IMAGES from Day 10 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Navratilova, who is openly gay, said it was vital for sports stars to speak out.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
The 15-year-old American phenom was forced to dig deep to become the youngest player since Anna Kournikova in 1996 to reach the third round
Coco Gauff has released videos protesting against killings of African-Americans in the US amid widespread outrage following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in police custody in Minneapolis.
China's Zhu Lin, who outlasted Venus Williams 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in a rain-hit match that ran two hours and 23 minutes.
Carlos Alcaraz's US Open preparations suffered a setback on Friday as the world number one fell to American Tommy Paul
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.
American teenager Coco Gauff stunned top seed Kiki Bertens to advance to her maiden WTA semi-final with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory at the Linz Open in Austria on Friday, then went back to her hotel to do her schoolwork.
Nick Kyrgios's nine-match winning streak ended in the Canadian Masters semi-finals on Friday when eighth-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz blasted his way to a 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-1 victory.
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
'Right now I'm focused on going to sleep tonight and winning the next Uno match and then tomorrow we focus back on practice and then get ready for the quarter-finals.'
Iga Swiatek clinched her second French Open title after defeating American teenager Coco Gauff
Images from Day 3 of the US Open, at Flushing Meadows, New York.
Mirza and Hradecka produced some high quality tennis but lost 4-6, 3-6
A summary of Tuesday's action at the US Open.
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Coco Gauff rallied from a break down in the final set to beat Swede Rebecca Peterson and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals for the first time
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
A look at the records of Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin ahead of their Australian Open final on Saturday.
Michelle Obama and tennis great Billie Jean King led the tributes to Serena Williams
Serena Williams showed glimpses of what lies in store for rivals this season
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Images from Day 11 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Saturday.
Next up for the 35-year-old will be another American in 39th-ranked Tommy Paul with a potential semi-final clash against top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev, who he defeated in the Australian Open final from a two-sets deficit.
Osaka battled on gamely before retiring while trailing Kaia Kanepi 7-6(4), 3-0.
Medvedev moved a step closer to a potential semi-final showdown with Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open warm-up event.
Alcaraz outlasts Hurkacz, Ruud stunned at Canadian Open
Medvedev opened as the +225 favorite at BetMGM but has seen his odds lengthen slightly despite the absence of two of his top threats. He has had a rollercoaster 2022 since falling to Nadal in the Australian Open final.
* Swiatek started playing tennis in an attempt to emulate her older sister, who competed briefly on the junior circuit.
Australian Nick Kyrgios produced another extraordinary performance to demolish compatriot Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3 at the Canadian Masters on Thursday, a day after stunning world number one Daniil Medvedev.
Venus Williams will miss the upcoming US Open due to an injury, becoming the third U.S. female after her sister Serena and Sofia Kenin to announce on Wednesday they would not take part in the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
Novak Djokovic enjoyed a stress-free return to US competition following a two year absence
Those not familiar with seeing Swiatek close up can expect to see her sliding on Wimbledon's grass, as she does on the clay
American Rajeev Ram and Briton Joe Salisbury overcame a slow start to beat Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open men's doubles final on Friday.
Holger Rune crashed out to Yoshihito Nishioka in the ATP 250 Adelaide International 1 first round.
Iga Swiatek's maiden triumph at the US Open extended her lead to almost twice as many points as the second-ranked Ons Jabeur
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