Venus Williams and her younger sister, Serena, were among 7 new names to be honoured with portraits at the Smithsonian National Portrait...
READ MORELondon | Serena Williams, Osaka, Raducanu and Nadal among most marketable athletes
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 21, 2022 | Off Court
SportsPro has released its list of 50 of the most marketable athletes, and Serena Williams is second after Cristiano Ronaldo.
New York | US Open wrap: One of the best…
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 12, 2022 | US Open
The 2022 edition of the US Open signalled the changing of guard with newly-crowned champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek leading the charge as the transition from the...
New York | Serena bows out to Tomljanovic after ‘a fun ride’
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 3, 2022 | US Open
It took all the powers of concentration for Ajla Tomljanovic to bring an end to Serena Williams’ stellar career that has spanned decades, although the American 23-times...
New York | Hradecka & Noskova knock-out Serena & Venus in showcase doubles
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 2, 2022 | US Open
In a highly unusual move, organisers gave Venus and Serena Williams top billing at the US Open by scheduling their 1st-round doubles match in Arthur Ashe Stadium for...
New York | Williams stuns Kontaveit, while Andreescu stops Haddad Maia
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 1, 2022 | US Open
The Serena Williams extravaganza continued on Wednesday night when the evening session set another attendance record and Arthur Ashe Stadium rocked to the rafters as the...
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Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova to meet Aoyama & Shibahara in AO doubles final
Jan 28, 2023
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova defeated Marta Kostyuk & Elena-Gabriela Ruse to advance to the Australian Open women’s doubles final, where they will face Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara, the No 10 seeds, who put an end to the hopes of the...

Melbourne | Djokovic explains father’s ‘lapse’ after claiming place in final
Jan 27, 2023
As expected, Novak Djokovic, following a straight sets victory over Tommy Paul, has reached the final of the Australian Open where Stefanos Tsitsipas awaits and where he hopes to lift the men’s trophy for a record breaking 10th time for the 22nd grand slam of his...

Melbourne | Mirza hanging up her racket
Jan 27, 2023
Sania Mirza, India's greatest women's tennis player, reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open, the last Grand Slam of her illustrious career, with Rohan Bopanna, but fell short to Luisa Stefani & Rafael Matos, the first all-Brazilian team to win a...

Melbourne | Hewett and Reid seal record wheelchair doubles titles
Jan 27, 2023
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid equalled the record for most Grand Slam men’s doubles titles won by a pair in the Open Era today after the British second seeds beat Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-1, 6-2 to seal their fourth successive Australian Open...

Melbourne | Tsitsipas overcomes hiccup to reach final
Jan 27, 2023
It was his fourth time in the semi-final of the Australian Open and for the first time, he overcame a major mental hurdle to reach the final of the ‘Happy Slam’ which looked possible when he dropped the third set against Karen Khachanov.