On a peaceful Saturday in Perth, 12,000 miles from the clamour and bombast at Flushing Meadows, Margaret Court has just seen Serena Williams thwarted in a final tilt at equalling her place among the tennis immortals. While "greatest of all time" messages flash up on the electronic tickers inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, the statistical greatest, the woman with 24 grand slam singles titles to the departing Williams' 23, is at the end of this long-distance telephone call. It is a distinction that now looks destined to last another generation at least. And yet the realisation brings a complex swirl of emotions. "Serena, I've admired her as a player," Court says. "But I don't think she has ever admired me."

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of a second consecutive major tournament.

The US Open has been rocked by yet another huge upset.

Western social media has erupted over the footage of teen tennis star Sara Bejlek celebrating her massive win at the US Open.

When Novak Djokovic first suggested he was prepared to forgo major tournaments "because the principles of decision-making on my body are more important than any title", BBC interviewer Amol Rajan regarded the notion as almost comically self-defeating, demanding: "Why, Novak, why?". If you seek genuine absurdity, though, look less at the Serb's personal medical decision than at the circumstances of his exile from this month's US Open.

A lawyer who Nick Kyrgios accused of having "700 drinks" during the Wimbledon final is suing the tennis star for defamation.

One of the most exciting rising stars of world tennis has confirmed her entry in next year's ASB Classic.

Saying "the countdown has begun," 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced today she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her business interests, presaging the end of a career that transcended sports.

Ash Barty has tied the knot with her longtime partner Garry Kissick.

Novak Djokovic has expressed a desire to return to Australia, despite his deportation drama before the 2022 Australian Open.