Ash Barty’s shock retirement gives tennis plenty to ponder
World number one is putting her mental health before the demands of the game
Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?
Naomi Osaka is the latest of many players who have struggled to find joy from the sport
Tokyo 2020: Lure of gold fails to sway top men golfers
Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie
Roger Federer may not have a fairy tale ending, but that’s fine
Maybe the 39-year-old is finally finished but he has earned the right to keep on swinging
Like it or not, Novak Djokovic is set to be the best men’s tennis player ever
Fans don’t warm to Serb like they did Nadal or Federer but the numbers can’t be denied
Worst Sporting Moment: The day a French crowd reduced Martina Hingis to tears
Swiss miss saw her dream of taking down Steffi Graf in the 1999 final fall apart in Paris
Sporting Cathedrals: Wimbledon is the very heartbeat of an English summer
Not afraid to modernise, the All England club always keeps one eye on its long history
Monica Seles: The warrior queen who could have been the best ever
1993 attack derailed teenage star who had dynamite on her strings and ice in her veins
Martina Navratilova: A leader in her time, and for ours
It took time for western culture to catch up with her non-conformity, her individuality
How Mary Pierce stepped into the light and played for herself
2000 French Open winner’s early talent was often sabotaged by her father’s behaviour
Ashleigh Barty now living up to all her earlier promise
Talented Australian has overcome adversity to rise to the top of the world rankings
Tennis Review 2017: Golden oldies sparkle on the biggest stages
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams defied time to shape another year
Jana Novotna, a true winner, was famed for a sporting ‘choke’
Czech died on Monday at the age of 49, she collected 100 titles in a brilliant career
Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49
Czech, who had cancer, won 1998 women’s singles title and 16 doubles Grand Slams
US Open: Women’s game crying out for a rivalry
Inconsistency at the top of the women’s game remains a problem for the sport
Simona Halep continues excellent clay form in Paris
Romanian No 3 seed living up to tag as title favourite as she beats Russia’s Daria Kasatkina
Serena Williams confirms she is expecting her first child
Player was close to two months pregnant when winning the Australian Open in January
Serena Williams has the better operating system
Serena beats sister Venus in straight sets to pass Graf in Open era slam victories
Serena Williams beats her sister for record 23rd grand slam crown
New professional record set as Serena beats Venus to win Australian Open women’s title
Serena v Venus Williams: a final of great complexity
As sisters do battle for 28th time, Serena seeks to break Steffi Graf’s title record of 22
Serena Williams reaches 47th grand slam quarter-final in Australia
She has yet to drop a set and is the favourite to collect seventh Australian Open title
Serena Williams favourite to win her seventh Australia Open title
Victory would secure a record 23rd Grand Slam title for the 35-year-old American
Serena Williams’s struggles open door for Angelique Kerber
In-form Karolina Pliskova will be hoping to bully German in US Open women’s final
Serena Williams into US Open quarters in record-smashing style
Andy Murray makes quick work of Grigor Dimitrov - to also progress to the last eight
Serena Williams can set record in Grand Slam play wins
World number one is one victory away from passing Navratilova with 307th career win
Supreme Serena Williams eases into US Open third round
Moves level with Martina Navratilova’s record of 306 Grand Slam singles wins
Serena Williams allays injury fears after US Open first round win
Andy Murray flourishes in new conditions, cruising through at Flushing Meadows
Serena Williams says her US Open preparations have been ‘far from ideal’
She’s hoping to overtake Steffi Graf’s Open era record 22 major titles, starting Monday
Born in 1981, am I part of Generation X or Generation Y?
I’m confused about which generational media label I should apply to myself? Pope’s Child? Millennial?
Rio 2016: Novak Djokovic’s gold medal dream ends in tears
Beaten in the first round by Juan Martín del Potro with Williams sisters out of doubles
Wimbledon: Nothing stops Serena Williams from fulfilling life less ordinary
American claims seventh Wimbledon crown to reestablish her dominance
Wimbledon: Serena Williams joins Steffi Graf on 22 Grand Slam titles
American beats Germany’s Angelique Kerber in straight sets on Centre Court
Serena Williams: game, set, match and a place in history
She has fought her way through prejudice to win 21 Grand Slam titles, and counting
Serena Williams aims to equal Steffi Graf’s Wimbledon record
Angelique Kerber hopes her dynamism will make her first German to win in 20 years
Angelique Kerber gatecrashes Williams sisters’ Wimbledon party
German will now meet Serena Williams in repeat of Australian Open final
Wimbledon: Serena Williams takes express route to final
Top seed eases past semi-final challenge of Elena Vesnina in record time
Serena Williams shows deadly intent on People’s Sunday
World number one thrashes Germany’s Annika Beck in 51 minutes on Centre Court
Wimbledon: Serena Williams applies sticky tape to aura of invincibility
Venus Williams through to third round but was also made to struggle for victory
Wimbledon: Djokovic and Federer chase personal quests
Both aim to claim a place in the history books by winning the grand slam title in SW19
Game, upset and match as Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams
German wins first Grand Slam title after thrilling three-set decider in Melbourne
Serena Williams trounces Radwanska to reach final
World number now one game away from matching Steffi Graf’s 22 Grand Slam wins
Australian Open: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova progress
Defending champion in inspired form while Sharapova dropped a set on way to victory
The Joy of Six: American sport's pushiest parents
From Roy Jones Sr to Mike Agassi - half a dozen parents who controlled their children
Flavia Pennetta chooses the ‘perfect moment’ to end tennis career
US Open winner announces her retirement after beating fellow Italian Roberta Vinci
US Open: Women’s semi-finals postponed due to rain
Serena Williams now plays the unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci at 4pm on Friday
Serena Williams wins in sister act to reach US Open semis
Venus fights back to take second set but world number one on course for the Slam
Serena Williams survives scare in US Open third round
Serena slam still on after title holder recovers from set down against Mattek-Sands
Serena Williams battles back to beat Kiki Bertens at US Open
American is still on course for season grand slam but struggled early on in second round
Serena Williams overcomes first US Open hurdle in quest for grand slam
Williams won her first round match with ease as Vitalia Diatchenko retired injured
Let’s fashion a halo of laurel-leaves for Serena Williams
US Open favourite is shattering records but she has also shattered stereotypes
Serena Williams-dominated game is short-changing itself
Do women run only 20-mile marathons? Compete in only two parts of a triathlon?
Age proving to be no hindrance for Serena Williams
Wimbledon champion feels she is getting better in her mature years
Serena Williams claims sixth Wimbledon singles title
No 1 seed now holds all four Grand Slam titles and moves to 21 career majors
After early scare Serena Williams cruises into Wimbledon second round
World number one struggled early but went on to win in straight sets and advance
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