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Tennis legend Serena Williams returned to the US Open on Sunday, not as a player, but as a spectator. After retiring in 2022 and not attending the tournament the following year, this was Williams' first trip to Flushing Meadows since her third-round exit was authored by Ajla Tomljanovic. Two years later, Williams took to WTA's Billie Jean King Tennis Center to enjoy Day Seven of the tournament. The six-time US Open winner enjoyed the action with pop star and New York native Alicia Keys.

The Queen of Queens was back on her thrown Saturday, as 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams returned to the US Open. And she arrived in style by bringing back an old look: a denim skirt similar to the one she sported while competing in New York in 2004, when she fell to Jennifer Capriati in a controversial quarterfinal matchup. That match, which was plagued by poor umpiring, was cited later when electronic line-calling was introduced to Grand Slam tennis. Saturday was the first visit to the U.S. Open by Williams since 2022, when she played there in the final tournament of her career. She made it to the third round then before losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in her last match, although Williams was careful not to say she was retiring, but rather described it as 'evolving' away from professional tennis.

Emma Raducanu brushed aside Elise Mertens at Wimbledon to reach the third round of a grand slam for the first time since her US Open triumph. Back on Court One for the first time since her breakthrough run to the fourth round here three years ago ahead of that historic New York fortnight, Raducanu seized control from the start and raced to a 6-1 6-2 victory. In 2021, the occasion was ultimately too much for the then teenager and she retired with breathing difficulties against Ajla Tomljanovic.

TAMARA PRENN AT WIMBLEDON: When asked about the 'Italian generation' - and the rise of Jannik Sinner - 27-year-old Matteo Berrettini took a moment to pay tribute to his compatriots, before striking a more contemplative figure. 'Sometimes I think I was kind of like the first one of this generation, you know? Like I used to be the young one, and now I'm the older one.'

Barty won the women's singles title at the All England Club in 2021 and retired less than a year later. Now, despite often saying she has no plans to play again, she'll pick up a racquet once more.

Max Purcell (pictured) was up against a Grand Slam debutant in Henri Squires but despite having plenty of chances to win his first- round match, he made a shocking decision that ended in disaster as he lost a gruelling five-set clash.

Australian tennis great Todd Woodbridge (pictured left) believes 11th seed Alex de Minaur (right) can make his way deep into the second week at Roland Garros. The 25-year-old takes on American teenager Alex Michelsen in the first round of the French Open.

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Ostapenko, 26, is no stranger to on-court feuds. The world No. 1 has been described by fans as a 'tennis brat'. In the past, 11 people have been embroiled in spats with Caroline Wozniacki and Ajla Tomljanovic. Since the Belarusian dispatched of her in ruthless fashion at the Qatar Open, winning 6-0, 6-3, the 26-year-old's ire was directed at Azarenka on Wednesday night.

Ajla Tomljanovic (pictured right) has been sidelined again in another obstacle on her return from injury, revealing that she had noncancerous tumours removed. Thomasljanovic, who reached the quarter-finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open in 2022 before her 2023 season was marred by injury, announced the news on social media with a note from her hospital bed (left).

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The Australian was hoping to reach the third round of the Open for the first time, but Storm Hunter defeated world No.10 Ostapenko 6-4 6-4, leaving Storm Hunter as the only local hope in the women's singles draw. With a string of the women's seeds falling out, including 2023 champion Elena Rybakina, veteran Ostapenko will now be favored to record her previous best at Melbourne Park, which was last year's quarter-final appearance.

On Wednesday, the 21-year-old defeated local talent Christopher O'Connell and was surrounded by applause for the way the Australian crowd embraced their countryman.

Their war of words at Wimbledon in 2021 made international news – now, Tomljanovic (left) and world No.10 Jelena Ostapenko (right) will rematch at the Australian Open in 2021.

The Australian Open comes a day early in 2024, with tennis fans taking a day off on Sunday to see how many Australians have won a spot in the Australian Open main draw, who are opponents, and how likely they will progress beyond the first rounds.

Lauren Phillips is keeping busy after being dropped from her KIIS FM's breakfast show to be replaced by The Kyle and Jackie 'O' show as they expand into Melbourne. On Thursday, the former radio presenter, 41, voted to the social arena and was seen sipping Piper-Heidsieck at the Australian Open tennis launch. In a lively red jumpsuit, Phillips turned heads as she prepared for portraits with tennis stars Stan Wawrinka and Ajla Tomljanovic.

It's never pleasant to watch a player withdraw from a match due to the fact that they will no longer be able to continue. Fans want a final end to the tournament, not that there are excuses. However, seeing Zhang Shuai of China weep in tears after her last-32 match with home favourite Amarissa Toth, 20, at the Hungarian Open earlier this week was particularly difficult viewing. Shuai had been sticking firm against her younger opponent, with nothing to divide the pair in the first set after losing her previous 12 matches.

During the Budapest Open on Tuesday, Hungary's Amarissa Toth (right) 20 met China's Zhang Shuai (bottom left and center). Shuai was a highly tense line call at 5 p.m., but her opponent Toth rubbed out the mark with her foot (top right) and the umpire upheld the initial call. Screenshots of the ball mark indicate that it was clearly in, and that the call should have been reversed, and that Toth's behavior was condemned on social media. However, the Hungarian tournament organisers leapt to Toth's defense in a tumultuous Facebook post, rather than blaming China for the media coverage the incident has received.

Amarissa Toth has recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons, and has been accused of'setting a new low for sportsmanship.' The incident occurred during Toth's Budapest Open match against veteran Zhang Shuai earlier this week. Ellen Perez, Ajla Tomljanovic, and Daria Saville have all slammed the Hungarian tennis player.

Amarissa Toth (right), a Hungarian player whose 'disgusting' performance against Zhang Shuai stunned the tennis world, has denied that her behavior was inappropriate. After the 20-year-old erased a ball marker after a contested line call, Zhang, a former world No. 22, was released from the clay court match in floods of tears. The 34-year-old had struck a crosscourt forehand that appeared to land on the line, but only for the umpire to call the shot out.

Amarissa Toth has stunned the tennis world with a string of 'disgusting' performances at the Budapest Open, which left her veteran competitor Zhang Shuai in tears. Shuai, the former world No. 1 in China, is a former world No. 1. After a lengthy debate about a line call against her 20-year-old Hungarian rival, 22, she resigned from the event in a visibly distressed state. In the first set, the drama unfolded when a ball was told that the famous Chinese player had been called out that the player was unsure of having landed in.

Kimberly Birrell of Queensland has been battling the heat on veteran Kaia Kanepi, sending the part-time ice road trucker packing in the first round of the Australian Open. In the second set, the Estonian No.31 seed appeared at 5-4, but Birrell battled back to win 3-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 in two and a half hours as the temperature hit 35 degrees at Melbourne Park, but it was a chilly 7-1. Olivia Gadecki, who defeated Russian Polina Kudermetova on Monday, was one of only two Australian women to progress to the second round of their home slam this year.

FEMAIL has announced the tennis stars who will be highlighted in the series as part of Netflix's latest Drive to Survive style film Break Point. The first five episodes, focusing on Melbourne Park, Indian Wells, Madrid, and Roland Garros, will be available from January 13. In June, the season's other five installments - which include Wimbledon, Eastbourne, Queens Club, the United States Open, WTA Finals, and ATP Finals - all arrived.

Ajla Tomljanovic, the leading Australian hope and world No.33, has been barred from the Australian Open with a left knee injury, putting her chances of assisting Ash Barty's 2022 tournament victory in jeopardy.