World number one Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th tour-level victory by beating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.
Iga Swiatek's maiden triumph at the US Open extended her lead to almost twice as many points as the second-ranked Ons Jabeur
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.
Organisers confirmed Osaka had withdrawn due to a left ankle injury and her opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo will now face lucky loser Nuria Parrizas Diaz.
Images from Tuesday, Day 8 of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, in London.
Serena Williams signalled her intention to retire this month, saying she was "evolving away from tennis" but never confirming the US Open as her final event.
Former world number one Simona Halep stepped up her French Open preparations with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Coco Gauff to march into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open on Monday while Andy Murray won on clay for the first time in five years.
A tearful but happy Caroline Wozniacki headed into retirement on Friday after a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 third-round defeat at the hands of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur ended her participation in the Australian Open and her 16-year career. The 29-year-old said last year that Melbourne Park, where she won her lone Grand Slam title two years ago, would be the site of her final outing as a tennis professional.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Carlos Alcaraz came through a testing third round encounter against Nicolas Jarry.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Maria became the sixth woman in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon semis after her 34th birthday.
Last year, the teenager was ranked 338 in the world when she received a wildcard and she reached the last-16 against all odds
Elena Rybakina's modest celebrations after winning Wimbledon on Saturday was mostly due to her impassive personality but there was possibly also an air of inevitability about her triumph that made her react the way she did.
Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Coco Gauff claimed the biggest win of her young career on Friday with a stunning upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round. Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams also lost their respective matches earlier in the day. Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday.
A round-up of all tennis action on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Images from Day 10 of the 2020 French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Fritz delivers as US win inaugural United Cup crown
'I knew I was the underdog and I was just enjoying it'
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 the Australian Open matches played on Friday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Medvedev suffered a jarring early exit from the Canadian Masters last week but overcame some initial problems in a tricky tie against Shapovalov to edge both sets and book a meeting with American Fritz.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the matches played at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
The 23-year-old Kazakh, whose previous best performance in a Grand Slam was reaching the quarter-final at the French Open last year, would like TO create history on the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Images from Day 6 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Villa manager Gerrard to sit out two games after positive COVID test.
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Paula Badosa of Spain, earned second-round wins
Medvedev squandered a two-set lead against Nadal in their previous meeting in the Melbourne final in January, allowing the Spaniard to clinch his 21st Grand Slam title.
Novak Djokovic will begin his Australian Open title defence against Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, while reigning women's champion Sofia Kenin meets wild card Maddison Inglis, following the draw for the year's first Grand Slam on Friday.
Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.
Karolina Pliskova overcame a slow start before beating Garbie Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) in her opening match at the WTA Finals. In a contest between two former No. 1-ranked players, the third-seeded Pliskova struggled early adjusting to the nearly 5,000-feet altitude of Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city on Wednesday.
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.
'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.'
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
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