Czech Karolina Muchova recovered from a shaky start to defeat Belgian Elise Mertens 7-6(5) 7-5 on Monday and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against world number one Ash Barty.

Reigning champion Ash Barty will not play at the French Open later this month because of health concerns and a lack of preparation, the world number one said on Tuesday.

Aryna Sabalenka has joined an esteemed list after continuing her incredible unbeaten streak at the Wuhan Open. The World No.

Young Czech star Linda Noskova has also impressed recently, reaching her first WTA 1000 final at the China Open. There is another young star, ranked outside the top 200, who could be set to challenge ...