Anastasia Potapova

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

Aryna Sabalenka’s win proves women belong in primetime French Open slot

Coco Gauff finally met a player in Paris who could match her court coverage in long baseline rallies

Katie Boulter has implored French Open organisers to remove advertising hoardings at the back of the court after a lucky escape on Thursday

Stefanos Tsitsipas has released an emotional statement following his exit from the Madrid Open

Potapova's run has included impressive victories over former French ​Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and world number two Elena Rybakina

Both Eala and the 23-year-old Fernandez last faced each other last February in the doubles play of the Abu Dhabi Open in the United Arab Emirates

One of Andy Murray’s former coaches, Petchey worked with Raducanu before her 2021 breakthrough, and rejoined the team on an ad hoc basis last year when the Brit was left without a full-time coach

And she will have to be on better form to beat Chwalinska this afternoon who overcame seventh seed Olga Danilovic in three sets last time out

The Briton has split with coach Francisco Roig after six months following her second-round exit at the Australian Open against Anastasia Potapova Close

Brands such as New Balance, Ralph Lauren and Mecca Beauty are spending millions of dollars to be a part of the action at Melbourne Park, and local labels are throwing dollars and clothes at tennis WAGs, AFL WAGs, and anyone open to selling dresses through Skimlinks

A day after 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka led a parade of yesterday’s heroes into the third round, the TikTok generation had their moment in the Melbourne Park sun

The Australian tennis star is looking to claim his first Gland Slam title on home soil

Having invested time in a lengthened forehand swing which proved completely ill-suited to these fast courts, Radacanu suffered a straight-sets defeat by Anastasia Potapova — the world No 55 who had lost in qualifying in Adelaide last week

The 19-year-old Canadian’s rapid rise up the rankings will continue after she reached the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time with a 7-6 (5) 5-7 6-3 victory over 14th seed Clara Tauson

Shang went down to Botic Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands while Wu was beaten by Eliot Spizzirri of the United States

Naomi Osaka’s first-round runway stroll into Rod Laver Arena transcended tennis and went viral

Carlos Alcaraz withstood a barrage of big hitting from a familiar foe ​in Yannick Hanfmann in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday, with fellow top seed Aryna Sabalenka also enduring some shaky moments before sealing progress

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

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

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

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka called her Australian Open record “crazy and surreal” after beating tricky Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan to reach the third round, while six-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by a German journeyman before swatting him aside on Wednesday

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

When Sir Andy Murray was regularly reaching finals in Melbourne around 10 years ago, four students used to attend every one of his matches

Anastasia Potapova, the world No 55, now represents Austria after announcing she had defected from Russia last month

Sydneysider James Bray has become an overnight internet sensation after he was heard cheering for the British No 1 during her 6-4 6-1 victory against Thailand's Mananchaya Sawangkaew

In December, the world number 55 switched international allegiance to Austria and posted about it on social media, with sharp-eyed fans quickly spotting striking similarities to Kasatkina's announcement from when she began representing Australia