Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3, 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final on Sunday.
Indian Wells champions Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina stayed on course to complete the 'Sunshine Double' at the Miami Open.
Yuvraj Singh took the T20 World Cup trophy into top gear at the Miami Grand Prix circuit.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the US Open.
Daniil Medvedev's bid to reclaim the world number one ranking fell short on Thursday as the Russian lost 7-6(7), 6-3 to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami Open quarter-finals.
The French Open will be held in Paris from May 22 to June 5.
Rediff.com encapsulates all the sporting action from the past week in this eye-catching photo feature.
Messi hopes to play in Tokyo friendly after Hong Kong letdown
His previous best was 97 in February, which he had attained after winning the Chennai Open, an ATP Challenger series event.
Serbian Dusan Lajovic beat Andy Murray at the Miami Open on Wednesday, sending the Briton packing in the first round with his first hardcourt win of the season.
Indian tennis ace Yuki Bhambri continued his rich vein of form as he qualified for the main draw of the ATP Miami Masters after brushing aside Sweden's Elias Ymer in straight sets on Wednesday.
'I am still able to prioritise all the things in my life the right way'
IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
At least eight cars were trapped when the 950-ton (tonne) bridge suddenly gave way.
World number one Novak Djokovic survived a second set fightback from Slovak Martin Klizan before winning his opening match at the Miami Open 6-0, 5-7, 6-1.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tsitsipas in the 2021 US Open and in last year's Miami Masters and Barcelona Open.
* Swiatek started playing tennis in an attempt to emulate her older sister, who competed briefly on the junior circuit.
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Ace Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal was off to a winning start in Monte Carlo Masters as he defeated world number 63 Flavio Cobolli of Italy in straight sets in the qualifiers in Monte Carlo on Saturday.
Elena Rybakina knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek at Indian Wells on Friday to set up a clash against Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
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.
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Sania Mirza took a giant leap towards becoming the world number one player in the doubles by pocketing 1000 ranking points, following her stupendous title win in the Miami Open with partner Martina Hingis.
World No 84, Gunneswaran, who reached the third round at the Indian Wells Masters after coming through qualifiers, beat the Spaniard 6-2, 6-4 in the opening round.
Before Serena Williams planted her flag at the Sony Open it was sister Venus who ruled over the Miami hardcourts and the older of the tennis siblings signalled on Friday she was ready to reclaim the throne with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Anna Schmiedlova.
Soon after the gunshots were heard at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was golfing, the FBI said that it is "investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump".
Fourteen stadiums across the US will host the Copa America matches.
Mertens fell to the court and Sabalenka looked to the sky in disbelief before they embraced.
Naomi Osaka was beaten 6-0, 6-4 by Greek 23rd seed Maria Sakkari.
Big-serving John Isner bid farewell to his professional career after losing to fellow American Michael Mmoh in the US Open second round.
The split means Djokovic is now left with his part-time coach and former world number eight Radek Stepanek.
Proving there is no place like home, World No 1 Serena Williams swept past China's Li Na 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Sony Open on Saturday, collecting a record seventh win on the Miami hard courts.
Factbox on American Sloane Stephens, who beat compatriot Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 to win her first U.S. Open singles title on Saturday:
Roger Federer gained a measure of revenge against Wimbledon nemesis Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-0, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Thursday to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against a player barely half his age.
Nadal struggled with the problem in the build-up to the year's first Grand Slam
Monfils, 35, reached the last four at the 2008 French Open and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2016 US Open but has never reached a Grand Slam final.
'Competing for Britain has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I'm extremely proud to get to do it one final time'
The US Open champion, who last played at the Miami Open at the end of March, was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Gasquet at the ATP 250 claycourt event in Geneva.
Murray to practise with Djokovic in Rome before return from injury.
Dwyane Wade poured in 40 points as the Miami Heat registered a 92-86 win over the Detroit Pistons to level the Eastern Conference finals at 1-1.
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