Serena Williams

French Open: Serena Williams came into the tournament carrying an Achilles tendon injury and has pulled out now.

Rafael Nadal looks to build on a promising start to his quest to match Roger Federer's 20 Grand Slam titles at the French Open on Wednesday while Serena Williams faces a familiar foe in round two of her latest push to equal Margaret Court's all-time mark.

Rafael Nadal notched 32 winners to defeat Egor Gerasimov in first round of French Open.

Serena Williams will face Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round of French Open.

23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams is rooting for Lewis Hamilton to break Michael Schumacher's record of being the most successful Formula One driver.

Simona Halep holds a 20-2 record this season and is unbeaten since January -- her only losses came to Aryna Sabalenka in Adelaide and Muguruza in the Australian Open semi-finals.

Organisers of the French Open, which gets underway four months later than planned in Paris on Sunday, had hoped for a maximum of 5,000.

Victoria Azarenka lost to Japan's Naomi Osaka in three sets at US Open in her first appearance in the final of a tennis major in seven years.

Serena Williams sustained a left Achilles tendon injury during her US Open semi-final defeat.

Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have unfinished business after the Japanese pulled out of the Western and Southern final due to a hamstring injury, handing the title to Azarenka.

Serena Williams crashed out of the US Open after losing to Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals. She will be aiming to chase a 24th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.

Victoria Azarenka came back from a set down to beat Serena Williams and set up a US Open final clash against Naomi Osaka.

Serena Williams beat Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open quarter-finals.

US Open: Second seed Sofia Kenin, who had not lost a game in her first three rounds, never got her service game together against Elise Mertens.

World number one and defending French Open champion, Ashleigh Barty said it was a "difficult" decision but the health of her family and team came first.

US Open: Serena Williams beat Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in the round of 16.

Serena Williams came from a set down to oust 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, in what she called an "intense" encounter on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Former world number one Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova made up a 'Band of Mothers' who marched into the third round of the US Open.