Murray knocked out by Fritz in Washington
Rafael Nadal warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard claimed a record-extending 10th Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday in the latest chapter of their rivalry.
Geopolitical tensions simmered at the US Open on Thursday as Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk refused the customary handshake at the net when Belarusian Victoria Azarenka defeated her 6-2, 6-3 in the second round.
Rafael Nadal's preparations for his Australian Open title defence got off to a wobbly start as Cameron Norrie handed him a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat in the United Cup on Saturday to give Britain a 1-0 lead.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 9 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.
'Meeting a real queen, that would be pretty cool'
Organisers confirmed Osaka had withdrawn due to a left ankle injury and her opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo will now face lucky loser Nuria Parrizas Diaz.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open played at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2023 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has withdrawn from the 2022 Championships with no ranking points on offer.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic recovered from a set down to beat Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula
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.
Azarenka, who sits on the eight-person WTA players council, said that combating abuse was the group's top priority.
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.
World number one Ash Barty delighted the Memorial Drive crowd by breezing through to the Adelaide International semi-finals with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sofia Kenin on Friday.
Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
In response to questions about scheduling, Mauresmo said men's matches have more 'appeal'.
He was drawn in the toughest half of the draw with Nadal as well as in-form Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Alexander Zverev, who could clash in the last eight.
Andy Murray overcame a slow start and a third set service break to beat Taro Daniel 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of Indian Wells on Friday and notch his 700th career win.
Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times champion crushed third seed Jessica Pegula to reach the semi-finals.
Hubert Hurkacz showed his Wimbledon credentials on Sunday, hammering world number one Daniil Medvedev
Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2021 Australian Open
Novak Djokovic launched his bid to stay on course for a Golden Slam with a clinical 6-2, 6-2 win over 139th-ranked Hugo Dellien of Bolivia on Saturday, as sweltering conditions in Tokyo took a toll on the players on the opening day of tennis at the Games.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2021 French Open, in Paris, on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray have pledged to support relief funds for children affected by the invasion.
Rafael Nadal is tied with Roger Federer as the player with the most men's singles majors and the Spaniard can now overtake his great rival who has skipped the Australian Open.
The first stop on Serena Williams' farewell tour came to a quick end as she fell to Belinda Bencic in second-round action at the Canadian Open on Wednesday a day after announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.
Ash Barty said on Thursday there was no perfect time to bow out of tennis but that claiming the Australian Open championship in front of home fans was the ideal finish to her career.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Elena Rybakina's modest celebrations after winning Wimbledon on Saturday was mostly due to her impassive personality but there was possibly also an air of inevitability about her triumph that made her react the way she did.
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