Serena Williams

World No. 1 Naomi Osaka has called time on her 13-month relationship with coach Sascha Bajin, once the former hitting partner of great Serena Williams, despite their partnership yielding success in the last two Grand Slams.

Naomi Osaka recovered from a dramatic second-set collapse to defeat Petra Kvitova and be crowned Australian Open champion and the new world number one.

Seventh seed, Karolina Pliskova, produced a fightback for the ages to claim a 6-4 4-6 7-5 quarter-final win over Serena Williams at the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Serena Williams was dumped out of the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday as Karolina Pliskova saved four match points in a remarkable comeback win.

Serena Williams staved off a spectacular fightback from world number one Simona Halep to win 6-1 4-6 6-4 and reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday.

Simona Halep might be the current number one in women’s tennis but the Romanian believes the best player in the world will be awaiting her when she takes on Serena Williams.

The 37-year-old Williams, chasing a record-extending eighth Melbourne title in the professional era, barely broke sweat on a sunny afternoon at Rod Laver Arena.

Simona Halep dismissed Venus Williams in straight sets to set up an Australian Open fourth round clash with Serena Williams.

Serena Williams' green Nike bodysuit earned mixed reviews from tennis fans when she first wore it at the Australian Open on Tuesday, but the influential athlete wore it again for her matches on Thursday.

Easily beaten in the first set, the Canadian Bouchard, a former Wimbledon finalist who has been trying to retrieve her stellar form of five years ago, pressed early in the second to lead two games to one.

Williams was eight weeks pregnant when she captured her 23rd Grand Slam trophy at Melbourne in 2017, but missed opportunities to equal Australian Court on her return from maternity leave.

Serena Williams is ready to win her first Grand Slam title as a mother, having arrived at the Australian Open in her best condition since coming back from maternity leave, according to her coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

British newcomers Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter earned a well-deserved 2-1 victory over the US pair of Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe at the mixed team Hopman Cup on Thursday.

But tennis was the true winner as two of the game’s greats treated fans worldwide to an unforgettable evening

Serena Williams has lauded new changes to the 'Special Ranking' rule which have been introduced by the WTA for 2019.

Serena Williams was named The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday.

The American player reached two Grand Slam finals, Wimbledon and US Open, losing to Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka respectively.

Serena Williams will resume her quest for a record-equalling 24th grand slam title at the Australian Open in January after organisers on Wednesday confirmed her entry to the tournament.

The former world number two was the first Polish player to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era, when she finished runner-up to Serena Williams at 2012 Wimbledon.

Serena Williams "went too far" with her controversial rant at an umpire during the US Open final, according to Roger Federer.