Victoria Azarenka thrilled fans with her on-time return to the tour after over a year away on maternity leave. She made a run to the fourth round at Wimbledon, falling to Simona Halep. Throughout the fortnight, she had her son Leo by her side, even watching her practices:

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This week brings Maria Sakkari as she discusses her unique path to the Top 20 and how her tennis-rich family history has influenced her.

Victoria Azarenka made her much-anticipated return to the tour in June, playing in Mallorca and then enjoying a fourth-round run at Wimbledon. The new mother brought her baby boy Leo around the courts with her, capturing the hearts of everyone.

This week brings Maria Sakkari as she discusses her unique path to the Top 20 and how her tennis-rich family history has influenced her.

Shakira, most well known for her incredible singing talents, took her skills to the red clay for a lesson on volleying. The "Hips Don't Lie" 39-year-old singer, dancer, producer and songwriter is actually quite good. Though her strokes are a little unorthodox, her sassy strut is unmistakably confident.

As she gets ready for a return competition on the WTA Tour, Venus Williams is also working through a change in her business portfolio. The former world No. 1 has announced that her signature clothing brand, EleVen, is winding down operations—at least for the short term. Williams founded EleVen in

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—“How does he do that?” Timea Bacsinszky used to wonder years ago, as she watched her countryman Roger Federer win match after match after match while hardly seeming to break a sweat. Bacsinszky still doesn’t know how the Maestro does his conducting, exactly. But she likes to think

Sloane Stephens spent most of the last year dealing with a right foot injury that had her in a very large, very annoying walking boot for weeks. Her last match in 2016 was at the Rio Olympics, and after having surgery in February, she returned to the tour at Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova posted a letter to her fans Friday on her Facebook page, four days after the Russian tennis star said she failed a doping test at the Australian Open in January for the little-known meldonium. The former world No. 1 took full responsibility for her mistake when she made

Eighteen years ago, Giuliana Olmos anxiously boarded a plane bound for the 2005 Little Mo Nationals in San Diego, Calif. She never had a “love at first sight” moment with tennis, as some athletes may have with their sport. For her, it was only after that moment when she discovered

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will begin her 24th appearance at the tournament against 2019 semifinalist Elina Svitolina, while Friday's draw put two-time titlist Andy Murray up against wild-card entry Ryan Peniston in an all-British first-round matchup. Williams, who is 43 and has played just five

Serena Williams, expectant mother and winner of 23 Grand Slams, has returned to her world No. 1 ranking. Still on vacation in Mexico, the 35-year-old shared a special message to her future child. "I can't wait for you to join the players box next year," Williams writes. "But most importantly,

Is Lucie Safarova doing a rain dance, or a dry-the-court dance? The Czech is down in Boca Raton to put in her offseason work, and a little rain wouldn't dampen her efforts to get ready for the new season. Lesson learned; even former Roland Garros finalists have to squeegee their

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Ash Barty announces her retirement at age 25 in a social media post.

Nicole Giusto can still hear Heidi Zepeda talking to her on the doubles court. “She’d tell me, ‘This is war, we’re going to war,” Giusto says of her 3.0 USTA League teammate. “She was fearless and aggressive and hit a hard ball, and she wanted to win.” Cassie Miller, another

She already had a legendary career at the time, but Chris Evert wrote her name even deeper into the history books on December 5th, 1982—exactly 40 years ago to this day—when she won her first Australian Open title to complete her Career Slam. After not dropping a set en route