable winning run intact with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Japan's Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday.
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.
'Neither I nor members of my team have symptoms of coronavirus. We carry out tests regularly. We will quarantine ourselves in accordance with current procedures'
Iga Swiatek is dynamite on court and the fireworks have just started, her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski said on Saturday after the world number one clinched her second Grand Slam title at the French Open.
Swiatek, who is on a 35-match winning run, had addressed the situation in Ukraine following her title win in Doha on February 26, two days after Russian troops had launched the invasion.
Poland will face Italy in their first ever Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals after beating the Czech Republic 2-1 in a hard-fought tie that ended in the early hours of Sunday.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved into the fourth round at Indian Wells on Sunday with a 6-2 6-3 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Aryna Sabalenka shocks fans with topless holiday post after Wimbledon heartbreak.
Those not familiar with seeing Swiatek close up can expect to see her sliding on Wimbledon's grass, as she does on the clay
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek cruised past Veronika Kudermetova in the semi-final of the Madrid Open to set up a second straight final showdown with world number two Aryna Sabalenka.
Iga Swiatek will have her task cut out as she aims to pick up her third title in four years in Paris.
Aryna Sabalenka is the first woman to win back to back US Open singles titles since Serena Williams in 2014.
Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
But the top seed targeted world number 68 Niemeier's serve to grab the decisive break and with it the opening set, before surrendering serve early in the next only to hit back from 2-0 down to level at 5-5 before going on to seal the victory.
Ash Barty has become the first local woman to reach the final of an Australian Open in 42 years.
Holger Rune powered past Argentine qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to reach the French Open fourth round.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has made it to the semi-finals on his Olympic Games debut.
Struggling Swiatek will open her campaign against Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova.
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Tuesday.
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.
A summary of Thursday's action at the US Open.
Images from Day 7 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Sunday.
As the 2025 French Open looms, all eyes may be on reigning champions and top seeds - but lurking just beneath the surface are several players quietly building momentum, ready to crash the party in Paris. From seasoned champions finding renewed form to rising stars with something to prove, here are four dark horses who could shake up the women's singles draw at Roland Garros.
IMAGES from Day 11 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Iga Swiatek, who beat American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday's final at Roland Garros, went from being a largely unknown 19-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, to instant celebrity status after lifting her first Suzanne Lenglen Cup 18 months ago.
Daniil Medvedev jumped for joy in an uncharacteristically emotional celebration after holding off young Frenchman Arthur Fils for a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7) win amid gusting winds on centre court in quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, on Thursday.
Kasatkina will take confidence from her run on the Parisian clay.
Alcaraz was impressive in his first Grand Slam match since his US Open triumph last year
Daniil Medvedev quelled the challenge of wildcard Arthur Fery and Marta Kostyuk fought back to upset Maria Sakkari and storm into the Wimbledon second round on a rainy Wednesday.
While off-court battles over pay and governance rumbled on, opportunities were scarce beyond the duopoly at the top of the men's game, leaving Djokovic to provide the year's standout moments for the chasing pack.
Iga Swiatek beat Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.
Defending champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz powered into the second round of the French Open on Monday.
The world number three has won eight out of her last nine matches on outdoor red clay, losing only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final.
Swiatek hit 33 unforced errors in a dismal 6-4 6-2 defeat.
Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.
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