Serena Williams
American tennis player (1981)
Photo: Edwin Martinez, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 25
Carlos Alcaraz names Novak Djokovic as tennis greatest of all time ahead of Laver Cup
Speaking in London before the Laver Cup, world number three Carlos Alcaraz cited Novak Djokovic's 24 Grand Slam titles when naming him the greatest player in tennis history.
- Aug 31
Ben Shelton defeats Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in latest US Open finish
Ben Shelton eliminated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in a five-set quarter-final that ended at 3:33 AM in New York.
- Aug 31
Carlos Alcaraz beats Roman Safiullin in straight sets in US Open return
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in New York, marking his first singles match in 139 days following a wrist injury.
- Aug 31
Mariano Navone knocks Novak Djokovic out of US Open in four-hour first-round match
Mariano Navone defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the US Open in New York, ending the 24-time Grand Slam champion's 78-match opening-round winning streak.
- Aug 29
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz lead Forbes tennis earnings as women take six top-ten spots
Jannik Sinner topped the annual Forbes list with $58 million in earnings, while female players claimed six of the top ten positions for the first time.
- Aug 28
Carlos Alcaraz prepares for US Open title defence following wrist injury layoff
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will open his US Open campaign against Roman Safiullin on Sunday, returning to singles competition after a four-month absence caused by a right wrist injury.
- Aug 26
Stan Wawrinka and Williams sisters receive late wild cards for the 2026 US Open
Stan Wawrinka entered the men's singles draw after Patrick Kypson withdrew through injury, while Serena and Venus Williams joined the women's doubles field in New York.
- Aug 26
Bencic and Cobolli eliminate Zverev and Alcaraz pairings at US Open mixed doubles
Belinda Bencic and Fabio Cobolli knocked out Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz with their respective partners from the US Open mixed doubles, as Alcaraz completed his return from injury.
- Aug 11
Iga Świątek crushes Diana Sznajder 6:2, 6:1 to reach Toronto WTA 1000 semifinal
Seventh seed Iga Świątek needed just 64 minutes to beat Diana Sznajder 6:2, 6:1 in the Toronto quarterfinal, setting up a semifinal with Elina Svitolina on Thursday.
- Jul 12
Linda Nosková survives six match points to win first Wimbledon final in all-Czech classic
The 21-year-old squandered five match points in the second set before closing out Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Centre Court, sealing the first all-Czech women's Grand Slam final.
- Jul 10
Linda Noskova survives five lost match points to win Wimbledon, dedicates title to late mother
The 21-year-old Czech recovered from squandering a 5-2 second-set lead and five championship points to beat compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, becoming the youngest women's champion since 2011.
- Jul 6
Alexandra Eala's breakthrough Wimbledon run ends in fourth-round defeat to Jasmine Paolini
Alexandra Eala, the first Filipino to reach the fourth round of a grand slam, fell to Italy's Jasmine Paolini in three sets on a sweltering Centre Court.
- Jul 4
Zverev sweeps past Giron into Wimbledon fourth round, Lehecka awaits in quest for first quarterfinal
Alexander Zverev dispatched Marcos Giron in straight sets on Saturday to reach the Wimbledon fourth round for the fourth time. The German second seed now faces Czech 13th seed Jiri Lehecka on Monday, aiming to break his last-16 ceiling at the All England Club.
- Jul 4
Serena Williams withdraws from Wimbledon doubles with Venus after knee injury
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Wimbledon women's doubles, where she was set to partner sister Venus, after failing to recover from a knee injury sustained in her first-round singles loss.
- Jul 2
Rybakina and Swiatek crash out in Wimbledon third round as Sabalenka retains No. 1
Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek, both former Wimbledon champions, were eliminated in the third round on Saturday, clearing the path for Aryna Sabalenka to keep the world No. 1 ranking.
- Jun 30
Maya Joint ousts Serena Williams, 44, in three sets on Williams’s Wimbledon singles return
Serena Williams, 44, lost her first singles match since 2022 on Tuesday, falling 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 to 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
- Jun 30
Wimbledon Day 3: Djokovic rolls over Tsitsipas, Sinner and Sabalenka cruise, Gauff survives thriller
Novak Djokovic produced a vintage display to crush Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 6-2 in just 98 minutes, joined in the third round by men's defending champion Jannik Sinner and women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka after straight-set wins, while Coco Gauff needed a deciding tiebreak to survive.
- Jun 30
Serena Williams' singles comeback ends in three-set Wimbledon loss to Maya Joint
After four years away from singles tennis, Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon as a wildcard and fought through a memorable Centre Court battle before falling 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 to 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint.
- Jun 30
Serena Williams' Wimbledon comeback ends in first-round defeat to Maya Joint, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
The 44-year-old American, returning as a wild card after nearly four years away, fought back to force a tie-break in the second set and saved a match point, but ultimately lost to the 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint on Centre Court.
- Jun 29
Serena Williams calls anti-doping rules 'exhausting' ahead of Wimbledon singles return
Serena Williams, 44, has criticised tennis's anti-doping whereabouts system as 'exhausting' but necessary, days before her first singles match in nearly four years at Wimbledon.