Coco Gauff became the first American to win a US Open singles title since Sloane Stephens in 2017.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Brady was sidelined by knee and foot injuries since the summer of 2021
IMAGES from Day 9 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the US Open.
Photos pf tennis action across the USA on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic reclaimed the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz
This year's US Open runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.
Swiatek will face Czech Karolina Muchova in the final.
Alcaraz outlasts Hurkacz, Ruud stunned at Canadian Open
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, are a handful of contenders ready to swoop in
Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen.
Serena Williams, Bianca Andreescu and Roger Federer have also pulled out of the Grand Slam.
'There are a number of unique challenges elite tennis players have to face. The game is gladiatorial in nature with nowhere for players to hide and no team mate or manager to help deflect the pressure.'
'Whichever company offers better incentives, the chemist would prefer it.'
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
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.
A round-up of all the tennis action from around the globe.
American Sloane Stephens battled back to defeat defending champion Caroline Garcia at the Cincinnati Open.
Carlos Alcaraz downed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4 to book an Indian Wells semi-final place
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
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.
Anett Kontaveit handed Czech Karolina Pliskova a 6-4, 6-0 drubbing to become the first player to qualify for the semi-finals while Garbine Muguruza came from behind to defeat Barbora Krejcikova 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico on Friday.
Images from Day 10 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Thursday.
Leolia Jeanjean, playing in her maiden Grand Slam, is a former big hope of French tennis who ended up living on minimum wage after a knee injury suffered when she was 15 kept her off the courts for two years.
IMAGES from all the action on Day 7 of the US Open played at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Sunday.
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
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Danielle Collins were among those to win their first-round matches at the Adelaide International
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is determined to give it his best shot in Paris to win the elusive Olympic gold medal.
Canada's Bianca Andreescu upset Greek seventh seed Maria Sakkari to reach the last 32, while Japan's Taro Daniel crushed world number 15 Alexander Zverev.
Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu clinched hard-fought wins in their first round matches at Indian Wells.
IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
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.
World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final.
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.
Carlos Alcaraz came through a testing third round encounter against Nicolas Jarry.
Brady saw four match points slip through her fingers as she served it out nervously but finally celebrated the win when Muchova fired a forehand long.
Azarenka, who sits on the eight-person WTA players council, said that combating abuse was the group's top priority.
How sweet it is: Eubanks's climb up the ranks is 'icing on the cake'
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