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  Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling slams Australian cartoonist

  Books & Culture | September 11, 2018 16:43 IST

  British novelist J. K. Rowling has slammed an Australian cartoonist, Mark Knight for his 'racist' depiction of Tennis ace Serena Williams at the U.S. Open.

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  WTA calls for equal treatment of players, on-court coaching

  Tennis | September 10, 2018 8:41 IST

  US Open Men's champion Novak Djokovic said he thought chair umpire Ramos should not have pushed Williams so hard.

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  Sexism murmurs grow louder after Serena Williams fined $17,000 by the referee at US Open final

  Tennis | September 09, 2018 21:54 IST

  Williams had lost the final 6-2, 6-4 to Japan's Naomi Osaka but the game made the headlines for her allegation that Ramos treated her differently than he would a male player.

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  US Open winner Naomi Osaka receives trophy in tears amid audience boos after sexism grabs spotlight at final

  Tennis | September 09, 2018 16:54 IST

  For the first time in the United States Open, the trophy ceremony was drowned out by whistles and boos in support of the loser and against the champion.

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  US Open 2018: Serena Williams and former players blast sexism during controversial final

  Tennis | September 09, 2018 17:24 IST

  Williams was cited by official Carlos Ramos for three code violations during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka in US Open finals.

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  Naomi Osaka beats her idol Serena Williams to win US Open 2018

  Tennis | September 09, 2018 8:24 IST

  Osaka grew up rooting for Serena Williams, even did a report on her way back in third grade. Her dream was to play Serena at the U.S. Open.

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  US Open 2018: Serena Williams into 9th US Open final, will face Naomi Osaka

  Tennis | September 07, 2018 8:56 IST

  On Saturday, Williams will face No. 20 seed Osaka, a 20-year-old who is the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final.

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  US Open 2018: Serena Williams puts aside shaky start to beat Karolina Pliskova

  Tennis | September 05, 2018 8:22 IST

  Williams put aside some early shakiness and an early deficit, turning things around with an eight-game run en route to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 8 seed Karolina Pliskova for a spot in the semifinals.

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  Serena Williams matches her easiest win over sister Venus in US Open rout

  Tennis | September 01, 2018 9:11 IST

  Serena equalled her most-lopsided victory against her sister with a 6-1, 6-2 rout in the third round of the U.S. Open.

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  US Open: Serena, Venus set up Williams vs Williams match

  Tennis | August 30, 2018 8:30 IST

  Serena Williams set up the highly anticipated matchup at Flushing Meadows by hitting 13 aces and overwhelming 101st-ranked Carina Witthoeft of Germany.

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  Serena Williams returns to US Open in style, thumps Magda Linette in first round

  Tennis | August 28, 2018 10:50 IST

  Serena Williams scored a 6-4, 6-0 victory over 68th-ranked Magda Linette of Poland under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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  US Open: Williams Sisters could meet in third round

  Tennis | August 24, 2018 9:50 IST

  If the sisters do play each other, the winner might face no. 1 ranked Simona Halep in the fourth round.

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  Roger Federer wins, Serena Williams loses in Cincinnati tournament

  Tennis | August 16, 2018 11:33 IST

  Federer and Williams were making their first appearance at the tournament since they each won the title in 2015. Williams opened with a straight-set victory against Daria Gavrilova.

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  Serena Williams wins Cincinnati opener; Andy Murray first-round victim

  Tennis | August 14, 2018 19:52 IST

  Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner who returned to the tour this year after the birth of her first child, needed just 65 minutes to dispatch Gavrilova.

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  Serena opens up about baby-blues and how it is affecting her game

  Tennis | August 07, 2018 21:28 IST

  The 36-year-old, talked about in length what she has been going through since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, who turns one this September.

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  Serena Williams falls to the worst defeat of her career

  Tennis | August 01, 2018 10:34 IST

  Williams had moments of brilliant shot-making to win long rallies, then would put a drop shot into the net and sigh in disappointment.

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  Serena Williams hits out again at testing 'discrimination'

  Tennis | July 25, 2018 18:38 IST

  Williams has complained before at being drug-tested more than other American tennis players this year.

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  Serena Williams to play two events in the run-up to US Open

  Tennis | July 25, 2018 11:29 IST

  The Rogers Cup is a tuneup for the US Open. Williams last played it in 2014, when she reached the semifinals. She won the event three times when it was played in Toronto.

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  Simona Halep maintains No.1 spot in world tennis rankings

  Tennis | July 23, 2018 22:58 IST

  Germany's Angelique Kerber kept world No.4, after having claimed the spot a week earlier thanks to her first-ever Wimbledon title victory.

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  Serena Williams' husband pays tribute after Wimbledon loss

  Tennis | July 15, 2018 16:41 IST

  This comes after Williams lost at the Wimbledon final to Germany's Angelique Kerber.