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With motivation and passion undimmed, senior players readjust their ambitions, patch up their bodies and keep fighting

Venus Williams beat a top-20 player for the first time in four years, rallying from big deficits in both sets to knock off 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova

Russian No 2 speaks of snubs after being allowed to return, while Ukrainian player feels weight of horrors at home

Players from Russia and Belarus are back competing at Wimbledon a year after they were barred by the All England Club because of the invasion of Ukraine

The 30th seed snubbed her Russian opponent at the net because of the ongoing conflict between the countries.

The Spaniard battled past Karen Khachanov to reach the semi-finals

Veronika Kudermetova reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event for the first time by upsetting third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 at the Madrid Open on May 3.

Unseeded Mayar Sherif and 31st seed Irina-Camelia Begu pulled off upsets to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday in Spain. Sherif, the Egyptian who is ranked 59th in the world, knocked off the tournament's 24th seed, Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4. Begu, of…

Around the time the world was concerned by the fallout of Y2k, the sporting fraternity in Hyderabad was abuzz with excitement. The arrival of new talent is usually greeted with much mirth and cynicism in Indian circles but there was little of that in this case. Instead, the sporting circles…

Novak Djokovic raged about a "drunk" fan and struggled with his injured hamstring but on a day where big names tumbled, the nine-times champion stood tall. Australian Open day four, as it happened.

Katie Volynets enjoys the most significant win of her career with her defeat of Veronika Kudermetova, while fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka moves through to the last 32 at Melbourne Park with relative ease.