Tennis

Russians and Belarusians were banned from competing internationally following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, for which Belarus has been used as a staging ground.

Reigning champion Medvedev is bidding to defend an ATP title for the first time, having won 20 trophies at Tour-level events in his career but all at different tournaments.

Nagal's victory in the recent Chennai Open propelled him to a career-high world No. 98, and he is the first Indian to achieve the feat since Prajnesh Gunneswaran did that in 2019.

The 26-year-old Indian, who broke in the world top-100 with a title triumph in Chennai last week, was clinical in his service games and exploited his opponents second serves to win the singles opening round clash 6-2, 6-2.

The Japanese four-time Grand Slam winner was exacting a small measure of revenge on Garcia with this 7-5, 6-4 success in Doha as it was the French star Garcia who knocked her out in the first round of last month's Australian Open.

The two-time Grand Slam singles champion tested positive for roxadustat after the US Open in 2022 and was charged with a separate second anti-doping breach last year relating to irregularities in her athlete biological passport.

Ankita Raina, Sahaja Yamalapalli and Rutuja Bhosale as well as promising teenager Vaishnavi Adkar have received singles main draw wildcards for the Mumbai Open.

The three-time Grand Slam champion remains resolute, asserting that he won't quit the sport despite the difficult phase he is currently experiencing.

Daniil Medvedev needed five draining sets to go past Hubert Hurkacz in the men's singles quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Sania Mirza led sporting fraternity's reaction after India's Rohan Bopanna created a new record for the oldest no. 1 player in men's doubles tennis history.

Top-seed Iga Swiatek from Poland, crashed out of the Australian Open after suffering a shock defeat to unseeded Czech teen Linda Noskova.

Qinwen pipped compatriot Wang Yafan 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8) in a match tiebreaker to advance, while Ukrainian Yastremska notched up a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 win over 27th-ranked Emma Navarro.

Having rebounded from a shocking first-round exit at Wimbledon to winning a breakthrough major title at the very next major in New York has helped with a shift in mindset, says Gauff

Rune becomes only the fourth top-seeded man to reach the singles final in tournament history, joining the exclusive company of Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling.

With her victory over Helgo, world number 20 Garcia extended her singles record this year to 3-0, but it was an uphill climb against a player ranked 544.

Serbia registered a secure a 2-1 victory over China as Djokovic beat Zhang Zhizhen in the singles event before partnering up with Olga Danilovic to seal a 6-4 1-6 10-6 victory against Zheng Qinwen and Zhang.