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Tennis World number 1 and defending champion Serena Williams suffers a shock straight-sets defeat at the hands of Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

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Favourite Serena exits early

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Simone

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Armand

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Mikaela

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Ilia

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The city of love will host the majority of competitions at Olympic Games Paris 2024, with athlete couples no doubt eyeing some iconic locations at which to take some romantic selfies. Or, perhaps, even add another type of Olympic ring to their lives...
Athlete couples will be competing in myriad

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Katie Boulter of Great Britain and partner Alex De Minaur of Australia set to play at Paris 2024

Love is in the air: Meet the Olympic couples competing at Paris 2024

Gold, Silver, Bronze.
This triptych of metals is well known to all sports fans having first appeared at the Olympic Games St. Louis 1904.
The winner was awarded gold, runner-up silver and third-place took bronze. It wasn't until the Olympic Games Rome 1960 that the famous tradition of draping the

Elina Svitolina of Team Ukraine smiles with her bronze medal

What does an Olympic medal represent? Jackson Richardson, Daniel Dhers, Elina Svitolina give their views

Back in Melbourne for the first time in four years, 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki made her way onto Rod Laver Arena court on Saturday (13 January) for a special kids' tennis day event.
But she was joined by a special someone: her own kid, daughter Olivia, nearly three

Caroline Wozniacki is one of a number of mums making her return to the Australian Open in 2024

Wozniacki, Osaka, Kerber, Svitolina and more - Tennis mums launch comeback tour: 'We are all trying to inspire one another' 

Is destiny calling Ons Jabeur?
A year after the Tunisian trailblazer made her major final debut on Centre Court, Jabeur is back into the Wimbledon championship match, where she'll meet Olympic silver medallist from Tokyo 2020, Marketa Vondrousova.
World No.6 Jabeur beat her fourth Grand Slam champion in six matches

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Ons Jabeur of Tunisia celebrates against Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Semi Finals on day eleven of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur, Vondrousova clash for title - women's final preview, how to watch

The storylines have been aplenty this Wimbledon tennis fortnight.
Novak Djokovic is two matches away from his 24th major title, which would tie the all-time record, though world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz could stand in his way in Sunday's (16 July) final.
Djokovic, who has also won both the Australian Open

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates victory against Iga Swiatek of Poland in the Womenâ€™s Singles Quarter Final match during day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Wimbledon 2023: Djokovic-Alcaraz on collision course as Svitolina keeps dream run alive - semi-final preview, how to watch

After a stormy Week 1 at Wimbledon, the skies have cleared for the business end of the famed tennis tournament.
The gentlemen's and ladies' singles - as they're known at The Championships - have reached the final eight, led by Novak Djokovic, who completed in his 100th Wimbledon match on

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the Men's Singles fourth round match during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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Wimbledon 2023: Djokovic, Alcaraz, Swiatek soar into quarter-finals - preview, how to watch

"When it’s HER turn to choose a restaurant and she goes for - NO sugar, NO dairy, NO gluten, NO fried food, NON GMO, NO garlic, NO unhealthy methods of cooking, organic restaurant," posted Gael Monfils on Instagram of his then-girlfriend-now-wife, Elina Svitolina.
Only another athlete could smile wryly at

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina playing at Wimbledon

Love match continues for Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils at Wimbledon

The Ukrainian tennis player explains why she stepped away from the courts to focus on her family and foundation: "I take strength from all the people who are there right now in Ukraine," the Tokyo 2020 tennis bronze medallist said. "I take what they do, how much strength and bravery they show, I take it as a huge motivation to wake up every day and do something for people who are in need, do something that can help people."

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Elina Svitolina: Inspired by my people to help others

Even for the best athletes in the world, sport can be put to one side. Moreover, sometimes it has to be put to one side.
For Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina, a bronze medallist at Tokyo 2020, this is one such moment, where your focus shifts and tennis is not

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 31: Elina Svitolina of Team Ukraine reacts after a point during her Women's Singles Bronze Medal match against Elena Rybakina of Team Kazakhstan on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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Elina Svitolina: "Right now my family and my foundation are the priorities"

Even before the action was underway at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, tennis took centre stage when four-time major champion Naomi Osaka was selected to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony.
What unfolded at Ariake Tennis Park over the next eight days was a memorable and dramatic tennis event,

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 31: Belinda Bencic of Team Switzerland poses with her gold medal from the podium during the medal ceremony after defeating Marketa Vondrousova of Team Czech Republic in the Women's Singles Gold Medal match on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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What we learned: Tennis highlights from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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This event took place on 31/07/2021 at the Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo. It includes the Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match in which Carreno-Busta (ESP) celebrated Bronze after a victory over Djokovic (SRB), the Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match in which Svitolina (UKR) claimed the Bronze with a win against Rybakina (KAZ) and the Women's Gold Medal Match in which Bencic (SUI) celebrated the Gold after a win over Vondrousova (CZE)

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