Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece triumphed in what observers said was one of the best men’s tennis matches of the year, beating Daniil Medvedev in three sets to keep his hopes of reaching the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals knockout stage alive.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep of Romania suffered a shock first round exit as Britain's Sir Andy Murray started with a win on the 10^th anniversary of his US Open victory and Serena Williams also tasted victory in what is expected to be her final major.

American tennis great Serena Williams is expected to make her final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open, while Russian Daniil Medvedev will hope to cash in on the absence of Serbian star Novak Djokovic to retain the men’s singles crown.

So many enduring traditions are being observed as the Wimbledon Championships - or, to give them their traditional and very English title, The Championships, Wimbledon - get underway in south-west London on what promises to be a, traditionally, mixed day of weather.

Russian Daniil Medvedev will move to the top of the men’s professional world tennis rankings after German Alexander Zverev’s semi-final loss at the French Open yesterday.

Two of the top four seeds, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas were eliminated as the men’s singles fourth round concluded at the French Open at Roland Garros.

Russia’s former world number one Daniil Medvedev has reiterated his desire to play at Wimbledon, even if no ranking points are involved, if the current ban is lifted by the All England Club.

World number two Daniil Medvedev and Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas have progressed from their second-round matches at the French Open, ensuring the main contenders suffered no upsets today at Roland Garros.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s 18-year career came to a close at the French Open as he went down to eighth seed Casper Ruud of Norway.

World number two Daniil Medvedev has admitted that he can understand why Wimbledon has banned Russian tennis players from taking part in this year’s tournament, but he still does not think it is fair.