British No 1 Johanna Konta among those to lose out in first round at Australian Open

Roger Federer eases into quarter-finals, Serena Williams and Konta also advance

Tournament favourite retires in the second round along with several other players

Japanese star withstands Pliskova’s challenge to seal her final place against Kvitova

US Open champion will play Petra Kvitova after beating Karolina Pliskova in three sets

The 36-year-old defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-3 to set up a US Open semi-final

Latvian Anastasija Sevastova is now through to her first grand slam semi-final

Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi takes second set but is eventually outgunned at Flushing Meadows

Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina no match in Round of 16 battle of the tennis moms

Halep’s defeat means nine of the top 10 women’s seeds have been knocked out in the first week

Pair face off for first time since Williams’s pregnancy and Sharapova’s suspension

American saw off Julia Goerges to set up a meeting with old nemesis at Roland Garros

Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova also got through but, likewise, it wasn’t easy

Nadal had set a record of winning 50 consecutive sets on a single surface before defeat

Halep thrashes Pliskova while 2016 champion Kerber eases past America’s Keys

American joins compatriots Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens in semis

China’s Zhang Shuai had match point in the second set before losing 2-1

Inconsistency at the top of the women’s game remains a problem for the sport

Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska also get through tricky ties

German star beats American Irina Falconi on Centre Court

Serb continues his unbeaten run against Gael Monfils to win in Eastbourne

Six-time Australian Open champion Williams joins sister Venus in last four in Melbourne

Victory would secure a record 23rd Grand Slam title for the 35-year-old American

German left-hander beats Czech Karolina Pliskova at Flushing Meadows

In-form Karolina Pliskova will be hoping to bully German in US Open women’s final

Beaten in the first round by Juan Martín del Potro with Williams sisters out of doubles

Former world number one claims the WTA Elite Trophy and returns to the top 10 for the first time in four years

Outsider Bencic won warm-up event, but will the old hands pick up their game?

World number one looking good again as she despatches fellow American Vania King in US Open

Ana Ivanovic the second top-10 player to exit after defeat to Czech Karolina Pliskova

The fifteen-year-old wild card Cici Bellis has caused the biggest tennis upset in years