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Charles Broom of Great Britain plays a backhand against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during the Gentlemen's Singles first round match on day one of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 (Picture: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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Ashleigh Barty of Australia makes a backhand return to Amanda Anisimova during their fourth round match at the Australian Open Picture: AP Photo/Simon Baker

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CHAMPION: Emma Raducanu reacts after defeating Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open women's singles title in New York Picture: AP/Elise Amendola

Emma Raducanu makes history after winning US Open women’s title

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Andrew Castle. Picture: PA Photo/BBC.

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Well done: Japan's Naomi Osaka, left, is congratulated by Serena Williams. Picture: AP Photo/Andy Brownbill

End of an era for Serena Williams at Australian Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka makes a forehand return to Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during their first round match in Melbourne. Picture: AP/Rick Rycroft

Australian Open – Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka come through unscathed

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Naomi Osaka uses US Open triumph as a platform for peace

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Coco Gauff Picture: AP/Lee Jin-man

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Simona Halep celebrates winning the Wimbledon women's singles final . Picture: Adam Davy/PA

Simona Halep stuns Serena Williams by storming to Wimbledon title

Australia's Ashleigh Barty holds the trophy as she celebrates winning the French Open women's singles final against Marketa Vondrousova. Picture: AP/Christophe Ena.

No holding back Ashleigh Barty after dream run to French Open triumph

Yorkshires Kyle Edmund celebrates first-round victory over Frances Jeremy Chardy in Paris (Picture: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images).

French Open: Kyle Edmund takes ‘lots of physical positives’ into next round

Japan's Naomi Osaka holds her the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup at Melbourne's Brighton Beach following her win over Petra Kvitova at the Australian Open (Picture: Aaron Favila/AP).

Australian Open – Triumphant Naomi Osaka looking to emulate her idol Serena Will...

Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts after winning the first set against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Australian Open: Melbourne title will see Naomi Osaka overtake Serena Williams

Inspirational: Two years after being stabbed by an intruder, Petra Kvitova booked her place in the Australian Open final. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Shock defeat: United States' Serena Williams.

Australian Open: Serena Williams refuses to blame injury on exit

MUTUAL RESPECT Fourth-round opponents Simona Halep, left, and Serena Williams in Melbourne yesterday. Picture: AP/Andy Brownbill.

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COMING THROUGH: Novak Djokovic celebrates defeating Joao Sousa in the fourth round of the US Open. Picture: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

US Open: Djokovic just happy to '˜survive' against battling Sousa

Novak Djokovic appeared to struggle with the heat again at the US Open but came through an intense clash with Joao Sousa in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals.

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Britain's Johanna Konta serves to Japan's Naomi Osaka on her way to a second round victory at the Australian Open Picture: AP/Kin Cheung

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