
Sinner survives bloody scare in opening round at Wimbledon
The world No 1 battled for three hours after injuring his right foot.
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Flavio Cobolli advanced to his first major final without playing a point.
Polish world number 114 Maja Chwalinska made French Open history.
The world No 1 made 57 unforced errors in the shock defeat.
The 44-year-old has not played since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open.
Jannik Sinner squandered a two-set, 5-1 lead before suffering a shock defeat.
It marked Rybakina’s earliest WTA exit since the 2025 Miami Open.
First-aiders treated about 40 people as spectators struggled in the sun.
Tennis Auckland says the event generates more than 15,000 visitor nights every year.
The 23-year-old said the attack made this 'top three worst' days of the war.
Spanish world No 2 withdraws from the grass-court tournament because of wrist injury.
Sinner's Rome streak gives him the rare 'Golden Masters', matching Novak Djokovic.
Jannik Sinner is the first Italian to win at Foro Italico since 1974.
Daniil Medvedev had a meltdown for the ages during a shock defeat in Monte Carlo.
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The 38-year-old remains tied with Margaret Court on 24 major titles.
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Alcaraz, 22, is now the youngest man to win all four Grand Slams.
She fought back from 0-3 in the final set to beat the world number one.
Djokovic needed four hours and nine minutes to beat Jannik Sinner in five sets.
Sabalenka is on an 11-match win streak and has not dropped a set all year.
Djokovic reached a record 13th Australian Open semi despite trailing by two sets.
Gauff's 6-1, 6-2 loss to Elina Svitolina lasted just 59 minutes.
Melbourne could reach 45C, with inland Victoria forecast to touch 49C.
Overall attendance jumped more than 19% on last year’s record crowd.
Her father is serving in the Ukrainian military and watched from afar.
Osaka was clutching a white parasol and wearing a matching wide-brimmed hat and veil.
Sun was playing her first match in more than three months after injury.
Fellow title contenders Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff also won their first-round matches.
Tennis Auckland has hit its $15 million target, while 2026 saw record crowds.