Mondo Duplantis was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, while American gymnast Simone Biles bagged the top women's honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
The Russian teenager credited one of LeBron James' past interviews where he talked about the importance of mental strength for inspiring her to victory at Indian Wells on Sunday.
Jasmine Paolini's exit means only one of the top five women's seeds -- world number one Aryna Sabalenka -- will be in the third round. It is only the second time that this has happened in the professional era after Wimbledon 2018.
Tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams stole the show as they joined Hollywood superstar Will Smith at the red carpet premiere of King Richard at the TCL Chinese theater in Los Angeles.
She will first team up with Tunisian world number four Ons Jabeur for the doubles event at Eastbourne which gets underway this weekend.
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.
Stars Watch As Eagles Win Super Bowl; Serena steals show at half-time
Coco Gauff ended local heroine Lois Boisson's dream run at the French Open with a ruthless 6-1, 6-2 victory on Thursday to set up a final clash with top seed Aryna Sabalenka.
As the 2025 French Open looms, all eyes may be on reigning champions and top seeds - but lurking just beneath the surface are several players quietly building momentum, ready to crash the party in Paris. From seasoned champions finding renewed form to rising stars with something to prove, here are four dark horses who could shake up the women's singles draw at Roland Garros.
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 did not rule out taking a page from seven-time Super Bowl winner Brady's playbook.
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.
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.
Tennis superstar Serena Williams has her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian literally walking in her footsteps.
Australian tennis great Rod Laver said that watching Nadal compete had been a privilege.
The 20-year-old is on the longest unbeaten run in the women's tour since Serena Williams bagged 34 victories in succession in 2013.
IMAGES from the French Open played at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on Sunday.
'Serena must be prepared to live with it and say goodbye even in the face of defeat'
Serena has slid down to 1,204 in the rankings and needed a wildcard from Wimbledon organisers
Serena had her two biggest cheerleaders by her side, husband Alexis Ohanian and three-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
The Met Gala was also the red carpet for a bunch of lovely-looking pregnant celebs who proudly showed off their baby bumps.
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.
The tennis great posted pictures from an ad shoot for footwear brand Stuart Weitzman.
Michelle Obama and tennis great Billie Jean King led the tributes to Serena Williams
The American great came into what is expected to be her final tournament as a 50-1 long-shot to win the title but after upsetting world number two Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday she is now 14-1
Williams and Jabeur won their first two matches in the tournament and were scheduled to play in the semi-finals
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.
Serena return had been eagerly anticipated but 115th-ranked Tan ripped up the script with a nerve-shredding win.
Williams posted pictures on her Instagram page and wrote: Caption this (MUST SWIPE RIGHT).
Supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen strode Paris Fashion Week's ramp at Off-White's first show following founder Virgil Abloh's death.
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.
The following is a timeline charting her rise to the top of the women's game:
Serena Williams said her five-episode documentary series 'Being Serena' is a tribute to all the women who have gotten back to work after becoming a mother.
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 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.
Serena Williams credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis.
Sania Mirza in her tribute to Serena wrote how the all-time great women's singles tennis player inspired her.
The defeat ended Williams's bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.
Madison Keys is the second-oldest woman to claim her first Australian Open singles title in the Open era.
