Sunday in Australia saw two of the big favourites in the men’s draw progress, but it was far from straightforward for one. Roger Federer had to battle back from a set down to edge out Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics. Setting him up with a clash against world No.100 Tennys Sandgren. Meanwhile, defending champion Novak Djokovic is rapidly gaining in momentum following his triumph over Diego Schwartzman.

In the women’s draw, Ash Barty has given herself a shot of revenge after setting up a quarter-final meeting with Petra Kvitova. The same player who beat her in the last eight of the tournament 12 months ago.

Ahead of the Wimbledon Final, relive the past clashes between former world No.1 players Simona Halep and Serena Williams. Williams currently leads their head-to-head 9-1. Her only loss to the Romanian was during the round-robin stage at the 2014 WTA Finals. At the time, it was her heaviest defeat on the tour since 1998.

2019 Australian Open Hard [16] Williams d. [1] Halep 6-1 4-6 6-4

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2016 US Open Hard QF [1] Williams d. [5] Halep 6-2 4-6 6-3

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Ubitennis wants our readers to feel close to the action at the Madrid Open, even if they aren’t there. Every day we will be uploading exclusive images of players during their morning practice sessions.

One of the vital things about match day is the players’ performance during their practice session. Tuesday will see Juan Martin Del Potro play in Madrid for the first time since 2012. The Argentine appeared calm during his practice session, which lasted only 30 minutes. Throughout the session, he was focusing mainly on his forehand and overhead smashes.

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka trained on the court with American teenager Taylor Fritz. Whilst Fritz appeared frustrated with some of his shots, Wawrinka’s expression remained the same throughout the hour-long encounter as he focused on his performance.

As for tour showman Gael Monfils, he remained smiling and laughing throughout his workout. Whether he will be laughing after his encounter with Kevin Anderson remains to be seen.

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