Tennis

The 36-year-old Brit crashed out of the Australian Open following a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 loss to Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round of the grand slam.

Coco Gauff found more of a rhythm in the second set, taking it 6-0 in just 25 minutes on a sun-baked Rod Laver Arena.

Angelique Kerber welcomed the return of close friend Caroline Wozniacki as well as the other players who have recently had children.

Jessica Pegula defeated Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to enter the Adelaide International quarters as Elise Mertens beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 6-3 to book her spot in the Hobart International quarters.

The ATP and WTA said that no match on their Tours will now start after 11 pm, while matches unable to start on the court before 10.30pm will be moved to an alternative court and evening sessions will start at 7.30 pm at the latest.

Iga Swiatek came into the contest on the back of four successive singles wins this season.

The eight-seeded Indo-Dutch pair won 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and 36 minutes.

Defending champion Karolina Pliskova used her big serve to full advantage to end Naomi Osaka's return to tennis in the second round of the Brisbane International.

Cilic was pleased that his troublesome right knee had shown no ill-effects from the meniscus surgery and cartilage damage that kept him out for almost all of 2023.

Paes, who won eight major championships in doubles and 10 in mixed and is one of three men in tennis history with a career Grand Slam in both, and Amritraj, the player turned broadcaster and administrator, were named in the International Tennis Hall of Fa...

After a return to training a few weeks ago, having not competed since the Australian Open and undergone an operation on his iliopsoas, Nadal has now confirmed that he will play again.

Osaka will be joined in Brisbane by Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka, as well as Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune.

Italy and Canada secured dominant 3-0 wins over Germany and Poland respectively as defending champions Switzerland crashed out.

The 36-year-old Serb registered a thumping 6-4, 6-3 win in straight sets against the Bulgarian Dimitrov in the summit clash of the event in France.

Djokovic remains undefeated in nine semi-final appearances at Bercy and stretched his winning run to 17 matches -- a streak which includes his record-tying 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open.

Grigor Dimitrov booked his spot in the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Friday with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz