Serena Williams makes triumphant return to hardcourts
Serena Williams stepped onto a hardcourt for the first time in a year and a half on Monday and fought through for a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz.
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Serena Williams overcomes Nuria Parrizas-Diaz's threat in Toronto
The 23-time Grand Slam champion was playing only her second match this season and her first on a hardcourt since the 2021 Australian Open some 18 months ago. Williams saved four break points in the marathon eighth game of the second set before she held serve. The 40-year-old American then served out for the victory after two hours.
Canadian Open 2022 - Dominant Simona Halep 'lays down mantle' with thrashing of off-key Donna Vekic
Simona Halep needed little more than an hour to complete a straight-sets thrashing of Donna Vekic at the Canadian Open. Halep, a two-time champion of the event, has been in resurgent form in 2022 and was in excellent form virtually from the off in Toronto. Ad The Romanian, seeded 15th, had break points in every one of her opponent's service games, eventually taking a comfortable 6-0, 6-2 victory.
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff holds off Naomi Osaka in San Jose
Coco Gauff needed eight match points to get it done, but the sixth-seeded U.S. player beat Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose, Calif.
WTA roundup: Shelby Rogers upsets Maria Sakkari at San Jose
Shelby Rogers delivered 10 aces and won 76.5 per cent of her first-serve points on Thursday while rolling to a 6-1, 6-3 upset of top-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose, Calif.
Wimbledon 2022: Women's Draw
The full draw, and results, from the ladies' singles event at The All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon, 2022.
Emma Raducanu: Anett Kontaveit to work with Brit's former coach ahead of Wimbledon
World number two Anett Kontaveit has appointed Emma Raducanu’s former tennis coach Torben Beltz.
Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep into Birmingham semi-finals
Boulter had been in career-best form at the tournament, defeating Alison Riske in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up before knocking out former top-10 player Caroline Garcia. But second seed Halep ultimately proved too strong in a 6-4, 6-1 victory.