The former world number one from Japan had mostly laid low before flying into Melbourne last week to prepare for her Australian Open defence
The 22-year-old fourth seed has spoken out repeatedly in the wake of the protests that swept the United States following the death of George Floyd during a confrontation with police in May
Williams is looking to put last year’s US Open final trauma behind her and equal Margaret Court’s record of Grand Slam titles
Mark Knight’s caricature, published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper on Monday, showed a butch Williams throwing a temper tantrum at the US Open
Naomi Osaka won the final 6-2, 6-4 to delay Williams’s bid for a record-equalling 24th major title.
If Roger Federer makes it past John Millman, he could find Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic waiting in the last eight
Friday’s match will be the earliest the sisters have met at a Slam since the 1998 Australian Open
Patty Schnyder, the oldest ever player to make the main draw of a Grand Slam via qualifying, was outgunned by Maria Sharapova
Glover said Anderson’s run in New York will do wonders for the game in South Africa and they will be looking to capitalise to help grow the game.
Kevin Anderson says don’t count him out just yet even after an impressive two-week run to his first Grand Slam final ended in failure.
World No. 1 Serena Williams has captured her fifth US Open title – and second in a row – by outplaying second-ranked Victoria Azarenka.
World number one Novak Djokovic has leaped to the defense of Roger Federer, telling critics to give the 17-time major winner a break.
Andy Murray is braced for an all-out assault on his US Open title from rejuvenated Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic.
On Sunday, 30-year-old Serena Williams capped off a golden summer by winning a fourth US Open crown for her 15th slam singles title.
Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka stormed into the final of the US Open with crushing victories in Friday’s semis to set up a classic showdown.
Novak Djokovic has survived a brutal test from former champion Juan Martin del Potro to storm into the semifinals of the US Open and defend his title.
Andy Roddick has proven that even though his 30th birthday approaches and his body has succumbed to injury after injury, his serve is still deadly.
Back at the site of her greatest victory, Samantha Stosur looked like a champion again, not the player who has often struggled this year.
Webb Simpson came from four shots back to win the US Open at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, overtaking big names to win his first major title.
The US Open teed off at Olympic Club with Rory McIlroy bidding to become the first back-to-back winner of the year’s second major since 1989.
After missing out on the Masters, Ernie Els is back and ready to win at the second major of the year when the US Open starts at the Olympic Club.
Tiger Woods has used his Twitter account to say he’s practicing well ahead of his 2012 debut next week at Abu Dhabi.
Serena Williams says her emotions got the best of her when she berated the chair umpire during her loss to Samantha Stosur in the US Open final.
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/ 11 September 2011
Rafa Nadal, his confidence rising with each match, powered past Britain’s Andy Murray to set up a rematch of last year’s final with Novak Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal has lashed out at US Open organisers, saying they were putting players’ safety at risk in an attempt to make up for lost time.
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/ 7 September 2011
Caroline Wozniacki has insisted she was not making fun of Rafael Nadal when she imitated the Spanish superstar’s cramping spasm at the US Open.
Caroline Wozniacki won a late-night thriller at the US Open to stay on course for a heavyweight showdown with Serena Williams.
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/ 5 September 2011
Second seed Vera Zvonareva has advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open where she will meet Australian nemesis Sam Stosur.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the US Open last 16 with a victory over gutsy close friend David Nalbandian.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams came through their first real tests at the US Open as the casualty toll at the event soared to record numbers.
Fritz Wolmarans is the South African standing in the men’s singles qualifying competition at the US Open tennis tournament in New York.
Novak Djokovic survived a scare before easing through to the semis, but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer’s US Open preparations have hit a snag.