Wimbledon 2018: Serena Williams flies champions’ flag as Keys and Muguruza join purge of seeds
Of the eight women seeded to reach the quarter-finals of this year’s Championships, only two remained in contention before the first week was over. The…
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Wimbledon 2018: Champions Federer and Williams hit 20 at 36: ‘We in it together!’
They are the two most prolific Wimbledon champions in the draws at the All England Club this year: Roger Federer has won the singles title…
Wimbledon 2018: Serena Williams—seven-time champion, and more serene than ever
Serena Williams may have become a mother just 10 months ago. She may have come through numerous complications after the birth of her daughter—and she…
Wimbledon 2018: Williams seeks No8, Kvitova No3, Muguruza No2—but plenty more eye grass breakthrough
The news that the All England Club had given seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams a discretionary seeding this year was the final phase of a…
Serena Williams boosted into Wimbledon seedings following maternity leave: Federer and Halep top seeds
Serena Williams, who is currently ranked 183 in the world following an extended break for maternity leave after winning the Australian Open 18 months ago,…
French Open 2018: Dejected Serena Williams ‘beyond disappointed’ to withdraw from Sharapova showdown
It was undoubtedly the most highly-anticipated match of the Monday schedule, if not of the entire French Open tournament. As the draw gradually channelled together…
French Open 2018: Former champs Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams set 22nd showdown
When the women’s draw was made 10 days ago, there was a certain frisson when a clutch of former French Open champions and former No1…
French Open 2018: Superwoman Serena and fellow champ Sharapova score opening wins on Paris return
The last day of first round action at Roland Garros brought four of its former champions to court, yet two of them were not in…
Wimbledon 2018: Prize money, integrity, special anniversaries – and who may not be seeded
The sun shone down on the hallowed turf of the All England Club on May Day. No nets, rope surrounds, or fans at this time…
Miami Open 2018 preview: Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams open intriguing WTA storylines
If the women’s draw in Indian Wells, replete with returning stars Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, seemed ready to set alight the tournament in the…
Indian Wells 2018: Williams vs Williams, or simply Venus vs Serena: Where will this story end?
It began more than 36 years ago, when Serena Williams arrived in the Williams family 15 months after the birth of Venus. By early 2001,…
Indian Wells 2018: Williams and Azarenka make it double-delight in the desert
The term ‘blockbuster’ is scattered with free abandon in sports journalism, but on this occasion, the night schedule at the BNP Paribas Open deserved the…
Indian Wells preview: Former champs to the fore as Williams & Azarenka return, Halep & Wozniacki vie for No1
Indian Wells always marks a special season in the tennis calendar. For the men, this is the first and biggest Masters of the year, for…
Svitolina may have won the prize, but New York belonged to returning champs Williams and Bartoli
There really is no keeping Elina Svitolina down. After racking up five titles last year—including big Premiers in Dubai, Rome and Toronto—and challenging for the…
Roger Federer wins fifth Laureus Sportsman title, plus Comeback gong
Tennis has always featured strongly in the ‘Oscars of Sport’, the Laureus World Sports Awards, and this year was no exception. Indeed, 2017 offered up…
Serena Williams, after winning record 23rd Grand Slam, reveals she is expecting first child
Serena Williams left the tennis world in a state of confusion last night after posting a selfie subtitled “20 weeks”, only to remove her Snapchat…
Indian Wells preview: Serena Williams exits, Kerber tops draw and rankings, Pliskova leads chase
There can be no doubting that Indian Wells marks a special phase of the tennis calendar. For the men, this is the first and biggest…
Australian Open 2017: Records tumble again as Serena Williams beats sister Venus to reclaim No1
When Venus Williams beat Coco Vandeweghe to reach her first final at the Australian Open in 14 years, the dancing, twirling exuberance of her celebration…
IPTL: Difficult third season continues without Serena Williams and Roger Federer
They were the marquee names in the third playing of the International Premier Tennis League. Serena Williams was slated to headline for the Singapore Slammers…
IPTL 2016: Nishikori, Williams and Kyrgios headline in India, Japan and Singapore
Mahesh Bhupathi, Founder and Promoter, of the Coca Cola International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), has announced that the third playing of the competition will kick…
Serena Williams’ withdrawal opens door to Konta, Suarez Navarro or Kuznetsova to WTA Finals
World No2 and five-time WTA Finals champion Serena Williams has announced that she is unable to take part in the end-of-season finale in Singapore next…