The first stop on Serena Williams` farewell tour came to a quick end as she fell 6-2 6-4 to Belinda Bencic in second-round action at the Canadian Open on Wednesday a day after announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.

Serena Williams crumbles to defeat against Belinda Bencic in the first round of her farewell tour

Nick Kyrgios produced a serve-and-volley masterclass to topple world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-7(2) 6-4 6-2 for his eighth straight win on a day of upsets at the Canadian Masters in Montreal on Wednesday.

Nick Kyrgios stuns Daniil Medvedev on day of upsets at Canadian Masters in Montreal

American tennis legend Serena Williams dropped a bomb on Tuesday (August 09) as she announced her shock retirement from the game. Williams will be walking away from tennis after making her final appearance in the upcoming US Open 2022 at home.

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Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from her opening match at the WTA Toronto Masters on Tuesday due to lower back pain. With the US Open rapidly approaching, this has raised injury concerns.

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Former world number one Serena Williams returned to the court after a year during Wimbledon 2022, where she bowed out in her opening round in the women's singles.

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Nick Kyrgios capped off a terrific week at the Washington Open by beating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-3 in the singles final, before combining with Jack Sock to also win the doubles 7-5 6-4 against the team of Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.

Washington Open: Aussie star Nick Kyrgios wins singles and doubles titles

American 18-year-old Coco Gauff found the poise to stall a fierce fightback from four-time major winner Naomi Osaka on Thursday, defeating the former world number one 6-4 6-4 to reach the Silicon Valley Classic quarter-finals.

Teen sensation Coco Gauff stalls fierce fightback from Naomi Osaka in San Jose

Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week`s U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month, he said on Friday.

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World number one Daniil Medvedev acknowledged reaching a "nice" milestone as, playing his first tour match since June, he beat qualifier Rinky Hijikata 6-4 6-3 in Los Cabos, Mexico on Wednesday to record his 250th professional singles win.

World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev attains new milestone on winning return in Los Cabos

Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka returned to action for the first time since May with a 6-4 3-6 6-1 win over Zheng Qinwen at the Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday, setting up a mouth-watering clash against teenage American Coco Gauff.

Silicon Valley Classic: Naomi Osaka makes winning return, sets up mouth-watering clash vs Coco Gauff

Venus Williams lost to Canadian Rebecca Marino in her return to singles after more than a year, a defeat the seven-time Grand Slam champion chalked up to being rusty.

Venus Williams loses against Rebecca Marino on singles return at Citi Open

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios` court date relating to a common assault charge has been pushed back by three weeks, media reported on Friday. Australian Capital Territory Policing previously said the charge was in relation to an incident in December 2021.

Wimbledon 2022's runner-up Nick Kyrgios' Australian court date pushed back by three weeks

The Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is set to get underway on July 29 (Friday) in Birmingham, England. The forthcoming edition has been keenly awaited by many Indian sports fanatics, especially after seeing the Indian contingnent's performance in the last year's Tokyo Olympics.

CWG 2022: From PV Sindhu to Bajrang Punia! Full schedule of Indian athletes in showpiece event

World No.1 Iga Swiatek and six-time champion Serena Williams are on the packed star-studded entry list for the final Grand Slam event of the season US Open 2022 which commences on August 29.

US Open: Iga Swiatek, Serena Williams headline entry list for last Grand Slam of 2022

Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios has been handed a wildcard into next month's U.S. Open tune-up event in Cincinnati, Ohio, organisers of the Western & Southern Open said on Monday.

Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios handed wildcard for U.S. Open 2022, to tune-up in Cincinnati

The nineteen-year-old Carlos Alcaraz on Monday created history when he climbed to the No. 5 spot in the ATP Rankings, becoming the second-youngest player in the 21st century to reach the top five.

ATP Rankings: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest player since Rafael Nadal to storm into top 5

Wimbledon 2022's men's doubles champion Matthew Ebden speaks exclusively on tennis' Big Three -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic -- and his partner Max Purcell during an interaction with Wion's Aditya Sahay.

Exclusive: Matthew Ebden lauds Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic for tennis' success

Tennis fans are used to seeing Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray fight tooth and nail to beat each other at the Grand Slams but the "Big Four" are set to play together in the same team for the first time at the Laver Cup in London.

Laver Cup: Serbian star Novak Djokovic joins Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray for Team Europe

Wimbledon 2022 champion Novak Djokovic has been dealt with a huge blow. The Serbian's Covid-19 vaccination is not a hidden fact anymore and his reluctance to take the jab is set to rule him out of the US Open 2022 edition, i.

Novak Djokovic to be ruled out of US Open as organisers to follow govt's guidelines on COVID-19 vaccine

Former World No.1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will play her first singles match in nearly 12 months at the National Bank Open after being awarded a wild card into the main draw.

Venus Williams, 7-time Grand Slam champion, to make women's single comeback in National Bank Open

Former world number one Naomi Osaka and her coach Wim Fissette ended their working relationship, the latter announced on Wednesday. "It has been a privilege to coach Naomi since 2019 and see her grow into the champion she has become.

Former world number one Naomi Osaka parts ways with longtime Belgian coach Wim Fissette

Matthew Ebden continued the rich history of Australian tennis players making their presence felt at the prestigious Wimbledon with a memorable triumph in men's doubles this year.

Exclusive! I went to Wimbledon as a kid with parents, never dreamed of actually winning it: Matthew Ebden

Russia's highest ranked female tennis player Daria Kasatkina has come out as gay. The 25-year-old has also criticized her country's attitude towards homosexuality.

Russian Tennis star Daria Kasatkina announces she is Gay

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