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Leylah Fernandez makes fourth round in Paris for first time

Leylah Fernandez edged Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 7-5 3-6 7-5 on Friday after a see-saw battle to reach the French Open fourth round for the first time. The only other time the Canadian left-hander made the second week of a major was on her run to the final at Flushing Meadows last year where she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu.

French Open: For Sania-Lucie experience is power card

Sania Mirza and Czech Lucie Hradecka used experience and their stellar power game to get their French Open campaign off to a telling start. The Indo-Czech pairing, aged 35 and 37 respectively, will go up against the Slovenian duo of Kaja Juvan and Tamara Zidansek in the second-round. “It’ll be similar to our first match, they’re also singles players, like in our opener (against Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan),” the Indian said.

'I would love to come back' - Novak Djokovic wants Australian Open return, unsure on visa status

Novak Djokovic has expressed his desire to play at next year’s Australian Open, but has had no discussions about his visa status. Djokovic was deported from the country on the eve of this year's Australian Open due to issues over his Covid vaccination status. Ad/> The cancellation of his visa means he could be banned from returning to the country for three years.