Maria crowned first Queen's Club women's champion in 52 years
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.
Coco Gauff was dumbstruck after beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final on Saturday
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff resume their simmering rivalry on the pristine lawns of London.
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.
Coco Gauff is the first Black American to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
The actress was in New York for the Swarovski store launch.
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.
The Maria Sharapova-Serena Williams selfie during the Moncler Genius fashion show in London has gone viral.
Eager to witness what many felt would be Serena Williams's final competitive match, thousands of fans poured into the Arthur Ashe stadium.
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.
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.
Serena Williams has given birth to her second child, a girl named Adira River Ohanian
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.
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.
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.
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.
IMAGES from the French Open played at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on Sunday.
Stars Watch As Eagles Win Super Bowl; Serena steals show at half-time
Reaction to Serena Williams announcing her retirement
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.
Serena has backed early stage companies for nearly a decade.
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.
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.
Most importantly, and most prominently, is the name of Serena's three-year-old daughter Olympia.
Serena took to her Instagram account to share pictures of herself with a visible baby bump
Serena Williams' career has been so astonishing that it could fuel umpteen movies
Australian tennis great Rod Laver said that watching Nadal compete had been a privilege.
''I am staying sexy with a bit of protection this summer.'
Serena Williams appeared to suggest last month that she would end her playing career at the U.S. Ope
Serena Williams lost to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open on Friday night, likely marking the end of arguably the sport's greatest Grand Slam career, but her title as the biggest earner in women's tennis history will remain for years to come.
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.
She will first team up with Tunisian world number four Ons Jabeur for the doubles event at Eastbourne which gets underway this weekend.
Madison Keys is the second-oldest woman to claim her first Australian Open singles title in the Open era.
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.
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.
The Met Gala was also the red carpet for a bunch of lovely-looking pregnant celebs who proudly showed off their baby bumps.
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