Inspired Garcia goes from Cincinnati qualifier to champion
Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open, where she will face Caroline Garcia, the first qualifier to reach the final of a WTA 1000 tournament.
Serena Williams is chasing Australian Margaret Court's record 24 Grand Slam singles titles
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday.
Fritz delivers as US win inaugural United Cup crown
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Paula Badosa of Spain, earned second-round wins
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska declared it mission accomplished after clinching a 6-1, 7-6(1) victory over Elina Svitolina in the final of the Connecticut Open in New Haven on Saturday.
Madison Keys swept past Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-4 at the Cincinnati Open on Friday, setting up a semi-final clash with Petra Kvitova after the Czech defeated Ajla Tomljanovic.
The Pole said she wanted to do better this time and felt the pressure.
The Czech was a player transformed after a medical timeout in the second set and rallied to secure a place in her first Grand Slam semi-final, where she will meet the winner of the clash between Americans Jennifer Brady and Jessica Pegula.
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.
Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.
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.
Raducanu stormed into the third round of the Cincinnati Open
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.
In an interview last month after a World Tennis Tour event at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, they said they had not yet decided whether they were finished competing. Playing almost exclusively with each other throughout their 25-year careers, the Bryans captured a professional era record 119 titles, including 16 Grand Slam wins, 39 ATP Masters 1000s and the ATP Finals title four times.
Sixth seed Elise Mertens fell to Kaia Kanepi 0-6, 6-0, 7-5 and seventh seed Julia Goerges lost to American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 7-6(0).
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2021 French Open which begins on Sunday
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
Images from Day 4 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park.
Images from Monday's action at the Australian Open.
Naomi Osaka settled her nerves and stepped up her preparations for the Australian Open by beating Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Gippsland Trophy warm-up tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Since having a child and returning to the WTA Tour Serena Williams's focus has been split between raising a family and work.
Warne, Ponting, Langer to play Twenty20 bushfire match; Serena donates Auckland winnings to help raise money.
A summary of Saturday's action at the US Open.
Fashion statements from Roland Garros...
India's Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made it to the second round of the US Open with straight sets win in their respective doubles events, in New York, on Thursday night.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Serena Williams sounded a warning for her fellow Australian Open contenders with a sleek win
On a day when top seed Sloane Stephens survived a scare before beating Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, Sakkari showcased supreme court coverage skills throughout her almost two-hour match against Bertens.
Williams had little trouble against the 31-year-old German although the gusty breezes at Auckland Tennis Centre played havoc with her ball toss, especially when she was serving for the match at 5-3 in the second set.
Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Images from the action on Day 2 at the Australian Open.
Kyrgios did not face a single break point and hit 18 aces, including two to close out the final.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
Belarusian ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka held off a spirited challenge from American Alison Riske to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and successfully defend her Wuhan Open title on Saturday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2021 French Open, in Paris, on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Frenchman Benoit lost his temper in the third game of the second set when top seed Tsitsipas halted the match to attend to a broken shoe lace.
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