Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
The twice Wimbledon champion, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros in 2012, looked poised and focused, treating the sparse Court Philippe Chatrier crowd to a few exquisite drop shots and lightning-quick forehands.
Naomi Osaka emerged as a fresh champion at Melbourne Park as well as the new World No 1 on Saturday.
Playing in his first competitive singles match on the ATP Tour since August 5, the 20-times Grand Slam champion showed no signs of rust in his second round win against Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis.
'We hit some unbelievable winners and nobody was clapping, so it's been really tough. But on the other hand it's nice to have the game-feeling again.'
Two-time winner Petra Kvitova and world number three Karolina Pliskova will be tough to beat at Wimbledon because the tournament's grass courts suit their games down to the ground, Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou has said.
Images from Day 11 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Wednesday.
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
World number one Naomi Osaka lost in three sets to unseeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Thursday as Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens completed the final four line-up.
Angelique Kerber suffered her first defeat as world number one when Petra Kvitova beat her 6-7(10), 7-5, 6-4 in a marathon third- round match at the Wuhan Open in China on Wednesday.
'Maybe the last tournament changed something in people's minds but not in mine. I'm really enjoying every match but, still, I think I do have lot of things to improve'
Barbora Strycova beat Alize Cornet 6-2, 7-6(4) to put defending champions Czech Republic level at 2-2 against hosts France and send the Fed Cup final into a doubles decider on Sunday.
Naomi Osaka faces Zheng before possible meeting with Coco Gauff
Aryna Sabalenka expressed more concern over the vaccine than her quarterfinal opponent No 1 Ash Barty
Simona Halep, who skipped the Palermo Ladies Open last week, was making her first appearance on the WTA Tour since her title triumph at the Dubai Tennis Championships in February.
Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell's disco dress is no competition for soccer star Alex Morgan's daring red suit.
Factbox on Japan's Naomi Osaka, who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the US Open title on Saturday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Holder Petra Kvitova suffered a shock 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 defeat by Serbia's former World No 1 Jelena Jankovic who produced an inspired display in the Wimbledon third round on Saturday.
Norway's Birk Ruud claimed the first men's freeski Big Air Olympic gold
With no standout favourite in the women's field, it could provide an ideal stage for American Serena Williams to finally end her quest for an elusive 24th Grand Slam title.
Vietnamese actor and model Ngoc Trinh's barely there gown left little to the imagination.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2020 US Open in New York on Friday.
Gauff vows to be more aggressive in Osaka showdown
Jelena Jankovic teamed up with men's world number one Djokovic at his tennis complex in Serbia's capital and beat the duo of Serbia's Davis Cup captain Nenad Zimonjic and 19-year-old prospect Olga Danilovic 7-6 in a mixed doubles contest.
Novak Djokovic posted black screenshots on his Twitter and Instagram pages with the message "Black Lives Matter", and was joined by Federer and Nadal, the other members of the "Big Three" of men's tennis.
It's been a huge draw for Indian tourists this year.
'It wasn't really a nice time to be dealing with everything'
Meet the beauties who turned heads in their glamorous looks at the amFar Gala.
Petra Kvitova raced to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Dominika Cibulkova in the Wuhan Open final on Saturday to capture her first title of the year with a ruthless display of power hitting.
Serena Williams showed glimpses of what lies in store for rivals this season
Petra Kvitova will start the defence of her Wimbledon title next week with no competitive grasscourt practice after pulling out of the Aegon International at Eastbourne where she was top seed.
Osaka will bid for her second Grand Slam title in succession against twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova on Saturday, having claimed her maiden major in New York last year by upsetting Serena Williams in the final.
Florida-born Collins battled hard in the first set on a stifling day at Rod Laver Arena but ended up steamrolled 7-6(2), 6-0 by eighth seed Kvitova.
Petra Kvitova completed her preparations for an assault on a third Grand Slam title in triumphant style on Friday by downing fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 7-6 to win the Sydney International title.
Petra Kvitova moved closer to a third straight Connecticut Open crown after defeating Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.
Roger Federer's proposal to merge the tours gets thumbs up from top players.
Laureus Awards were handed over in Berlin on Monday with celebrities stealing the spotlight on the red carpet.
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