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    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Nilanjana Roy
      Children deserve better than this morass of poorly written books by celebrities

      The majority of celeb offerings are clunkily told with generic themes — but they appeal to the adults who buy the books

      Geri Halliwell, Ludacris and Madonna holding books for children
    • Saturday, 10 September, 2022
      Scoreboard
      US Open ushers in a new generation of tennis stars Premium content

      Plus, Chelsea owners change tack after a rocky summer, Porsche and Red Bull scrap F1 talks, and more

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
      Curtain comes down on career of Serena Williams with US Open defeat

      Forty-year-old winner of 23 Grand Slams bows out to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović in three sets

      Serena Williams thanks the fans after losing to Ajla Tomljanović of Australia on Friday at the US Open
    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Person in the News
      Serena Williams, a tennis superstar bows out

      After more than 20 years at the top, the athlete leaves a legacy that is about more than the sport

      Joe Cummings illustration of Person in the News Serena Williams on a green tennis court background. She looks up smiling. Serena wears a thin black headband, and black sleeveless sports top. Her hair cascades over her shoulders and she holds a tennis racket with a big red number one on it
    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      Jo Ellison
      Serena Williams and the mother of all dilemmas

      Even a tennis star of superhuman ability bows to the truism that there’s never a good time to have a child

    • Saturday, 13 August, 2022
      Scoreboard
      Serena Williams and the road ahead for tennis Premium content

      Plus, reforms for the Commonwealth Games, Toto Wolff has Lunch with the FT, and more

      Serena Williams waves to the crowd following her defeat at the Canadian Open on Wednesday
    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Tennis
      Serena Williams to retire from tennis after US Open

      The 23-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medallist plans to focus on her family and business interests

      Serena Williams holds her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr and the ASB tennis trophy
    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Tennis
      Raducanu follows Williams with early Wimbledon exit

      British number one’s departure deals blow to corporate backers as Andy Murray exits on same night

      Caroline Garcia shakes hands with Emma Raducanu
    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton join bid for Chelsea FC

      US tennis legend and F1 driver back offer led by City grandee Martin Broughton

      Serena Williams
    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      News in-depthChinese society
      Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s disappearance galvanises sporting elite

      Athlete’s allegations of assault expose Communist party’s stance on women’s rights and censorship

      Peng Shuai playing at the Australia Open in January 2020
    • Saturday, 3 July, 2021
      Henry Mance
      Wimbledon — the greatest sports competition on Earth

      The tennis championships offer much more than Pimm’s, strawberries and expensive towels

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      HTSI
      How I Spend It: Serena Williams on high heels

      The tennis superstar serves up the heights of glamour

      Serena Williams
    • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
      Sport
      Serena Williams and Natalie Portman among LA football backers

      Celebrities among consortium of investors in a new professional women’s football team

    • Thursday, 12 July, 2018
      Sport
      Williams to take on Kerber in Wimbledon women’s final
    • Friday, 29 June, 2018
      William Skidelsky
      Wimbledon faces the mother of all seeding problems with Serena

      In sport, gauging current performance is fundamental to the whole enterprise

      Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2018 Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her third round match against Germany's Julia Goerges REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes - RC164BA29B40
    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2017
      World
      Serena Williams at the ASB Classic tennis tournament
      United States' Serena Williams bangs her racket in frustration during her second round loss to compatriot Madison Brengle at the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Tournament top seed Williams went down 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4 to the 72nd-ranked Brengle. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP)
    • Monday, 19 September, 2016
      Sport
      A visual history of women’s tennis

      As Serena Williams loses the number one spot, where does she compare to earlier greats?

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2016
      Sport
      Rio Olympics 2016: Plea for Brazil fans to stop booing Neymar

      Brazil coach backs sensitive star, USA pool dominance continues, journalist bus hit by bullets

      Brazil's Neymar grimaces at the end of a group A match of the men's Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Iraq at the National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. The game ended in a 0-0 draw. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
    • Sunday, 10 July, 2016
      Sport
      The prize money gap between women and men in tennis is shrinking, but there is still a way to go
    • Friday, 24 June, 2016
      Sport
      The tennis pay gap — men still earn more

      Despite equal prize money, endorsements tip the balance

    • Friday, 24 June, 2016
      Sport
      Who will usurp the dynasty of Djokovic, Federer and Williams?

      Next royals of the courts have yet to show up as tennis lacks a system for producing all-time greats

      Court royalty: (from left) Roger Federer, Borna Coric, Belinda Bencic and Serena Williams
    • Monday, 6 June, 2016
      Sport
      Tennis stars’ stranglehold elbow out first-time champions

      In Grand Slam singles, there has been an average of one or fewer first-time champs

      Heather Watson of Britain returns the ball to Serena Williams of the United States during their singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2016
      World
      Raymond Moore quits as tennis tournament boss after sexist comments

      Remarks have ignited dispute about gender pay gap in sport

      Serena Williams of the US returns to Silvia Soler Espinosa of Spain during their women's singles first round match at the China Open tennis tournament in the National Tennis Center of Beijing on September 29, 2014. Serena Williams won 7-5, 6-2. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2016
      Instant InsightAndrew Hill
      The savvy Maria Sharapova is aware of her diminishing returns

      The deciding point could be that tennis and its backers can do without her, writes Andrew Hill

      epa05125964 Maria Sharapova of Russia in action against Serena Williams of the US during their quarter finals round on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 26 January 2016. EPA/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
    • Tuesday, 26 January, 2016
      World
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