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Serena Williams battled against Australian Maya Joint but fell short in her Wimbledon comeback.

Wimbledon stunned as Aussie rises to spoil Serena Williams’ comeback

The American legend’s return has ended the same way her career did four years ago - with defeat to an Australian.

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Otto Virtanen celebrates after the biggest win of his career, beating fourth seed Ben Shelton.

Shock exit could help de Minaur reach first grand slam semi

Men's fourth seed Ben Shelton has been beaten in a Wimbledon boilover clearing a path for Alex de Minaur to reach his first grand slam semi-final.

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Maya Joint will be looking to serve it right up to Serena Williams in the first round at Wimbledon.

'An honour and a dream': Aussie to face Serena at Wimbledon

Australia's Maya Joint can hardly believe she's the one to face Serena Williams on the legend's Wimbledon comeback - but she senses it's a golden opportunity.

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Twenty-four years since her first Wimbledon crown, Serena Williams will try to reclaim her title. (AP PHOTO)

'Not a drill': Serena's back in Wimbledon singles at 44

Tennis legend Serena Williams is to make an astonishing return to play as a wildcard in the Wimbledon women's singles and seek an eighth title at the age of 44.

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Chris O'Connell has earned his first grass-court triumph at the pre-Wimbledon Nottingham Open. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Aussie lifts grass-court title after nightmare run

Sydneysider Chris O'Connell has lifted his first grass-court title at the Nottingham Open, the perfect boost before he attempts to qualify for Wimbledon.

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Nick Kyrgios has been overlooked for the final singles wildcards at Wimbledon. (AP PHOTO)

No Wimbledon singles wildcard for 2022 finalist Kyrgios

Wimbledon has dished out its final wildcards for the singles at the championships -- and former finalist Nick Kyrgios's name was not among them.

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Alex de Minaur en route to his convincing victory over Denis Shapovalov at Queen's Club.

De Minaur ‘in a good spot’ as he aims for career-high rank

Alex de Minaur says he hopes to scale a new career-high ranking as he moves closer to joining the world's top-five with his assault on the Queen's Club title.

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Nick Kyrgios had plenty to say to the umpire on his way to defeat in Stuttgart. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Battling Kyrgios berates umpire in close-fought defeat

Nick Kyrgios displayed some of the old touches, including a brush with authority, as his return continued with an encouraging display in a battling defeat.

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Serena Williams in action at the Queen's Club in London on Tuesday.

Injury blow cuts Serena Williams’ London comeback short

A knee injury to the tennis legend’s doubles partner has cut short Williams’ return to the court almost 1400 days after her last competitive match.

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Nick Kyrgios was a straight-sets winner in his return to tennis.

Kyrgios ‘back like he never left’ with stunner over world No.36

The former Wimbledon runner-up was ‘quite emotional’ as he revealed the reason for his latest comeback.

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Nick Kyrgios is happy to be back in action and winning after four years of injury problems. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

'Thrilled to be back': Kyrgios wins on latest return

Nick Kyrgios has made a successful return to the court, defeating world No.36 Corentin Moutet in Stuttgart to claim only his second victory since 2022.

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Mirra Andreeva celebrates her French Open title.

Teen French Open champ beats ‘demons’ to channel hero’s iconic moment

The celebration looked familiar to many and tennis’s newest champion hoped her idol was watching.

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Flavio Cobolli celebrates his quarter-final victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime at the French Open. (AP PHOTO)

Strong Italian flavour for men's final at French Open

An Italian man will be in the French Open final - and no, it's not world No.1 Jannik Sinner - after Flavio Cobolli set up a semi-final against Matteo Arnaldi.

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Serena Williams is making her tennis comeback.

‘Next chapter’: Superstar Williams reveals tennis comeback

The 44-year-old tennis great has revealed to legions of fans exactly where she will start her comeback next week.

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Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has been hit with a heavy fine for his comments about a French Open umpire.

French Open star fined $100K for outburst on female umpire

The Paraguayan player lost half of his French Open prize money after going down in a five-hour match that he said “needs to be umpired by a man”.

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Alex de Minaur went from winning the first set 6-0 to a crushing defeat to Jakub Mensik in Paris. (EPA PHOTO)

More heartbreak for Demon after French Open disaster

Just like last year, Alex de Minaur has lost his second match in Roland Garros, shattered once again by what he believes was a golden opportunity missed.

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Novak Djokovic congratulates Joao Fonseca after the teen beat the veteran at Roland Garros.

Teen star Fonseca shocks Djokovic in French Open epic

The great Novak Djokovic has followed Jannik Sinner with a shock French Open exit, his dream of a record 25th grand slam ended by Brazilian teen Joao Fonseca.

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Russell Crowe at the French Open.

‘Don’t f***ing push in on me’: Crowe defends French Open blast

WATCH THE VIDEO: The Aussie icon has hit back after a video of an encounter with fans in Paris went viral.

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