Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen.
World number two Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, the 23-year-old said.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
The two players merely acknowledged each other with a wave before heading off court.
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.
Three contenders for the women's singles title at the Australian Open.
Sabalenka crashed to a 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva
Gauff survives scare, Osaka advances
Swiatek took the prestigious Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen for a joyous spin around the enchanting Paris.
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Coco Gauff eked out a victory to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic will prepare for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title by representing Serbia at the United Cup mixed team tournament while old rival Rafael Nadal and former women's world number one Naomi Osaka return at Brisbane after time away.
Images from Day 4 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a potential quarter-final clash with old foe Jannik Sinner in his US Open title defence, and American Coco Gauff is on a collision course with defending champion Iga Swiatek on the women's side.
Wild card Caroline Wozniacki, another former champion and returning mother, will play 20th seed Magda Linette.
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka beat Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-3 to win the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday for their second Grand Slam trophy together.
Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final
Carlos Alcaraz's US Open preparations suffered a setback on Friday as the world number one fell to American Tommy Paul
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.
A summary of Thursday's action at the US Open.
Czech Marketa Vondrousova will meet Ons Jabeur in the women's singles final of Wimbledon 2023.
Iga Swiatek beat Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.
The Finals, contested by the world's top eight singles players and eight doubles teams, was moved out of China's Shenzhen after last year's event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
'When I'm going to be next time in the same situation, I'm going to do some stuff differently because, it was a little bit stressful, and it shouldn't be.'
IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday.
Elena Rybakina knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek at Indian Wells on Friday to set up a clash against Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
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.
Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray have pledged to support relief funds for children affected by the invasion.
The American great came into what is expected to be her final tournament as a 50-1 long-shot to win the title but after upsetting world number two Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday she is now 14-1
Images from Day 10 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Coco Gauff became the first American to win a US Open singles title since Sloane Stephens in 2017.
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
Andreescu suffered torn ankle ligaments at Miami Open
Here is what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at the US Open
Novak Djokovic reclaimed the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz
A crestfallen Ons Jabeur described Saturday's 6-4, 6-4 defeat by the unseeded Marketa Vondrousova in the Wimbledon singles final as the most painful of her career.
Here is what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at Wimbledon:
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur believes the lessons she learned in two Grand Slam final defeats will stand her in good stead for Saturday's Wimbledon showdown with unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam to ban competitors from Russia and Belarus last year.
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