‘I’m too soft’:Serena Williams worries whether she can be a pushy tennis mum

‘I’m too soft’:Serena Williams worries whether she can be a pushy tennis mum

Serena Williams misses tennis – but don’t take that as a comeback hint. Her only angst post-retirement,really,is whether she’s too easy on her kids.

  • byDavid Marchese

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Chainsaws,lion’s roars and bagpipe wails:The grunts that split the tennis world

Chainsaws,lion’s roars and bagpipe wails:The grunts that split the tennis world

Tactical weapon to distract your opponent or an involuntary physiological response to exertion? Grunting has been a bugbear for decades – and it won’t be resolved in the next two weeks.

  • byJewel Topsfield andScott Spits
Five magical moments in the career of Serena Williams

Five magical moments in the career of Serena Williams

Serena Williams’ career has been so astonishing that it could fuel umpteen movies. Here are a few of the most magical moments from her decades of dominance in tennis.

‘I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet’:The evolution of Serena Williams

‘I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet’:The evolution of Serena Williams

Breaking up is hard to do. Now the Serena show has come to an end,relive all 23 of her grand slam titles.

  • byKathryn Wicks
Talented,well-liked:Can Barty also emulate Goolagong’s finals win?

Talented,well-liked:Can Barty also emulate Goolagong’s finals win?

Ash Barty is hoping to win the ladies’ singles finals at Wimbledon just as her friend and mentor Evonne Goolagong did just over 40 years ago.

  • byAlan Attwood
Why Maria Sharapova leaves a complicated legacy

Why Maria Sharapova leaves a complicated legacy

Sharapova's rivalry with Serena Williams for the women's tennis spotlight that was a rivalry only on the most superficial of terms.

  • byMatt Bonesteel
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Maria Sharapova,five-time grand slam winner,retires from tennis

Maria Sharapova,five-time grand slam winner,retires from tennis

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has announced that she is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32.

  • byMartyn Herman
Lack of match fitness costs Konta,Tomljanovic storms through first round

Lack of match fitness costs Konta,Tomljanovic storms through first round

It was more glass half full than glass half empty for Johanna Konta after Great Britain’s leading women’s player left Australia without a victory.

  • byScott Spits
Ajla Tomljanovic aims to push higher in 2020

Ajla Tomljanovic aims to push higher in 2020

Ajla Tomljanovic's win over Maria Sharapova at the Kooyong Classic is hopefully a sign of things to come,according to Australia's No.2 female player.

  • byAnthony Colangelo
Tennis Australia firm on air quality policy as players struggle to breathe

Tennis Australia firm on air quality policy as players struggle to breathe

Tennis Australia is holding firm on its hazardous air quality policy as bushfire smoke interrupted the first day of Australian Open qualifiers and day one of the Kooyong Classic,with one player collapsing and many others treated.

  • byAnthony Colangelo
Australian Open matches could be postponed due to smoke

Australian Open matches could be postponed due to smoke

Australian Open organisers will not hesitate to postpone matches at the grand slam should Melbourne's bushfire smoke haze be deemed too hazardous to play in.

  • byAnthony Colangelo