"Physically, it was not easy for me," said Svitolina, a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist from Ukraine. "It showed, I think, that I'm not at my best, but I'm getting there."

Brooksby is an underdog that bettors enjoy getting behind, but the American might not have the weapons required to take Ruud down.

The Kazakh had a star-studded belated birthday on the eve of the Australian Open.

The music-loving Kazakh regularly shares her concert exploits on social media, the latest coming at the James L. Knight Center for the Long Live Montero Tour.

After knocking out Amanda Anisimova, the Kazakh spoke about her close relationship with Tyson’s daughter Milan, who is an aspiring tennis player training in Florida.

Muguruza has dominated this head-to-head match-up in the past, but we like the Kazakhstani to keep things a bit closer this time around.

The world No. 17 held off her eighth-seeded opponent, 6-3, 7-6 (8), in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Friday.

Elsewhere Saturday, Casper Ruud defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in Bastad and is a win away from triumphing for the second time in 2021.

The top seed avenged a Belgrade defeat to the Croat to advance in straight sets and later discussed her impending Olympic debut.

The two-time Wimbledon champion bowed out in her home tournament's hard-court staging to to Rebecca Sramkova, while Putintseva eased through on clay.