In the women's draw, Angelique Kerber was knocked out in a 6-3, 6-1 defeat to Czech Katerina Siniakova while Coco Gauf won her first ever match on clay.
Gauff vows to be more aggressive in Osaka showdown
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament on Wednesday in New York City, in protest at racial injustice. Her decision follows protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
Serena Williams was sent spinning out of the Western and Southern Open by Maria Sakkari on Tuesday after the Greek rallied from a set down to beat the 23-times Grand Slam champion 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals.
A look at the records of Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin ahead of their Australian Open final on Saturday.
American Sofia Kenin counter-punched her way back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win in Melbourne on Saturday.
At one stage Yuki was a break up, serving for the opening set but lost his serve and eventually the set. After drawing parity, Yuki twice lost his serve to fall behind 0-3 in the decisive set and never recovered.
Halep finds groove to reach Prague semi-finals.
Images from Day 2 of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Tuesday.
Serena Williams has defeated her compatriot in four straight matches since a defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Australian Open.
The 28-year-old said beating American great Williams was the finest win of her career, outstripping her upset of world number one Ash Barty at last year's US Open.
Images from Day 2 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Russia's Daniil Medvedev remarkably reached his ninth final of the season as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 7-5 at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.
'This was the first time that I played points and that was too much for me today'
Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Tuesday
Prajnesh, India's top-ranked singles player at 122, downed the local wild card Jason Kubler 7-5, 6-3 in the first round
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
World number one Naomi Osaka was beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-3 on her return to competitive action after winning last month's Australian Open.
Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Monday.
Images from matches played on Day 4 at the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday
Twice winner Maria Sharapova and reigning champion Flavia Pennetta advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, though in sharply contrasting fashion.
Images from the third day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, in New York, on Wednesday:
Former world number one Garbine Muguruza was beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Aryna Sabalenka in the China Open second round on Tuesday while an ailing Jelena Ostapenko lost 6-0, 6-0 to Wang Qiang.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the US Open in New York on Wednesday.
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