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• Swiatek 'hungry for more' after Olympics bronze

  Iga Swiatek says she is "hungry for more" after claiming the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

  Swiatek has been a dominant force at Roland-Garros, winning four of the last five French Opens, including this year's, after cruising past Jasmine Paolini.

  The Pole was the favourite going into the Games too, and looked set to make good on that promise as she picked up where she left off on the clay court.

  However, she suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to eventual gold-medallist Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals, though she recovered to beat Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova in the bronze-medal match to claim Poland's first-ever tennis medal at the Olympics.

  Reflecting on her time in Paris, Swiatek acknowledged the rollercoaster of emotions that came with the tournament and how much she has progressed since competing in Tokyo three years ago.

  "After a couple of days, I feel ready to sum up this chapter... Joy, happiness, sadness, disappointment, satisfaction, hunger for more, pride and so many other emotions, thoughts... I'm still figuring it out, and I feel how valuable this experience was to me," Swiatek said in a post on social media.

  "Maybe in the future, I will assess two weeks with a bigger picture and better perspective, but I already see a lot. First of all, how much progress I've made since Tokyo. How much I can do, how many opportunities I have to become a better player and human.

  "But what's most important is how much I've experienced here. It was a special time that wouldn't be possible without my team and my family. Thank you for what you did for me.

  "Zheng Qinwen, Donna Vekic, huge congrats to you! I'm grateful I could share the Olympic podium with you two."

  Swiatek recently pulled out of the Canadian Open, but she will be back on the WTA Tour next week to compete in Cincinnati as she prepares for the US Open at the end of the month.

  The 23-year-old, who is targeting her second grand slam win in New York, also expressed her pride at seeing tennis take the spotlight in Paris.

  "When I'm thinking about the Olympics and tennis, I'm so proud how our sport was pictured in Paris.

  "So many amazing matches, inspirational stories, amazing pictures from the opening ceremony where tennis players had a special place.

  "We should appreciate that tennis plays such an important role in the world of sports. I'm happy that my story is part of it."

• 'Your gold will come' - Djokovic backs Alcaraz for future Olympics success

  Novak Djokovic has backed Carlos Alcaraz to win Olympic gold in the future after edging the Spaniard in a tightly contested final on Sunday.

  The Serb secured the top prize at the Games for the first time, completing a career golden slam with a 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) victory.

  Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic at Wimbledon to claim his second grand slam of the season last month, was reduced to tears after the match, having to step away from his post-match interview.

  Djokovic was full of praise for the Spaniard's performance and predicted the silver medal is only the start of his success at the Olympics.

  Another epic final, Carlos Alcaraz. El Clasico," Djokovic posted on X.

  "Congratulations to you and your team for an excellent Olympics. Considering your age, your energy and the way you play, you probably have 20 more Olympics ahead of you.

  "Your gold will come. Until next time, amigo."

  Djokovic's appearance in Paris was his fifth Games for Serbia, and he became just the second player in the Open Era to win all four grand slams, the Olympics gold medal and the ATP Tour Finals, after Andre Agassi.

  He is also the oldest player to secure the top prize in either the men's or women's singles at 37 years and 74 days since the sport returned to the schedule in 1988. 

• 'Perfectionist' Badosa ends two-year trophy wait with Washington Open triumph

  Paula Badosa is back to feeling like she is an athlete again after claiming victory at the Washington Open.

  Badosa, the former world number two, is back in the WTA's top 50 following Sunday's 6-1 4-6 6-4 defeat of Marie Bouzkova.

  It marks the Spaniard's fourth Tour-level title but her first since she triumphed in Sydney at the start of the 2022 season.

  Last year was a difficult one for Badosa, who sustained a stress fracture in her back and subsequently dropped out of the top 100.

  But now she is back to feeling like her old self.

  "What I went through the last year, for me being back, winning big titles like a [WTA] 500, [beating] the best players in the world, being competing against them again, for me it means a lot," said Badosa, who downed Emma Raducanu en route to clinching the trophy.

  "That's why I had this mix of emotions. I was really, really nervous because I really wanted it really badly.

  "One year ago I was on the couch, so it's a big difference now. Now I'm an athlete again.

  "Even before the tournament I was feeling good, I was feeling confident.

  "I think I needed to win something, a big title for me. Because of my personality, I'm not happy always with finals and semi-finals. I want to win titles.

  "I'm [a] perfectionist. Of course, that sometimes brings me down, but also in important moments I think it gives me [something] extra. I felt I needed this moment very much."