Tennis

Serena Willams announced her impending retirement from professional tennis in Vogue magazine on Tuesday. As we celebrate her greatness and all that Williams has achieved on the court – the 23 major singles titles, the four Olympic gold medals, the 319 weeks at No 1 in the world rankings – I think …

Monica Seles has revealed that she “selfishly” wants 23 time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams to get back on court and compete for her 24th major title. © PA Images Serena Williams in action The former world No 1 believes the 40-year-old set the standard for the modern women’s game and she wants …

Rafael Nadal suffered breathing difficulties during his Indian Wells final defeat to Taylor Fritz at the weekend. The 35-year-old Spaniard was the favourite to win the first Masters event of 2022. He had already won his first 20 matches of the season and landed three titles in the process, one …