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Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators
Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’
The 23-year-old world number two, and four-time major winner, said she will now take a break from tennis, putting her participation at Wimbledon and even her home Olympics at risk
Serena survives scare at Roland Garros, wins 800th match
Williams won her most recent major at the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant
Serena takes French Open catsuit ban in stride
Describing it as "fun and functional", Williams insisted the catsuit helped her prevent a return of the blood clots which put her life in danger
Rafael Nadal lifts record 11th French Open title
Spain’s Rafael Nadal beat Austria’s Dominic Thiem in three straight sets for his 17th Grand Slam trophy
Serena exits French Open before Sharapova showdown
The tennis star made the difficult announcement on Monday
I won the most important tournament of the world – Nadal
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has defeated great rival Novak Djokovic to become the first man to win nine titles at any Grand Slam event.
Sharapova silences Halep in Paris
Maria Sharapova has never been taken to three sets in a showpiece match until she ran into a tireless Romanian named Simona Halep on Saturday.
Maria Sharapova supreme once more at French Open
Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years on Saturday, defeating Romania’s Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 in a gripping final.
No stopping serene Serena
Serena Williams’ partnership with her French coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has transformed her career.
Nadal still in pain despite French Open victory
Rafael Nadal, who beat David Ferrer at the French Open, has opened up about his knee injury that sidelined him for seven months last year.
French Open final: No looking back for Sharapova
The past is irrelevant for Maria Sharapova as she prepares to face up to the steamroller that is Serena Williams in Saturday’s French Open final.
Serena Williams slams through to French Open semis
Serena Williams, who won six of the last seven games and beat Svetlana Kuznetsova, has reached her first semifinal in a decade at the French Open.
Sharapova and Jankovic clash promises to be a ‘feisty affair’
Defending champ Maria Sharapova has an imposing 7-1 career lead over Jelena Jankovic but their meeting at the French Open will be their first on clay.
Serena Williams reaches quarter-finals of French Open
Williams bludgeoned her way to another lopsided win on Sunday as she continued her quest for a second French Open title, 11 years after her first.