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Coco Gauff in no doubt that Iga Swiatek is the toughest player on tour - 'The only one I haven't beaten'

Coco Cauff says world No.1 Iga Swiatek is the toughest opponent to face on tour after failing to beat the Pole in any of their six previous meetings. Gauff overcame Veronika Kudermetova in three sets to reach the last 16 in Stuttgart on Wednesday and will face Anastasia Potopova next. Ad One thing she might be relieved to see is that Swiatek is on the other side of the draw, so any potential battle between the top and fifth seeds will have to wait until the final.

'Patience the key' as Ons Jabeur fights back from the brink to reach Stuttgart quarters

Ons Jabeur said her ability to practice patience this season paid off at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday night when she fought back from the brink to defeat Jelena Ostapenko and reach the quarter-finals.

WATCH | No-look and through the legs! The most insane tennis shot you'll ever see

As the clay court season steams ahead in anticipation of the French Open starting at the end of May, the world's best tennis players are honing their skills ahead of the year's second Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic avoids back-to-back defeats with comeback victory against Luca Van Assche at Banja Luka Open

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to beat 18-year-old Luca Van Assche 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 at the Banja Luka Open in Bosnia on Wednesday. Van Assche took the upper hand by winning the first set in a tie-break, but Djokovic withstood the early challenge from the teenager to rally from behind and avoid a second successive defeat in an entertaining two-hour, 38-minute clash.

Golf 2023: Mike Ekoja captain’s cup set N2m cash prize for winner

Organisers of the 2023 Mike Ekoja Captain’s Cup have set a N2 million prize money for the winner of the professional category of this year’s golf tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka: After Australian Open win, world No. 2 outlines French Open ambitions in Stuttgart

Aryna Sabalenka hopes winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open will help her make a charge at the French Open for the first time next month. Sabalenka made her major breakthrough in Melbourne, beating Elena Ryabkina to lift the title having lost in three previous Grand Slam semi-finals. Ad She has now gone deep at every Grand Slam except for the French Open, where she has lost in the third round for the last three years in a row.

Iga Swiatek 'ready' to bounce back from rib injury, starts WTA Stuttgart defence against Qinwen Zheng

Iga Swiatek is looking to bounce back from a rib injury as she looks to defend her Stuttgart Open title, with the world No. 1 in action against Qinwen Zheng on Thursday. Swiatek was forced to pull out of the Miami Open and the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers after suffering an injury during her run to the Indian Wells semi-finals last month.

Belarusian Sabalenka says Lukashenko's comments 'not helping'

Aryna Sabalenka said she cannot control what Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says about her and that while his comments may make her even more unpopular on the women's Tour she would "stop the war" in Ukraine if she could.

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Coco Gauff in no doubt that Iga Swiatek is the toughest player on tour - 'The only one I haven't beaten'

'Patience the key' as Ons Jabeur fights back from the brink to reach Stuttgart quarters

WATCH | No-look and through the legs! The most insane tennis shot you'll ever see

Novak Djokovic avoids back-to-back defeats with comeback victory against Luca Van Assche at Banja Luka Open

Golf 2023: Mike Ekoja captain’s cup set N2m cash prize for winner

Aryna Sabalenka: After Australian Open win, world No. 2 outlines French Open ambitions in Stuttgart

Iga Swiatek 'ready' to bounce back from rib injury, starts WTA Stuttgart defence against Qinwen Zheng

Belarusian Sabalenka says Lukashenko's comments 'not helping'