Serena Williams made a winning return to the Grand Slam stage with a straight-sets success over Czech Republic's Kristyna Pliskova today at the French Open.

Naomi Osaka continued her superb run of form by dumping out tennis legend Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open.

Venus Williams overcame sister Serena to book their place in the last 16 of the Indian Wells Masters in California.

Americans Serena and Venus Williams will play each other in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters in California after seeing off competition in their matches today.

Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka each made winning returns to the Indian Wells Masters with comfortable first round victories in California.

Roger Federer has become the most decorated Laureus winner in history after claiming his fifth and sixth statuettes at the 2018 Awards Ceremony in Monaco.

Venus Williams earned the United States victory in their Fed Cup World Group first round tie against the Netherlands as her 7-5, 6-1 win over Richel Hogenkamp gave the defending champions an unassailable 3-0 lead on a day when Serena Williams made her long-awaited return to top flight competition.

Venus Williams earned victory in her 1,000th professional singles match to get the defending Fed Cup champions United States off to a winning start in their World Group first round tie against The Netherlands.

Serena Williams will be "ready to go" when she makes her first tournament appearance since giving birth as part of the United States' defence of the Fed Cup this weekend.

Maria Sharapova will return to the scene of her infamous failed drugs test when she competes at this year's Australian Open in Melbourne as the Russian bids for a sixth Grand Slam title.

Serena Williams and Simone Biles, two of the United States' most recognisable sportswomen, are among 46 Olympians and Paralympians appointed to the Los Angeles 2024 Athletes' Advisory Commission, it was announced here today. 

Ilie Nastase has apologised or any offence he caused during Romania’s Fed Cup tie against Great Britain last week – before saying he will quit tennis if he is punished for his remarks.

Serena Williams has heavily criticised Ilie Nastase over comments, which she branded racist and sexist, that the Romanian Fed Cup captain said during their match with Great Britain.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has provisionally suspended Romania’s Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase after an incident during the nation’s clash with Great Britain yesterday.

Romania's captain Ilie Nastase will play no further part in the country's Fed Cup tie with Great Britain following his removal from the stadium for allegedly swearing at match officials, Johanna Konta and Anne Keothavong just hours after he lashed out at a journalist for publishing comments he made about Serena Williams.