Serena Williams

Serena Williams withdraws from Miami Open due to knee injury

Williams withdrew with a left knee injury, tournament officials said. It is the second consecutive WTA event in which the American has been unable to continue, after her retirement from last week's tournament in Indian Wells with a viral illness.

Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian Open, becomes new world number one

Naomi Osaka is the first woman to win two major championships in a row since Williams picked up four straight in 2014-15 and has clearly marked herself as tennis' new star.

Karolina Pliskova's stunning fightback knocks Serena Williams out

Karolina Pliskova advances to meet Naomi Osaka in the semifinal.

Serena relentlessly marches on as Osaka, Svitolina survive scares

Serena Williams crushed Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 as she marched towards an eighth Australian Open title.

Ruthless Serena makes strong start in Melbourne return

Serena Williams was relentless in her first appearance at Melbourne Park since winning the title in 2017, losing only five points in the opening set on her way to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Tatjana Maria in just 49 minutes.

Serena ready to claim first Slam as a mother - coach

Frenchman Mouratoglou, who has guided Williams to the last 10 of her 23 Grand Slam titles, felt the American great was in “decent shape” when she reached last year’s finals at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Federer emerges victorious in historic clash with Serena

Roger Federer took the honours in the much-anticipated mixed doubles clash with fellow great Serena Williams in what the latter described as the "match of her career" at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.

US indicts seven suspected Russian agents in global hacking conspiracy

Indictments announced as Dutch security services said they had thwarted a cyber attack on the global chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW involving Russian suspects and after Britain and Australia blamed the GRU for global hacking plots.

Australian tabloid reprints racist Serena Williams cartoon

The "Herald Sun," owned by News Corp, first published the caricature of Williams with exaggerated lips and tongue and curly hair rising from the top of her head as she stomped on her tennis racket on Monday.

Osaka's Grand Slam dream proves a nightmare for Serena

Osaka showed nerves of steel to secure the biggest win of her life and become Japan's first Grand Slam singles champion but the 20-year-old's triumphant moment was lost in the controversy surrounding Williams.

Serena storms into ninth US Open final

Six-time champion Serena Williams roars into the final with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0 over Anastasija Sevastova, seeking to add to her 23 Grand Slam titles for the first time since the birth of her daughter Olympia.

Keys, Djokovic through to US Open semifinals

Madison Keys clinched her second consecutive semifinal berth by beating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4 6-3 while Novak Djokovic beat Australian John Millman 6-3 6-4 6-4.