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Speaking to WLRN at the 2023 Miami Open, the sixth-ranked tennis player in the world paid tribute to the WTA's five decades of breakthroughs in women’s sports — and revealed she's launching her own foundation to help aspiring young players.

Gov. Ron DeSantis even proposed allowing the No. 1-ranked tennis player to arrive in Miami by boat to circumvent U.S. refusal to let unvaccinated non-citizens fly into the country.

Hall of Fame tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has died at the age of 91. Bollettieri worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes.

The tournament will make an exception to its strict all-white clothing rules, after female players described altering their menstrual cycles to not stress about leaking onto their tennis whites.

Williams, 40, and Federer, 41, have both announced in short succession their plans to retire, leaving the tennis world without two of its most iconic players.

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

Capacity crowds have turned out to watch American tennis star Serena Williams play in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open. She's said this might be her last tournament. No one wants to say goodbye.

The transcendent star of women's tennis delays her farewell after defeating Danka Kovinic Monday night in her opening match of the U.S. Open.

When the tennis megastar announced her plans to retire from competition last week, she said her future will involve a renewed focus on a venture capital firm she quietly founded eight years ago.

"I'm turning 41 this month, and something's got to give," Serena Williams told Vogue. She attributed the choice to the competing urges of wanting another child while facing off with the world's best players.

The win marks Djokovic's 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal.

The two-time Wimbledon champion's withdrawal from the men's semifinal means he loses his opportunity to expand his Grand Slam record to 23 titles.