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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

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

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

Australian cartoonist under fire for Serena Williams sketch

Mark Knight’s caricature, published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper on Monday, showed a butch Williams throwing a temper tantrum at the US Open

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.

Roger Federer will take on Australian John Millman, who reached the last 16 of a major for the first time with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin. (Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters)

Federer out-manoeuvres Kyrgios, Cilic survives as Kerber, Zverev fall at US Open

If Roger Federer makes it past John Millman, he could find Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic waiting in the last eight

Political pollution: South Africa’s emissions could be dramatically reduced if the government had the will to make it happen. (Oupa Nkosi)

Williams sisters to clash for 30th time as Cornet shrugs off US Open sexism storm

Friday’s match will be the earliest the sisters have met at a Slam since the 1998 Australian Open

Maria Sharapova celebrates match point against Patty Schnyder in a first round match on day two of the 2018 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters)

Sharapova downs Schnyder at US Open

Patty Schnyder, the oldest ever player to make the main draw of a Grand Slam via qualifying, was outgunned by ​Maria Sharapova

In some quarters there has been negativity towards Anderson

TSA admits not giving Anderson enough support

Glover said Anderson’s run in New York will do wonders for the game in South Africa and they will be looking to capitalise to help grow the game.

When I’m taking care of the stuff I need to, the ranking will take care of itself. It’s great to see the jump I’ve made and the spots I have been able to climb, something I can be very proud of.

Gutted yet pleased, Anderson hopes to build on US Open loss

Kevin Anderson says don’t count him out just yet even after an impressive two-week run to his first Grand Slam final ended in failure.

Serena Williams victorious in fifth US Open

World No. 1 Serena Williams has captured her fifth US Open title – and second in a row – by outplaying second-ranked Victoria Azarenka.

Roger Federer. (Getty)

Djokovic tells critics to lay off Federer

World number one Novak Djokovic has leaped to the defense of Roger Federer, telling critics to give the 17-time major winner a break.

Andy Murray.

Nadal and Djokovic gun for Murray’s US Open title

Andy Murray is braced for an all-out assault on his US Open title from rejuvenated Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic.

The change comes after criticism of French Open officials for how they handled the case of former world number one Serena Williams in her Grand Slam return last month after giving birth to a daughter last September.

US Open win makes Serena Williams’s summer

On Sunday, 30-year-old Serena Williams capped off a golden summer by winning a fourth US Open crown for her 15th slam singles title.

Williams was at her ruthless best as she demolished Italian Sara Errani 6-1 6-2 to continue her golden summer to the US Open.

Odds in Serena Williams’ favour in US Open final

Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka stormed into the final of the US Open with crushing victories in Friday’s semis to set up a classic showdown.

Novak Djokovic. (Getty)

Djokovic sails through to US Open semifinal

Novak Djokovic has survived a brutal test from former champion Juan Martin del Potro to storm into the semifinals of the US Open and defend his title.

Serve’s up: Roddick

Serve’s up: Roddick, Venus Williams dominate US Open

Andy Roddick has proven that even though his 30th birthday approaches and his body has succumbed to injury after injury, his serve is still deadly.

US Open title defender Samantha Stosur.
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Stosur comes back strong to reclaim US Open

Back at the site of her greatest victory, Samantha Stosur looked like a champion again, not the player who has often struggled this year.

Webb Simpson has won the US Open.

Simpson stuns stars to win US Open

Webb Simpson came from four shots back to win the US Open at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, overtaking big names to win his first major title.

Rory McIlory

McIlroy pins hopes on breaking US Open tradition

The US Open teed off at Olympic Club with Rory McIlroy bidding to become the first back-to-back winner of the year’s second major since 1989.