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Saville prevails 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 and faces top seed Elise Mertens World No 195 continues comeback after ACL rupture Daria Saville is one win away from a sixth WTA final Read more

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka faces Caroline Garcia Novak Djokovic could meet Andy Murray in third round Emma Raducanu has been handed a favourable draw in her return to grand slam Read more

Australian defeats Wimbledon champion 6-4, 5-7, 10-3 De Minaur beat Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev last week Alex de Minaur is urging to home fans to “bring the noise” after Read more

Former top 20 player reaches Hobart quarter-final It is her most biggest win since return from injury Daria Saville says her confidence is on the rise in the leadup to Read more

26-year-old says motherhood has given her new outlook Japanese player will attempt to win fourth grand slam Naomi Osaka has reflected on how motherhood has changed her perspective on tennis Read more

Former US Open champion was set to play on Thursday Injury problems have plagued her since breakthrough win Emma Raducanu will no longer take part in the Kooyong Classic on Read more

The Scot is no longer a prisoner to injuries but faces a crossroads in 2024 as his serve and form falters As Andy Murray continued on his arduous, brutal path Read more

Australian top-ranked women’s player misses out to Daria Saville Rodionova claims governing body ‘just don’t like me simply’ Arina Rodionova has criticised Tennis Australia, claiming a personal vendetta cost her Read more

Supremely skilful Wales and British Lions rugby player acknowledged as one of the greatest full-backs of all time In the closing minutes of Wales’s Five Nations meeting with France at Read more