Serena Williams won her first title in three years and first since becoming a mother with victory over Jessica Pegula at the Auckland Classic, the BBC reports.
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Muguruza, 25, was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round last week with a straight-sets defeat to unseeded Beatriz Haddad Maia, two years after winning the women’s singles trophy at the All England Club.
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka was afraid that becoming pregnant in 2016 would end her tennis career, but says she returned to the game stronger after the birth of her son.
Williams was handed three code violations — and docked a point and then a game — in her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka in the Flushing Meadows final
The 20-year-old Kasatkina rallied to claim the biggest victory of her career and defeat seven-time Grand Slam winner Williams, extending a year-long assault on top players, Grand Slam winners and former world number ones.
Playing solo for the first time in 14 months, the American defeated Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas 7-5 6-3 at Indian Wells
Venus, 37, was a finalist at Wimbledon and Australia this year but has not won any trophy despite her efforts