Taylor Townsend

The home hope’s 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph at Arthur Ashe Stadium was a rare bright spot for the New York crowd, who had earlier watched China’s Zheng Qinwen overcome Madison Keys in stunning fashion

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

This year’s tournament will mark their debut as a team in Cincinnati

Chinese and French pair Guo ⁠Hanyu and Kristina ⁠Mladenovic outwitted second seeds Gabriela ⁠Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 to win the Wimbledon women’s doubles title on Sunday for their first major triumph together

The British wildcard put up a good fight in the second set, but 2025 Australian Open champion Keys proved too experienced for Swan, whose career was derailed by a back injury before she mounted a comeback last year

Reigning champion Swiatek, who struggled to hold back tears after battling past Taylor Townsend in the first round, was back to her ruthless best in a 6-1, 6-3 dismantling of former world number one Pliskova in 70 minutes

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

Seven-time champion draws ovation in first Wimbledon singles since 2022

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

After the likes of David Beckham and Mary Berry watched the first day of the tournament on Monday (29 June), Celia Imrie and Radio 1’s Greg James are leading the stars donning their smartest summer looks for day two

After racing through the first set, Townsend took the second to force a decider, while the errors started to pile up for the 2025 winner

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Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic met Serena Williams during a training session

The German will face 10th seed Cobolli on Sunday after securing a 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Mensik

Sinner had been granted a medical time-out that allowed him to return to the air-conditioned dressing room by umpire Aurelie Tourte

It’s been a scorching hot start to the French Open, with some players struggling

American tennis star Coco Gauff’s trip to Roland Garros for her French Open opener took a frightening turn

Footage of Gauff smashing her racket in an underground corridor was broadcast worldwide, leading to numerous players speaking out about the lack of privacy they felt in Melbourne

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The sun is shining in Paris and day two of Roland Garros brings a packed slate of opening-round action with the biggest stars beginning their campaigns across the courts

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The Rafael Nadal Academy alumna will be competing in the main draw of the Strasbourg Open in France on Monday with her opponent yet to be announced as of press time

Siniakova and Townsend, also considered as the No.1 and No.2 beat doubles players in the world, defeated the Filipino-Amercan tandem in just one hour and nine minutes

1 was defeated 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 by Sorana Cirstea in the third round of the Italian Open, marking her second consecutive upset loss and her earliest departure from any competition since February 2025

Mertens eliminated Eala, 6-2, 6-1, in the Round of 64 of this prestigious Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 tourney last Friday

Alex Eala isn’t done with her Spanish expedition yet as she will be competing in the Catalonia Open from 27 April to 3 May

The defending champion, in search of a fourth career title at the Caja Magica, converted four of 12 break points against Stearns, double-faulted five times, and dropped serve twice, before she made it over the finish line to set up a third-round meeting with Romanian Jaqueline Cristian

The Madrid Open was rocked by yet another withdrawal, as Grand Slam champion Madison Keys withdrew minutes before her opening match

The 34-year-old Pavlyuchenkova, a former French Open runner-up currently ranked 116 in the world, is 0-6 in tour-level main draw matches so far this season

Alcaraz had won 16 straight matches this year, including titles at the Australian Open and Qatar Open

Williams and Fernandez both lost their first-round singles matches

The Briton is rebuilding her confidence after another coaching change, with American star Amanda Anisimova next up at the prestigious Indian Wells

In a grueling two-hour, 22-minute match, Stearns was able to outlast Townsend by hitting eight aces and saving four of seven break points