Serena Williams remains on course for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title as she dispatched Latvian Anastasija Sevastova to reach the final of the US Open in New York.

Defending men's champion Rafael Nadal battled through to the semi-finals with a thrilling five-set victory over Austrian Dominic Thiem as Serena Williams progressed to the last four of the women's event at the US Open.

Serena Williams continued her pursuit of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title as she comfortably beat sister Venus to book her place in the fourth round of the US Open.

Defending men's champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the US Open as Serena and Venus Williams set up a crunch meeting by winning their matches today at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who earned his first Grand Slam title in more than two years when he triumphed at Wimbledon in July, is favourite to win the US Open that starts at Flushing Meadows tomorrow.

The 23-time tennis Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has once again complained about how often she is drug tested in comparison to other players, taking to Twitter to say she considers it "discrimination".

Germany's Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title on a day when Novak Djokovic reached his first Grand Slam final in two years after beating Rafael Nadal in five sets.

Serena Williams will face Germany's Angelique Kerber for an eighth Wimbledon singles title after both won their semi-finals in straight sets today.

Swiss maestro Roger Federer continued the defence of his Wimbledon title with another serene victory as the Williams sisters endured contrasting fortunes at the All England Club.

Roger Federer enjoyed another routine Wimbledon victory today to extend his winning record at SW19 to 26 consecutive sets as second seed Caroline Wozniacki crashed out of the women's singles draw.

Tennis legend Roger Federer has said he does not think there will ever be enough drug testing in the sport.

Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer has begun his 2018 Wimbledon campaign with a clear cut 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 win over Serbia’s Dušan Lajović on centre court as Serena Williams won her first match on grass since giving birth to her daughter in September.

Serena Williams has claimed the amount of times she is drug tested in comparison to other American players is "unfair" after it emerged the 23-time Grand Slam champion had been tested five times this year, more than any other player in the United States. 

Top seed Rafael Nadal booked his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open with another straight sets victory as Serena Williams withdrew from a Grand Slam for the first time with an arm injury prior to her eagerly-anticipated clash with Maria Sharapova.

Jimmy Connors, in his predictably chippy, feisty, unputdownable and aptly entitled 2013 autobiography The Outsider, describes tennis as "boxing at 90 feet".