Backed by passionate Turkish fans, Zeynep Sonmez defeated Anna Bondar to reach the Australian Open third round and match her best Grand Slam run.
Images from Day 7 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon with a debut victory over five-time champion and her inspiration Venus Williams.
Halep, who held the WTA year-end top ranking in 2017 and 2018, has not lost a set in her first week at Melbourne Park and was aggressive against Putintseva from the outset.
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.
Five things to watch out for on day five of the French Open on Thursday
Photos from the French Open matches played at the Roland Garros on Thursday
Angelique Kerber's build-up for next week's Australian Open suffered a setback with the German world number one going down in straight sets to Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina in the second round of the Sydney International.
What happened on Day 3 of the French Open was more surprising. Two of the top five seeded women exited.
Defending champion Sloane Stephens was sent packing from the Miami Open on Sunday after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Germany's Tatjana Maria in the third round.
The match ended in 52 minutes as Williams played her forehand into the net.
A competitor lambasted the French Open as "one big circus" on Thursday as soggy weather once again came back to exasperate players seeking a foothold in the semi-finals of the rain-hit claycourt major.
Images from Day 6 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
IMAGES from matches on Day 8 at the French Open
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
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