Roger Federer began his 63rd consecutive Grand Slam tournament with a majestic 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over little-known Bosnian Damir Dzumhur at Wimbledon in London, on Tuesday.
The winners of the season's first three grand slams Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal put on a masterclass at the Western and Southern Open on Wednesday, strolling into the third round with straight sets wins.
Images from the quarter-final matches played at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday
IMAGES from all the action on Day 8 the Australian Open on Monday
The young royal was urged to not drop the prized Wimbledon trophy by his father after being handed the trophy by Djokovic.
Defending champion Andy Murray eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 10th successive year with a 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Benoit Paire on Monday.
Fourth seed Rafael Nadal survived a few anxious moments before booking his place in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a see-sawing 6-4, 6-3 victory over Japanese Kei Nishikori at Indian Wells in California on Friday.
"And going into the match having not lost on clay this year and having some big wins on the surface is important for me. I will just keep doing what I have been doing."
A summary of Day 2 at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Goffin stuns Federer to reach London final
Medvedev's deep groundstrokes have been a major component of his clay-court progression. His baseline retrieving has been the foundation of his hard-court success, and he attributed his success on the clay this year to a string change at the start of the 2023 season.
Fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro, whose match was shunted back to the late evening by the disruptions, was the first major casualty of the men's draw when he lostto 62nd ranked Spaniard Roberto Bautista at the Australian Open.
IMAGES from matches played on Day 7 of the French Open at the Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday
Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to outclass Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-6 (7) in the final and win his seventh Wimbledon title in London on Sunday.
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Nadal meets the 'new Nick' Kyrgios in fourth-round blockbuster
Images from Day 4 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday
Images from the Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
Images from the Australian Open matches played in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Images from Day 4 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park.
The maverick Australian is in his first Slam final after a roller-coaster career.
Roger Federer lit up the O2 Arena with a dazzling 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Novak Djokovic to hand the Serb an early ATP Finals exit and wreck his bid to end the year ranked number one on Thursday.
Live tennis action is a fading memory during the coronavirus shutdown but 20,000 fans tuned in to watch old rivals Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray chew the fat on Instagram on Friday. Sitting on their sofas at home, the duo spent an entertaining hour reminiscing about some of the classics in their 36-match series, painful losses and even came up with the perfect tennis player.
John McEnroe believes outside of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios elevates the game like few others.
Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the tournament's start on Monday for "personal reasons", the French Tennis Federation announced on Friday.
The world number one questioned the success of Wimbledon's experiment with the Hawkeye ball tracking system.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
Norma Godinho has just about caught her breath after all the action at SW19 on Super Sunday. Here are Norma's memorable moments from this year's Wimbledon.
Images from Day 5 of the 2021 French Open, in Paris, on Thursday.
When tennis fans from Arizona say it is hot at the Wimbledon championships, then it must be.
Looking to improve her claycourt skills, she spent a bit of time at 11-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal's academy.
2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie eliminated in 1st round.
The comment came shortly after Murray revealed that the 2019 Australian Open could be his last tournament.
World number three Roger Federer is playing his first tournament on clay for three years as he prepares for the French Open.
Stanislas Wawrinka did what he had to do with victory over a weary David Ferrer at the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday and now needs a favour from Rafael Nadal to reach the semi-finals.
Images from Day 5 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Friday.
Roger Federer savoured the latest chapter of a late-career fairytale that delivered a sixth Australian Open crown on Sunday and a very 'special' 20th Grand Slam title.
Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
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