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Not only has Serena Williams encouraged people to dream crazier — as the most successful tennis player in history — but to push boundaries of creative dressing on the courts. Photo: Supplied

World Tennis Day uniforms that go hard

Tennis is one of fashion’s favourite sports, on and off the court

Nike x Jacquemus collab: What to expect

The Nike x Jacquemus collaboration drops on Tuesday 28 June online. So far, no ludicrously tiny handbags in sight, but luxurious feminine twists on activewear that make this the…

Former world number one Naomi Osaka. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Osaka ready to boycott Wimbledon over ranking points row

The ATP and WTA tours last week removed ranking points from Wimbledon after the All England Club banned Russian and Belarusian players.

Naomi Osaka of Japan laughs after missing a shot against Alize Cornet of France during the Melbourne Summer Set at Melbourne Park on January 04, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)

Osaka vows to have fun after making winning return from long break

The former world number one from Japan had mostly laid low before flying into Melbourne last week to prepare for her Australian Open defence

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)

Concern deepens for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s safety after email

Peng Shuai has not been heard from since alleging two weeks ago that a powerful Chinese politician had sexually assaulted her

Hateful: Jacob Zuma’s supporters wait outside court during his rape trial.

Hatred of women thrives in South Africa

Gender-based violence starts with words, it starts at home when boys learn that girls are inferior

Naomi Osaka after winning the US Open final against Victoria Azarenka at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. (Photograph by Al Bello/ Getty Images)

Sport, the media and mental wellbeing

Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators

HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny

HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy

Japan’s Naomi Osaka celebrates after winning against Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig during their women’s singles first round tennis match on Day 1 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 30, 2021. (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

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

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 29: Naomi Osaka of Japan waits for the trophy ceremony to begin during the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City.  Osaka withdrew from the match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus before play. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Osaka using US Open as platform for activism

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…

Serena Williams serves at the Australian Open in 2017. The former World No?1 is seeded eighth in this year’s US Open, but is aiming to win her home Grand Slam for the seventh time. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Flushing sorrows: Serena targets 24

Williams is looking to put last year’s US Open final trauma behind her and equal Margaret Court’s record of Grand Slam titles

Australian Open organisers said Serena Williams was among the entries for the opening Grand Slam of the year as she attempts to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24. (Reuters/Toby Melville)

Australian Open: History beckons as Serena Williams shoots for Slam history

Williams won her 23rd title, and seventh at Melbourne Park, while eight weeks pregnant two years ago

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Use a novel way to understand the other

We should be taught from a young age to think critically about our own perspectives

Serena Williams said the incident strengthened her belief that women players are treated differently to their male counterparts in the sport. (Reuters)

Serena: ‘I am not a cheat’, accuses tennis of ‘sexism’

Naomi Osaka won the final 6-2, 6-4 to delay Williams’s bid for a record-equalling 24th major title.