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Naomi Osaka retires, Emma Raducanu loses to Camila Girogi, Bianca Andreescu beats Daria Kasatkina in Toronto

News of the pending retirement of Serena Williams overshadowed proceedings at the tune-up for the year's final Grand Slam but there were no shortage of first-round upsets for fans to enjoy, including one by local Bianca Andreescu. Twice U.S. Open champion Osaka, in only her second tournament back from an Achilles injury, battled on gamely before retiring while trailing Kaia Kanepi 7-6(4), 3-0.

Giorgi sends Raducanu packing to reach Toronto second round

TORONTO : Defending champion Camila Giorgi beat Britain's Emma Raducanu 7-6(0) 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Toronto Open where the grounds were abuzz with news of Serena Williams' pending retirement from tennis.

Emma Raducanu suffers first-round exit in Toronto

Emma Raducanu made a first-round exit at the National Bank Open in Toronto after losing in straight sets to defending champion Camila Giorgi.

Liudmila Samsonova beats Kaia Kanepi to capture Washington WTA title

Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday's women's final at the ATP and WTA Washington Open. World number 60 Samsonova fired 10 aces and connected on 81.4% of her first-serve points to capture the crown after taking her only prior tour trophy at last year's German Open on Berlin grass. The 23-year-old Russian had a six-week layoff before Washington after being among Russian and Belarus players not allowed to play at Wimbledon due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Key US Open warm-up event Washington Open draw drops with Gauff-Osaka a likely early match

The 2022 North American hard court season continues with the Washington Open, and the draw features numerous interesting match-ups. The qualifying matches begin today, while the main draw starts from Monday. Ad/> It is the first WTA event of the summer in the US, and follows the ATP-only Hall of Fame Open and Atlanta Open.

Venus Williams had to change bra mid-match after Wimbledon complaint

Venus Williams had to change her bra mid-Wimbledon match after appearing to flout its historic dress rules back in 2017.

Ons Jabeur on track for more history as Wimbledon title comes into sharp focus

On a day when Wimbledon celebrated 100 years of its hallowed Centre Court, and a string of legendary past champions was introduced into the arena to rapturous applause, somewhere else on the grounds of the All England Club, a current player was preparing to continue her latest bid for more history of her own.

Wimbledon order of play, Day 9 - When are Novak Djokovic, Ons Jabeur and Cameron Norrie playing?

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will meet 10th seed Jannik Sinner on Centre Court as Wimbledon enters the quarter-final stage on Tuesday. Djokovic is coming off a gruelling last 16 match on Saturday against Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven, which the world No. 3 came through in four sets after initially being troubled by his opponent's booming serve and single-handed backhand combination.

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Naomi Osaka retires, Emma Raducanu loses to Camila Girogi, Bianca Andreescu beats Daria Kasatkina in Toronto

Giorgi sends Raducanu packing to reach Toronto second round

Emma Raducanu suffers first-round exit in Toronto

Liudmila Samsonova beats Kaia Kanepi to capture Washington WTA title

Key US Open warm-up event Washington Open draw drops with Gauff-Osaka a likely early match

Venus Williams had to change bra mid-match after Wimbledon complaint

Ons Jabeur on track for more history as Wimbledon title comes into sharp focus

Wimbledon order of play, Day 9 - When are Novak Djokovic, Ons Jabeur and Cameron Norrie playing?