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Switzerland have taken out their United Cup tie against France after Stan Wawrinka followed up Belinda Bencic's win with his own impressive victory.

US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz, Brazilian teen Joao Fonseca and Denmark's Holger Rune are among those through to the second round of the Australian Open.

NEW DELHI: As Novak Djokovic gears up to start his season at the United Cup, the world no.1 fondly referred to Australia as his 'happy place' on Saturday.

The in-form Sydney duo of Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have made it into the last eight of the Tokyo Open after wins over tough South Americans.

The biggest surprise was delivered by Zhang Zhizhen, who stunned last year’s runner-up and world number five Casper Ruud 6-4 5-7 6-2 0-6 6-2 to became the first Chinese man to beat a top-five player since the introduction of the ATP rankings in 1973.

NEW DELHI: Zhang Zhizhen orchestrated a stunning upset on Wednesday, ousting fifth seed Casper Ruud from the US Open and etching his name in tennis history as the first male player from China to defeat a top-five opponent.

American Coco Gauff beat Mirra Andreeva of Russia in an all-teen showdown in the third round of the French Open

Join our writers for the latest from Saturday’s play at Roland Garros, after Elena Rybakina withdrew with a respiratory illness

NEW DELHI: Zhang Zhizhen made history on Thursday by becoming the first Chinese man since 1937 to reach the third round of the French Open in Paris. The 26-year-old, currently ranked 71st in the world, secured a comfortable 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Argentine qualifier Thiago Agustin Tirante.