Dalila Jakupovic

Australian Open 2020: Cooler temperatures, clear skies allow officials to begin Thursday's qualification matches on time

All of the early scheduled Australian Open matches on the outside courts at Melbourne Park got underway on time while several matches previously suspended due to the poor air quality or the rainfall were rescheduled to resume play later on Thursday

Australian Open 2020: Poor air quality halts qualifying for second successive day in Melbourne

Australia is experiencing one of its worst bushfire seasons on record, with fires burning for months and claiming the lives of 28 people, destroying more than 2,500 homes and razing forests and farmland the size of Bulgaria.

Australian Open 2020: Bernard Tomic complains of weather conditions due to bushfire smoke before losing first-round match in qualifiers

The 27-year-old Tomic, who has earned over $6 million in prize money but seen his ranking plummet to 183 in the last two years, lost 7-6(4), 6-3 to American Denis Kudla

Australian Open 2020: Qualifiers begin despite 'very poor' air quality in Melbourne, players struggle during matches

Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in the morning in very poor conditions and amid complaints by at least one player who was forced to forfeit her match.

Miami Open 2019: Venus Williams beats Dalila Jakupovic to advance in second round; Bianca Andreescu, Petra Kvitova win

Jakupovic was serving for the first set and Williams was on the back foot before the qualifier wilted under pressure and 43rd-ranked Williams booked a second-round matchup against Spanish 24th seed Carla Suarez Navarro.

L&T Mumbai Open: Luksika Kumkhum clinches first WTA title with comeback win over Irina Khromacheva in final

Luksika Kumkhum received $20,000 for her triumph, besides bagging 160 WTA points, while Irina Khromacheva picked up the $11,000 cheque and 95 WTA points.

L&T Mumbai Open: Luksika Kumkhum keeps first WTA title hopes alive with clinical victory against Margarita Gasparyan

Kuksika Kumkhum expertly dispatched big-hitting Russian Margarita Gasparyan on her way to the L&T Mumbai Open final, where she will take on Irina Khromacheva in her bid to win her first title.

L&T Mumbai Open: Ex-Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, third seed Sachia Vickery make early exits from tournament

Third seed Sachia Vickery of the US and former Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki of Germany made early exits after being beaten in the first round of the USD 125,000 L&T Mumbai Open tennis tournament

Mumbai Open: World No 57 Zheng Saisai named top seed; former World No 2 Vera Zvonareva, Sabine Lisicki also in fray

Zheng has two singles and three doubles WTA titles to her credit, while Jakupovic has two WTA doubles titles.

Birmingham Classic: Defending champion Petra Kvitova reaches semi-finals; Mihaela Buzarnescu upsets Elina Svitolina

Petra Kvitova moved into the semi-finals with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Germany's Julia Goerges on Friday.