The 23-time Grand Slam champion lost the decider in straight sets to Japan’s Naomi Osaka after a fiery confrontation with chair umpire Carlos Ramos that she later blamed on sexism. read more

The 20-year-old melted hearts when she burst into sobs as boos rang out following her emphatic 6-2, 6-4 thrashing of Williams in a controversial New York final a little over a week ago. read more

Since Tennis is not a team sport, and players play either alone or in twos, the pressure on singles players, especially in big matches, is immense and can be isolating. In such high pressure situations, and in moments of frustration, some loss of cool... read more

Osaka’s breakthrough triumph in New York was overshadowed by an explosive row between her opponent Serena Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos. read more

Novak Djokovic’s rise from No. 6 thanks to claiming his 14th major championship continues his steady progress in recent months. read more

Mark Knight’s caricature, published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper, shows a butch and fat-lipped Williams jumping up and down on her broken racquet at the US Open. read more

In a way, Ms Osaka’s victory at Flushing Meadows can be seen as the passing of the baton to another black heritage champion read more

Serena Williams claimed that chair umpire Carlos Ramos meted out penalties for infractions that male players could have gotten away with. read more

Serena Williams insisted she was not cheating in the US Open final on Saturday before accusing the sport which has made her a global icon and multi-millionaire of sexism. read more

Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as her idol Serena Williams angrily imploded, calling the chair umpire in the US Open final “a thief”. read more

Six-time US Open champion Serena Williams has been embroiled in her share of controversies at Flushing Meadows. read more

Serena Williams lost the final to Naomi Osaka in women’s singles at the US Open 2018 on 8th September. She had an on-court meltdown after she lost the match and was penalized for illegal coaching from the sidelines by Patrick Mouratoglou. (HT Correspondent)read more

Naomi Osaka won the US Open final to become Japan’s first ever Grand Slam singles champion and delay Serena Williams’s bid for a record-equalling 24th major title. read more

The American tennis player suffered a mesmerizing meltdown after being handed a code violation, bringing the game to a drama-filled conclusion. She went down fighting, but with the chair umpire. read more

Naomi Osaka announced her arrival on the big stage at the U.S. Open on Thursday, beating last year’s runner-up Madison Keys 6-2, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final against Serena Williams. read more