Poland's Iga Swiatek could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.
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Former champion Iga Swiatek kicked off her US Open campaign with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Colombia's Emiliana Arango on Tuesday as the Pole aims to keep her hot streak on track in New York.
Novak Djokovic won 12 of the last 14 games of his match against Lorenzo Musetti to crush the Italian 6-2, 6-2 and move into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open in his best performance since the Australian Open.
When she told the world in August 2022 she was preparing to close her playing career, Williams cited a desire to grow her family as one of the main reasons for walking away from tennis.
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 credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis.
American Serena Williams dropped a large hint that she could soon be back on court competing when she posted an Instagram photo of a pair of dazzling gold and white tennis shoes.
Win, lose or draw, Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic said she will relish the opportunity to play her idol Serena Williams when they face off at the US Open on Friday.
Serena Williams has extended her lead in the WTA rankings after her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, with the World No 1 now having more than twice as many points as her closest competitor Maria Sharapova.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff resume their simmering rivalry on the pristine lawns of London.
In the clash of legends, Roger Federer got the better of Serena Williams in their historic clash in the mixed doubles at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Tuesday.
Tennis champion Serena Williams glammed it up in Hollywood.
Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday after her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury.
Women's World No 1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of flu, the organisers said on Friday.
Serena Williams said she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behavior to Zverev
Once a beaming Anisimova had lifted herself off the ground, she scooped up her three-year-old nephew Jackson for a victory lap.
Tennis superstar Serena Williams has her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian literally walking in her footsteps.
American tennis ace Serena Williams has maintained her No 1 spot, while German Angelique Kerber has slipped to the third in the latest women's tennis world rankings issued by the WTA.
Serena Williams said on Sunday she will not compete at this week's Miami Open as the 23-times Grand Slam champion is recovering from oral surgery.
Eager to witness what many felt would be Serena Williams's final competitive match, thousands of fans poured into the Arthur Ashe stadium.
Joyner's Olympic records for the 100 and 200 metres set in Seoul in 1988 still stand, although her early death at 39 from a seizure raised suspicions of possible steroid use that tarnished her legacy.
Serena Williams can't stop twinning with her daughter and the Internet is simply loving it!
Opportunity knocks for Serena Williams on the grass courts of Wimbledon next week when she faces a diminished field on her best surface at the famous All England Club.
The five time US Open champion was given the loudest cheer at the Arthur Ashe stadium.
Serena Williams signalled her intention to retire this month, saying she was "evolving away from tennis" but never confirming the US Open as her final event.
Serena Williams is leaving tennis but her love affair with the sport will continue assured the 23-times Grand Slam winner on Monday, after reaching the second round of the US Open which could be her competitive swan song.
For the first time ever Serena has been featured on the magazine cover with her baby daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Serena Williams appeared to suggest last month that she would end her playing career at the U.S. Ope
'Serena must be prepared to live with it and say goodbye even in the face of defeat'
Osaka will play Jennifer Brady for the title.
Newly-engaged Serena Williams touched down in Auckland on Friday and quickly made her way to the court to hit some balls ahead of the start of her 2017 season.
Alexis Olympia Ohanian donned braids with white beads on them, just as her mother Serena did when she first won the US Open as a teenager in 1999.
Williams, 37, said "it's not about what we can do it's what we MUST do as working moms and working dads".
An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-time champion Williams to become the first Romanian to win the Wimbledon title.
The World No 1 Serena was joined by Hollywood actress Eva Longoria at a Champ'Seed party in Monaco.
Sinner's settlement brought plenty of criticism from both current and former players, with Serena Williams saying she would have been banned for 20 years and had her Grand Slam titles taken away had she tested positive in a similar fashion.
Serena Williams was included on the entry list for the US Open on Wednesday along with fellow former champion Novak Djokovic, who will not be able to compete due to his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The tennis legend has dropped a series of photographs on her Instagram page that brings 'message of hope and optimism'.
The 36-year-old, talked about what she has been going through since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, who turns one this September.