The designer recalls how he made a sherwani for Michael Jackson in 'one day without measurements'.
"I just said to them they were unbelievable. Congratulations. They made history. Enjoy it. This is unbelievable."
List of Wimbledon women's singles champions after Iga Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova in the final on Saturday:
Poland will face Italy in their first ever Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals after beating the Czech Republic 2-1 in a hard-fought tie that ended in the early hours of Sunday.
The retired American ace said women were willing to play five-set matches but used the entertainment industry to highlight her stance that athletes will get paid the same regardless of the duration of the matches.
Poland's Iga Swiatek will play in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga in November, where they face hosts Spain in the opening match, the world number two said on Tuesday
Five singles matches were cancelled as persistent rain washed out a large chunk of play on the opening day of the Australian Open on Sunday, disappointing the large crowds that flocked to Melbourne Park.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios enthralled fans on their debut as a doubles team on Monday
Jannik Sinner spearheaded Italy's charge towards a second successive Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final at the southern Spanish city of Malaga on Sunday.
Iga Swiatek tested positive in an out-of-competition sample in August but the ITIA accepted that it was caused by contamination of her medication melatonin.
The two cases shocked the tennis world with many fuming at how they were handled by the authorities.
The celebrities who graced the men's and women's singles finals at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the weekend.
Rafael Nadal has decided not to participate in the US Open due to concerns about his fitness
Australia now have the opportunity to avenge last year's final defeat by Italy after world number one Jannik Sinner inspired the holders to a 2-1 victory over Argentina.
Britain's Dan Evans beat Russian Karen Khachanov in the longest ever US Open match of the professional era on Tuesday.
Sweltering heat gripped the second-round action at the US Open on Wednesday
Rafael Nadal's championship point winning racket from his 2007 French Open final victory over Roger Federer was sold for more than $118,000 at an auction on Monday, ranking among the highest-priced such memorabilia.
Images from the US Open women's singles semi-finals at Flushing Meadows on Thursday.
Nick Kyrgios is providing commentary by the court for ESPN and trading barbs with critics on social media. The Australian has not been shy to express an opinion.
'When you are playing team events in these Games, it's a completely different atmosphere.' 'There's pressure, there's excitement, it's a completely different vibe.'
Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title kicked off on Monday with an easy win over qualifier Radu Albot in the US Open first round.
The party atmosphere inside Louis Armstrong Stadium was starkly different from the last time Medvedev and O'Connell stood across from each other during the dark days of COVID-19 restrictions.
Watching unseeded Marketa Vondrousova script history at Wimbledon were several tennis and movie celebrities including our very own Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
For Billie Jean King, her leading role in the foundation of the WTA half a century ago ranks above the many successes she enjoyed on court.
Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina have received wild cards for the Classic Birmingham, a WTA 250 event on grass which begins on June 19.
The first teenager to play in a US Open final since Serena in 2001 there was symmetry to the moment as Gauff rallied to beat the second seeded Belarusian 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and end a six-year barren stretch for American tennis fans, who were finally able to celebrate a homegrown champion.
The Czech Republic won a heavyweight clash against the United States with a deciding doubles victory sending them through to the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals in Seville.
The governing body of women's tennis announced a new circuit structure on Tuesday with a "pathway to handing out equal prize money" for men and women at combined WTA 1000 and 500 events.
Watching the clash at the Court Philippe Chatrier were movie stars Hugh Grant, Sienna Miller, Michael Douglas and Demi Moore and royalty, including Spain's King Felipe VI, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Images from the US Open women's singles final at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday.
The real fashion standout is Carlos Alcaraz, the 20-year-old sensation, who has adopted a unique sleeveless look.
It is time for the men's and women's professional tennis bodies to merge says former world number one Kim Clijsters.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who was among the nine women to take a stand for equal rights in tennis, and five other former athletes were honoured at the US Open on Thursday.
Facing the prospect of empty stands at the first fanless Grand Slam since the coronavirus outbreak, top contenders at this year's US Open admit that the unprecedented new hush will take some getting used to.
Famous faces spotted at the finals:
Tennis star Sloane Stephens and soccer player Jozy Altidore have gotten married.
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.
Earlier, Ukraine took a 2-0 lead over Japan as world number five Elina Svitolina took the first point of the Billie Jean King Cup era.
Gets standing ovation after first round loss at the US Open on Monday.
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