A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open on Day 3.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic added to the sexism row, saying male tennis players should earn more money than their female counterparts as more people watch their matches.
It was Novak Djokovic's first match this year after his Australian Open hopes were dashed when he was deported following an 11-day saga revolving around his decision not to have a COVID-19 vaccination.
A summary of the first day's play at the US Open.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
Venus Williams and CoCo Vandeweghe won the opening singles matches to give holders the United States a commanding 2-0 lead in their Fed Cup World Group opener against the Netherlands in Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday.
According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, more than 4,000 people in the US have died due to COVID-19 and nearly 190,000 have been infected by it.
Photos from matches played at the US Open in Flushing Meadows on Sunday
List of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated):
Andy Murray may have a dismal record in the Australian Open final, but he is not the only tennis star to come up short at the majors.
A quick guide into the life of Serena Williams, the GOAT - The Greatest of All Time!
Venus Williams stands in the way of younger sister Serena's bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Estonian teenager Anett Kontaveit on Sunday.
Images from Day 8 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Monday.
World number one Serena Williams opened her US Open account with a tidy 6-3, 6-3 win over Ekaterina Makarova on Tuesday, to join her sister Venus in the second round of the year's final Grand Slam.
IMAGES from the US Open matches played on Day 1 at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday.
It was Kristyna's first win over a top-five ranked player and she will go on to play fellow Czech Barbora Strycova in the quarter-finals.
We should all bow before the legend that is Leander, says Rahul Jacob.
List of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated):
'I really don't think much about these kind of things. I do my way, he does his way'
List of French Open women's singles champions
The fifth-seeded Ukrainian reached her second straight Grand Slam semi-final after also making the last four at Wimbledon in July.
Factbox on American Serena Williams, who plays sister Venus in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.
Images from Day 4 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
Following Serena Williams's win over Angelique Kerber for her 7th Wimbledon crown, here is a list of Wimbledon women's singles champions since 1922:
The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
List of Wimbledon women's singles champions:
Konta first British woman in US Open last 16 since 1991
IMAGES from Day 10 of the US Open matches played in New York on Wednesday
Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on Sunday.
List of French Open women's singles champions:
Images from Day 4 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Sunday.
Following Serena Williams's 19th Grand Slam title, here is the list of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated)
The women's draw at the US Open has been in news for the upsets it created. Almost everyday one or some days even two of the top seeds feel to unknown players.
Second seed Angelique Kerber stayed on track in her quest to unseat Serena Williams as world number one by beating Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia 6-2, 7-6(7) on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the US Open on Monday
Simona Halep became the first Romanian in 40 years to lift the French Open trophy at Roland Garros on Saturday.
Murray had battled his way back from two sets down in the second round against France's Adrian Mannarino, but could not work another miracle against the 14th-ranked, 29-year-old Anderson, who swept the final tiebreak 7-0.
List of Wimbledon women's singles champions:
Images from the third day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, in New York, on Wednesday:
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