Mirra Andreeva

Playing in front of her home crowd, the Paris Olympic champion delivered a resilient performance to capture her maiden WTA 1000 title

A resurgent Zheng Qinwen charged into the China Open final on Saturday, beating Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-2, and will play Mirra Andreeva for the title at her home tournament

31, who has Filipino roots through her mother's side of the family, advanced to her first tour-level semifinal of the season with the win

Mirra Andreeva’s frustration boiled over during her US Open 2026 quarter-final clash against Coco Gauff as the Russian youngster was seen throwing her racquet towards her kit bag during the tense encounter

Home favourite Coco Gauff and world number two Elena Rybakina sailed into the US Open quarterfinals, while China’s Zheng Qinwen mounted another extraordinary fightback to upset six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek

Carlos Alcaraz will launch the defence of his US Open crown against an opponent who enjoyed a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury

World number one Aryna Sabalenka dominated China’s Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 to cruise into the Cincinnati Masters fourth round, while Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock defeat to Brandon Nakashima

Defending champion extends win streak to seven after quick turnaround from Toronto

But Ashlyn Krueger has plans of her own, in terrific nick after qualifying and enjoying the best grand slam performance of her short career

Elsewhere, Formula One returns to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix where practice gets under way on Friday while the third round of Wimbledon also starts

But she was handed a brutal draw, facing Barbora Krecjikova — a two-time Major winner who lifted the trophy here in 2024 — in the second round

The job of guarding Centre Court seems to be only a little less serious than standing sentry on Whitehall

As the World Cup continues to take over North America, Wimbledon serves up a third day of world class tennis action

Matteo Berrettini chased after Stan Wawrinka to give the retiring star a gift

There are no British players in Wimbledon action in the singles on day three of the Championships after Monday’s wipeout, but Dan Evans begins his final tournament before retirement alongside former junior champion Henry Searle in the men’s doubles

Maja Chwalinska’s French Open fairytale turned into a Wimbledon nightmare after the Roland Garros runner-up was knocked out in the first round by Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew

Serena Williams announces shock return to tennis

Alexander Zverev finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday

The iconic clay courts of the French Open are barely made of clay at all CNN

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva clinched her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open 2026

Mirra Andreeva has reached the French Open final for the first time in her career

The Polish downed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Last Four to join Russian 19-year-old Andreeva, a straight-sets winner over Marta Kostyuk, in Saturday’s title-decider

Chwalinska collapsed onto the red dirt in elation after flashing a forehand past Shnaider to extend a Cinderella run that evokes memories of Brit Emma Raducanu’s unlikely 2021 US Open title

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Kostyuk defeated Mirra Andreeva to win the Madrid Open and capture her first WTA 1000 title of her career

Blockx is through to his first tour-level semifinal and is the first Belgian man in tournament history to make it this far at the Madrid Open

Andreeva, who turned 19 this week, is now into her third WTA 1000 final — the first teenager to achieve the feat

The Kazakh never looked back in the second set rushing to a 5-0 lead as Muchova struggled with her serve, sealing victory and the 13th title of her career after 1hr 18 min

Andreeva beat the two-time Stuttgart champion 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and will face either top seed Elena Rybakina or Leylah Fernandez in the semi-finals

Swiatek parted ways with Wim Fissette following her second-round loss in Miami before linking up with Roig, who was part of Rafael Nadal’s coaching team for many years

In his third-round match in California, 10th seed Bublik had taken the first set via a tiebreak

In his third-round match in California, 10th seed Bublik had taken the first set via a tiebreak

Mirra Andreeva is the reigning champion in Indian Wells, but the 18-year-old is being made to work to keep her title defence alive

Indian Wells is into it's second day as players look to progress in one of the biggest tournaments of the year outside of the four Grand Slams

While Alex Eala sits comfortably waiting for her Round-of-64 draw in the BNP Paribas Open, her former rivals will have to go through two qualifying matches to earn a slot in the main draw of the tournament set to start Wednesday in Indian Wells, California

The second-seeded American trailed the fifth-seeded Russian Andreeva by a set and a break before rallying back to complete a two-hour 38-minute win

The wildcard entrant took a beating and survived anxious moments, but undeterred, she tossed every ounce of her energy to come out unscathed

After the tie-breaker and post-match handshakes, the defending champion made her way back to her seat and was visibly upset

Carlos Alcaraz booked his place in the last eight overnight with a one-sided victory over American rival Tommy Paul

Alcaraz defeats Hanfmann in three sets to enter third round in Melbourne

Emma Raducanu continues her Australian Open campaign against Anastasia Potapova as the British No 1 bids to set up a clash with two-time champion and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka

The 28th seed had been hoping to set up another clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka, but she faded from a promising position in a 7-6 (3) 6-2 defeat

World number one Carlos Alcaraz, who could complete a career Grand Slam if he wins the tournament, faces Adam Walton, while Aryna Sabalenka takes on Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah as she seeks a third title at Melbourne Park

The Filipino tennis hotshot drew that confidence from her semifinal finish at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand last week

In an afternoon filled with various frustrating rain delays, the players were only on court for about 10 minutes before they had to return to the locker room with Raducanu trailing 1-2

Aged just 17, Emerson Jones is already making waves during the Australian summer of tennis