Kaia Kanepi
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Australian Open 2021: Sofia Kenin's title defence ends early; Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas through to third round
•Delivering 10 aces, Kanepi powered her way past the No. 4-seeded Kenin, overwhelming the 2020 champion 6-3, 6-2 in just 64 minutes
Australian Open 2021: Sofia Kenin 'couldn't handle the pressure' as title defence ends in tears
•Kenin was just the third Australian Open defending champion not to reach the third round since 1970, and the earliest to crash out since Jennifer Capriati fell in the first round in 2003.
US Open 2019: Taylor Townsend beats Sorana Cirstea in straight sets to continue 'insane' run at Flushing Meadows
•Taylor Townsend defeated Sorana Cirstea to book a fourth-round meeting with Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu for a quarter-final berth.
French Open 2019: 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova sets stage ablaze and steamrolls defending champion Simona Halep
Deepti Patwardhan •Anisimova had to be at her attacking best, given that she was up against one of the most defensively sound players on the women’s tour.
French Open 2019: Stan Wawrinka knocks out Stefanos Tsitsipas in five-hour epic, Sloane Stephens beats 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza
•Stan Wawrinka has a 23-3 losing head-to-head record against close friend and fellow Swiss Federer, who saw off Argentinian world number 68 Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 earlier in the day
French Open 2019, women's singles round-up: Johanna Konta into quarters; Marketa Vondrousova bagels Anastasija Sevastova in emphatic win
Fpsports •Johanna Konta proved that she had found her comfort zone in the French Open as she surged to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Donna Vekic to become the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open in 36 years
French Open 2019: Karolina Pliskova knocked out after suffering straight sets defeat against Croatia's Petra Martic
•Czech Pliskova produced an error-strewn display against the 31st seed, who will face either Russian Veronika Kudermetova or Estonia's Kaia Kanepi for a place in the quarter-finals.
Charleston Open: Anastasija Sevastova stunned by World No 81 Jessica Peluga, Madison Keys fights back to beat Tatjana Maria
•Pegula broke the Latvian Sevastova five times en route to an unlikely victory, saying that it was special, because she's from the area and playing on home turf.
Australian Open 2019: World No 1 Simona Halep continues to live dangerously after clinching hard-fought win in second round
Deepti Patwardhan •Simona Halep stood behind the baseline clutching her hamstring, her big eyes glassy, heart pounding from the effort she had put in, her body on the edge of giving up as she lost serve in the sixth game, to trail 2-4 in the decider.
Brisbane International: Top-seeded defending champion Elina Svitolina crashes out against Aliaksandra Sasnovich
•Sasnovich displayed some breathtaking shot-making in the first set before Svitolina stormed back in the second, but the Belarusian broke Svitolina twice in the third set to seal victory.