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7 Jun
Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since 1968 on Wednesday when she came back from a set down to defeat Ons Jabeur at the French Open.
29 Apr
England proved just too strong for France as they won 38-33 to complete a Women's Six Nations Grand Slam in front of a world record crowd at Twickenham on Saturday.
28 Jan
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Karen Khachanov 7/6(2); 6/4; 6/7(8); 6/3 to set up a clash with Novak Djokovic, who is chasing a tenth title and a record tying 22nd Grand Slam.
24 Jun 2022
Serena Williams has been drawn to face French debutant Harmony Tan in the first round of Wimbledon as the American star returns to singles action after a year away.
15 Mar 2022
Rafael Nadal on Monday expressed sympathy for Naomi Osaka following her tearful exit at Indian Wells but believes players should learn to deal with hostile fans.
13 Mar 2022
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears by a heckler Saturday on the way to a 6-0, 6-4 second-round loss to Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells.
29 Jan 2022
An imperious Ashleigh Barty said it was a dream come true after on Saturday becoming the first Australian to win her home Grand Slam in 44 years, but the memories made along the way were more important than the trophy.
7 Nov 2021
Novak Djokovic gained some consolation for missing out on a Grand Slam sweep this year when he was crowned season-ending world number one for a record seventh time on Saturday.
13 Sep 2021
Daniil Medvedev shattered Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam dream with a straight-sets victory in the US Open final here Sunday, denying the world number one a record-breaking
11 Sep 2021
One match from finishing the first calendar-year men's singles Grand Slam in 52 years, Novak Djokovic isn't getting ahead of himself
4 Jul 2021
Roger Federer moved into the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the 69th time on Saturday, overcoming a raucous home crowd and the last British man in the draw Cameron Norrie in an entertaining
7 Jun 2021
Daniil Medvedev of Russia defeated Chile’s Cristian Garin 6/2, 6/1, 6/4 and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece rolled past Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6/2, 6/3, 7/5.

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