MIKE DICKSON: Her retirement deprives tennis of a star name, one of several likely to depart the sport in the next two years. Others will, however, be able to leave with their heads held higher.

The Briton, who kicked off the week with a straight-sets win against Kim Clijsters, had 10 break points without converting a single one on her way to a first-set tie-break against her German opponent.

Sixteen of the best players across the ATP and WTA tours will swap tennis rackets for video game controllers as it has been revealed the 2020 Madrid Open will now become a virtual competition. 

Tennis integrity chiefs fear a spike in corrupted matches when tournaments resume, as lower-ranked players become more desperate to make ends meet.

The Spaniard was announced alongside John Isner, Kiki Bertens and Fiona Ferro as the latest tennis stars to participate in the virtual event to help raise money for the coronavirus pandemic.

Rafael Nadal has endured a series of injuries during his illustrious career but the latest setback appeared to happen in the comfort of his own home. 

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Evans will team up with Kieron Vorster, a no-nonsense South African whose clients have included ex-top-10 player Wayne Ferreira and ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

5 Seconds Of Summer star Luke Hemmings was spreading the Christmas cheer at Sydney airport on Thursday.

He's the young singer from Western Sydney who shot to fame with the help of One Direction.

He was romantically linked with Kendall Jenner in 2014 when they were pictured getting into a taxi together in New York.

Aussie pop rockers 5 Seconds of Summer rose to fame by covering tracks on YouTube back in 2011.

Australian pop rockers 5 Seconds of Summer thrilled fans with an acoustic performance in Sydney, on Friday. 

5 Seconds of Summer's Calum Hood performs bizarre leg kick in VERY tight flares during appearance on The Project

The Sydney-formed boy band have become global phenomenons since launching their group, 5 Seconds Of Summer, in 2011.

They excitedly announced their engagement in January this year.

They're one of the biggest bands to ever come out of Australia. 

The Australian musicians of 5 Seconds of Summer have been friends since they went to high school in New South Wales. And on Thursday, Ashton Irwin and Callum Hood got coffee together in LA.

Calum Hood is the only member of ARIA award winning Aussie pop group 5 Seconds of Summer who is single. 

 5 Seconds of Summer frontman Luke Hemmings just celebrated his 23rd birthday, taking to Instagram to thank fans for the sweet messages

 5 Seconds of Summer's singer Luke Hemmings has been happily dating girlfriend Serra Deaton since last February.

Zayn Malik's family have been celebrating Martin Tiser's 18th birthday, weeks after he married the One Direction star's sister Safaa, 17.

The 37-year-old British TV personality shocked The Masked Singer panelists while revealing she was Ladybug on Wednesday's episode featuring guest Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog.

Perry made a grand entrance out of a giant red Christmas tree ornament. She was accompanied onstage by backup dancers dressed as purple gift boxes wrapped in red patent leather bows.

Taylor Swift threw the 'most aggressive holiday party known to womankind,' on Friday evening for her 30th birthday.

Proving just how far they've come, Australian punk-rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer were one of the headline acts at this year's KISS 108's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Boston on Sunday.

The 24-year-old guitarist, who is engaged to model Crystal Leigh, told Fitzy & Wippa at the G'Day USA gala in Los Angeles on Saturday that he'd asked the 5SOS boys to be his groomsmen

5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford has reportedly snapped up a stunning $2.9million mansion in California. 

Matt Hancock today lost his cool as he was grilled over the UK government's failure to set out its strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown.

The Prime Minister was whisked through the rear entrance of Downing Street at around 6.30 this evening in a Volkswagen people carrier, rather than his ministerial Jaguar and police motorcade.

Today guidance drawn up by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the shop workers' union Usdaw was released to help shops prepare for the reopening of the UK's high street stores.

B&Q's decision to reopen 130 stores saw massive queues forming outside its outlets in Watford (pictured), Edinburgh, Bristol and Swansea, as people used the shutdown to catch up on DIY.

He emerged hesitantly, tiptoeing gently down the steps of Downing Street like a winter swimmer wading into the icy foam.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Many people will have been uplifted by Boris Johnson's (pictured) stirring speech yesterday outside No 10.

Professor Karol Sikora, a cancer specialist, has warned that thousands of people could die from the disease and heart issues if the lockdown continues for much longer.

Michael Gove revealed that a Treasury minister is leading a 'domestic effort' to ensure that enough face coverings are available should the Government change its guidance.

Downing Street has refused to say whether Mr Johnson, who was back at work on Monday, would be well enough to face new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons at Midday.

Mr Khan warned he might take the step as Boris Johnson's Government continued to insist that the evidence of their effectiveness was 'weak', despite strong steps taken elsewhere in the world.

Sir Mark Sedwill's probe is said to have found 'no evidence' to corroborate the allegations made by staff at Whitehall departments.

At the daily No10 briefing this evening, Dominic Raab pointed to the experience in Germany as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions too early risks 'undoing all the hard work'.

Boris Johnson, 55, and Carrie Symonds, 32, welcomed a son today, with psychologist Jo Hemmings telling FEMAIL it may have been 'an emotional epiphany' for the British Prime Minister.

Mr Hancock announced on April 2 he would achieve six-figure daily testing by close of play today but the latest numbers show 52,429 tests were carried out in the 24 hours to 9am yesterday.

Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, made the astonishing revelation as pressure increased on Boris Johnson to plot a way out of the crisis.

A diplomatic official from the High Commission for Pakistan delivered huge bouquets to 'Hon Mr Prime Mininster & Ms Symonds, 10 Downing Street' twice today - wearing double the PPE on her second visit.

Boris Johnson today announced that wearing face masks will be part of the UK's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy.

JAN MOIR: Wilfred, Winston, Oliver, Pericles, Diggory, Kevin, Josh? Whatever they decide to call him, what kind of a world will Boris's baby son inherit?

Nicola Sturgeon has already urged Scots to don home-made masks - but not medical-grade ones - in shops and on public transport.

Drawing on scientific predictions and the experiences of other countries to Britain emerging from isolation, JONATHAN MAYO imagines the 'new normal'.

The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Carrie Symonds chose a picture that deliberately did not show the baby's face and will shun the path taken by past PMs who had babies while in Downing Street.

Boris Johnson is hoping to put teachers on three weeks' notice to re-open primary schools in England to all pupils as soon as next month (pictured, St Mary's Primary in Chippenham).

The Health Secretary last night rubbished reports that healthy over-70s were among the 'clinically vulnerable' who had been told to shield for 12 weeks.