Elena Rybakina put on a brilliant performance to defeat favourite Aryna Sabalenka 64, 46, 64 and lift her first Australian Open trophy.
Venus Williams will travel to Germany with the US Fed Cup team for their World Group playoff later this month and could be available for duty if fit, American captain Mary Joe Fernandez said on Tuesday.
The legacy of the championship years of the Williams sisters is beginning to emerge, with 10 American women now ranked in the top 100 and members of the younger set beginning to knock on the door of Grand Slam success.
Serena and Venus Williams were among six players nominated for the US Olympic women's team to compete in next month's London Olympics, the US Tennis Association (USTA) said on Tuesday.
Injured Venus Williams will join her sister Serena on the Fed Cup sidelines with Vania King named to take her place on the US team that will play the quarter-finals in Antwerp against Belgium.
US won 4-1 against Argentina in the Fed Cup World Group II tie.
Ana Konjuh has opened some eyes at Flushing Meadows as the 18-year-old former world number one junior emerged to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open.
Serena Williams has been vulnerable this Grand Slam season but unbeaten in the year's first three major championships.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.
List of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated):
List of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated):
With Serena Williams vying to safeguard her World No 1 ranking and Djokovic fighting off a wrist injury, expect to see a few surprises at the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year
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)
List of French Open women's singles champions:
Simona Halep became the first Romanian in 40 years to lift the French Open trophy at Roland Garros on Saturday.
List of French Open women's singles champions
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