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Melbourne VIC, Australia, 31 July 2017 | tennis.com.au

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Washington, DC, USA, 31 July 2017 | tennis.com.au

Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson will commence their US hardcourt seasons this week at the Citi Open in Washington DC.

Further south in Los Cabos, Mexico, fellow Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis will also make his first appearance since Wimbledon when he takes on fellow ATP NextGen star Frances Tiafoe in the first round.

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Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 29 July 2017 | AAP

Arina Rodionova has had her quest for a WTA Tour title in China halted in the quarterfinals.

The 27-year-old Australian fought hard but ultimately fell to local hope Xinyun Han 6-1 7-5 as the Chinese world No.126 made the semi-finals.

Rodionova struggled early and was again down a break in the second set but rallied to get things back to 5-5 before Han again broke her serve and then served it out on her second match point.

Atlanta, GA, USA, 28 July 2017 | AAP/tennis.com.au

Australian John Millman has been beaten by Ryan Harrison in a three-set, second-round marathon at the Atlanta Open.

Millman, ranked 174th, battled for two hours and 46 minutes before the fourth-seeded American prevailed 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 7-5.

The Queenslander led by a set and a break, reached match point in the ninth game on Harrison’s serve, and served for the match in the 10th game before the American broke to get the set back on level terms.

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, 27 July 2017 | AAP

A day after shocking defending champion Duan Ying-Ying in the first round, Arina Rodionova has marched on at the Jiangxi Open in China.

The 27-year-old beat hometown hope Liu Fangzhou 6-4 6-2 to advance to her first WTA quarterfinal.

There she will face Han Xinyun – her third Chinese opponent in a row – after Han beat fourth seed Wang Qiang in three sets.

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 26 July 2017 | tennis.com.au

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Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, 26 July 2017 | tennis.com.au

Arina Rodionova has continued her rich vein of form, upsetting Duan Ying-Ying in straight sets to advance to the second round in Nanchang.

Rodionova beat the fifth seed and defending champion 7-5 6-4 to set up a second-round meeting with Liu Fangzhou, also of China.

The pair had split four career meetings but Duan had won their last two, both in 2017; one of those matches came in the qualifying rounds at Apia International Sydney.

26 July 2017 | Tennis Australia

Australian John Millman has survived a tough challenge from American teenager Frances Tiafoe to win their first-round encounter at the Atlanta Open.

Tiafoe served for the match in the third set but Millman broke back before winning a tie-breaker to claim a 5-7 6-4 7-6(5) victory.

Millman will face fourth-seeded American Ryan Harrison in the round of 16.