The first stop on Serena Williams' farewell tour came to a quick end as she fell to Belinda Bencic in second-round action at the Canadian Open on Wednesday a day after announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.
I have to be two feet in tennis or two feet out.'
Novak Djokovic etched his name into Olympic history, capturing the gold medal in a thrilling victory over Carlos Alcaraz.
From bold colour-blocking to sleek silhouettes, US Open 2024's collections feature the latest trends in tennis fashion.
Simone Biles clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal as she made a triumphant return to the women's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, reinforcing her status as one of the greatest athletes just three years after withdrawing from the same event at the Tokyo Games.
The Maria Sharapova-Serena Williams selfie during the Moncler Genius fashion show in London has gone viral.
It was an emotional win for Aryna Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last month due to a shoulder injury.
Iga Swiatek will be looking to join a select band of players who have lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup four times
Serena and Olympia look glamorous in hot pink dresses from the legendary fashion house Balmain.
''I am staying sexy with a bit of protection this summer.'
Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens picked up the Doubles Team of the Year award, China's Zheng Qinwen was named Most Improved Player while Russian Mirra Andreeva won Newcomer of the Year.
World number one Jannik Sinner's bid for a second Grand Slam title continued to gain momentum as he thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the US Open fourth round.
Williams and Jabeur won their first two matches in the tournament and were scheduled to play in the semi-finals
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China's Zheng Qinwen is bidding to become the fourth woman to win Olympic gold and the US Open title in the same year
Images from the men's singles action at the US Open on Sunday.
The first teenager to play in a US Open final since Serena in 2001 there was symmetry to the moment as Gauff rallied to beat the second seeded Belarusian 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and end a six-year barren stretch for American tennis fans, who were finally able to celebrate a homegrown champion.
Images from the US Open women's singles third round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
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Sabalenka crashed to a 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva
Serena Williams signalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the US Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3, 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic.
Venus Williams targets return for Indian Wells and Miami
Serena Williams on Monday said she has not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning are "very high" after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport after last month's U.S. Open.
Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.
After winning the US Open title on Sunday, Novak Djokovic pulled out a T-shirt with 'Mamba Forever' on the front and the number 24 on the back.
Michelle Obama and tennis great Billie Jean King led the tributes to Serena Williams
Federer, who looked dapper and a sure shot contender to play the next James Bond, caught up with fellow tennis legend, Williams -- in all her pregnant glory!
Since exploding onto the tennis scene as a 14-year-old, Serena Williams has achieved everything on a tennis court - but her incredible collection of titles and trophies barely define the imprint the American has left on her sport.
The US Open turned over Arthur Ashe Stadium to the Williams sisters on Thursday for a prime-time first round doubles match that could have been Serena's last after the pair fell 7-6(5), 6-4 to the Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova.
This is the first time in over a year that Serena has posted back-to-back wins; the last time coming at the 2021 French Open.
Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final
Serena return had been eagerly anticipated but 115th-ranked Tan ripped up the script with a nerve-shredding win.
The tennis great posted pictures from an ad shoot for footwear brand Stuart Weitzman.
Serena beat Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova 2-6, 6-3, (13-11) in the women's doubles.
Aryna Sabalenka beat China's Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to retain the Australian Open women's singles title on Saturday.
Another day, another milestone reached for Novak Djokovic as he racked up Grand Slam victory number 350.
Federer received a standing ovation from the 15,000 capacity crowd that lasted several minutes.
Reaction to Serena Williams announcing her retirement
Her last Grand Slam triumph came in 2017 and she has not won a WTA title since lifting the ASB Classic in Auckland at the start of the 2020 season.
Serena Williams offers support to Naomi Osaka.
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