Iga Swiatek swept past Coco Gauff to reach the Rome Open final on Thursday where Aryna Sabalenka will stand in her way of a third title and her bid to match a Serena Williams record.
Tennis great Serena Williams has given birth to her second child, a girl named Adira River Ohanian, and along with husband Alexis Ohanian welcomed the new arrival in social media posts on Tuesday.
In the photos, the 41-year-old tennis great is seen posing in a black and white gown with her husband Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Reddit, and cradling the baby bump.
The Canadian rapping icon may have the Midas Touch when it comes to his music but turns out, things are on the other end of the spectrum for him when it comes to sporting bets. Everyone he bets on/supports, loses. Well, not everyone, but 90 per cent of the time individuals/teams Drake banks on ends up on the losing side.
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.
World number one Iga Swiatek was able to have her cake and eat it at the U.S. Open after the Pole capped her campaign at a star-studded Flushing Meadows by collecting her third Grand Slam title.
Australian tennis great Margaret Court says her admiration for Serena Williams is not reciprocated after the American retired just one major short of equalling her all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
Serena Williams could easily walk off the court and into the broadcast booth if she wants to, pocketing a handsome paycheck and boosting ratings for a sport that is losing star power, those in the business say.
Serena Williams' dreams of a fairytale finish to her glittering career were dashed on Friday as the tennis icon was sent crashing out of the US Open by Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic.
Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus at the US Open to move within two victories of her first calendar Grand Slam.
Serena Williams tries to reach the US Open fourth round while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal also seek last-16 berths.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams as well as nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and in-form Andy Murray serve up a Saturday special at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a 10th French Open title with a straight-sets victory over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the second round.
Andy Murray and Heather Watson face familiar opponents in the French Open second round on Thursday.
Serena Williams punctuates points with theatrics worthy of a Grand Slam final. There were squeals, knee kicks, pirouettes and fist pumps, sometimes all at once.
The decision put her opponent, Simona Halep, into the final against Jelena Jankovic, who beat Sabine Lisicki in three sets.
