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Jaimee Fourlis and Lizette Cabrera advanced to the final four of the French Open Women's Wildcard Play-off with victories on Friday at Roland Garros.

Paris, France, 19 May 2017 | Matt Trollope

Australian youngsters Jaimee Fourlis and Lizette Cabrera moved a step closer to the main draw at Roland Garros after wins in the first round of the French Open Women’s Wildcard Play-off.

Playing on outer courts at Roland Garros on Friday, Fourlis stopped Priscilla Hon in a lengthy three-set battle while Cabrera subdued Storm Sanders in straight sets.

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Alex De Minaur has been rewarded by Tennis Australia for his impressive progress through the tennis ranks with a wildcard for the French Open.

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 18 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

Rising star Alex De Minaur (NSW) has been rewarded for his impressive progress through the tennis ranks with a wildcard for the French Open, which gets underway at Stade Roland Garros next week.

De Minaur has joined his fellow Australians Nick Kyrgios (ACT), Bernard Tomic (Qld), Jordan Thompson (NSW), John Millman (Qld) and Thanasi Kokkinakis (SA) (both protected ranking) in the acceptance list for the second Grand Slam of the year.

It will be a second appearance in a Major for De Minaur, who is currently 230th in the ATP Tour Rankings. At the start of the year, the 18 year old made his grand slam debut at Australian Open 2017 after receiving a wild card. In the first round, he beat Gerald Melzer in five sets having saved a match point in the fourth set, before falling to American Sam Querrey in round two.

Jeremy Jin is preparing to fly to France after being selected as the Australian representative for the 2017 Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament.

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 18 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

Twelve-year-old Jeremy Jin from Sydney is preparing to fly to France after being selected as the Australian representative for the 2017 Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament.

The Kogarah schoolboy will take on the best players of his age group from around the world in Paris from 1 to 3 June during the first week of the French Open, where Longines is the Official Timekeeper.

The winner of the tournament will be awarded an annual grant to support their tennis career and development until their 16th birthday.

Tennis Australia’s Wellbeing Program is being rolled out across the country in the coming weeks.

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 16 May 2017 | Tennis Australia

The emotional health of its young athletes is at the forefront of Tennis Australia’s Wellbeing Program, which will be rolled out across the country in the coming weeks.

The program, which has just been launched in NSW and Victoria and is expanding across Australia, aims to produce tennis players who embrace the sport’s opportunities and thrive on its challenges – both on and off the court.

The five pillars of the program are ‘learning’, ‘physical activity’, ‘connection’, ‘mindfulness’ and ‘giving’, with each player individually monitored to ensure that they maintain a healthy wellbeing range.

Jack McLean enjoyed a day he will never forget when Alicia Molik visited his school.

Casino NSW 2470, Australia, 15 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

Jack McLean enjoyed a day he will never forget when ANZ Tennis Hot Shots ambassador Alicia Molik visited his school in Casino, NSW.

As part of the prize for being named the 2016 ANZ Tennis Hot Shot of the Year, Jack and his classmates at Casino Public School welcomed Molik to their assembly, before the eight-year-old and some of his best friends enjoyed a private lesson with Australia’s Fed Cup captain at Casino Tennis Club.

Jack was thrilled to introduce Alicia Molik to his peers and tennis friends.

Sam Stosur, Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova have all landed in brutal sections of the draw at Rome's Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Rome, Italy, 15 May 2017 | tennis.com.au

Sam Stosur has received a horror draw in Rome as the claycourt season continues this week in the Italian capital in the build-up to Roland Garros.

And the news wasn’t so good for fellow Australians Nick Kyrgios and Dara Gavrilova, the latter drawing 10th seed and last year’s Rome finalist Madison Keys in round one.

Bernard Tomic has fared best; the 24-year-old will meet qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff.

Australian talent is enjoying working with Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean.

Paris, France, 31 May 2017 | Darren Walton, AAP

Conceding it is “time to knuckle down”, Nick Kyrgios has credited his new coach Sebastien Grosjean for bringing calm and positivity to the tennis court.

In his first Grand Slam outing with Grosjean in his box, Kyrgios cracked 20 aces and 40 winners to outclass Philipp Kohschreiber 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 in an impressive start to his French Open campaign.

The youngest player since Roger Federer to progress to quarterfinals at two different Grand Slams, 22-year-old Kyrgios admits he needs a trusted mentor to help him take the next step.

Thanasi Kokkinakis shows promising signs in his long-awaited Grand Slam return.

Paris, France, 31 May 2017 | Leigh Rogers

Thanasi Kokkinakis might not have walked off court with a win at Roland Garros – but in one way he did.

Just being back on court was a milestone worth celebrating for the 21-year-old South Australian talent.

He had not competed at Grand Slam level since the US Open in 2015, shortly after his ranking peaked at No.69, as a horror stretch with injuries – including shoulder surgery and most recently an abdominal complaint – stalled his promising career.