The French Open women's tournament gets under way this weekend without a clear favourite for the first time in several years.

World number one Iga Swiatek kept her nerve to beat 26th-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Miami Open on Sunday.

Coco Gauff defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-1 in the fourth round and will take on Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova in the French Open quarter-finals.

French Open: Novak Djokovic defeated Ricardas Berankis to keep his bid intact to be the first man in more than half a century to win all four majors on multiple occasions.

After reaching the semi-finals on clay in the Italian Open in Rome last week, 17-year-old Coco Gauff dropped only one set en route to the title in Parma, just one week before French Open.

American teenager Coco Gauff battled past Katerina Siniakova in three sets on Friday to set up a meeting with China's Wang Qiang in the final of the WTA tournament in Parma.

Ashleigh Barty was leading 6-4, 2-1 in the italian Open quarter-final against Coco Gauff but pulled out with an arm injury.

Coco Gauff, a fan favourite at previous Grand Slam appearances, said afterwards she did not think the absence of spectators in New York had hampered her performance.

Coco Gauff, 16, posted a TikTok video on her Twitter feed, juxtaposing an image of herself clad in a black hoodie with photos of George Floyd,

Coco Gauff said she struggled with her mental health after being constantly touted as tennis' next big thing and even hailed as a new Serena Williams.