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Second seed Karolina Pliskova got exactly what she needed in her 6-1 7-5 victory over a determined Kristina Mladenovic on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. SEE ALSO: Deja vu: Coco Gauff beats…

Serena Williams hammered past fellow American Amanda Anisimova to reach the final of Auckland International in just 43 minutes with a 6-1 6-1 match point.Serena last won a singles title in 2017 when she clinched the Australian Open…

Former World number one and 10-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the Brisbane International siting "setbacks in training" as the reason for her withdrawal.The 39-year-old still hopes to contest in the Adelaide…