Billie Jean King celebrates 50th anniversary of US Open offering equal prize money to female, male competitors
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Novak Djokovic Wins On US Open Return, Will Reclaim No.1 Ranking
Novak Djokovic thrashed Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 on his long-awaited US Open return on Monday, guaranteeing he will take back the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz. The 36-year-old Serbian star, who missed last year's tournament over his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19, is chasing a 24th Grand Slam title and plays Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles in round two. Djokovic, a three-time US Open champion, reeled off the opening eight games of the match before Muller belatedly got on the board, earning sympathetic applause from a crowd including former US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.
King celebrates 50-year pay equity milestone at US Open
NEW YORK : Retired tennis great Billie Jean King believes women's sports are at another "tipping point," as the U.S. Open celebrates 50 years of equal prize money with the Grand Slam's grand dame taking centre stage in New York.
Vondrousova writes her own happy ending at Wimbledon to leave Jabeur in tears
LONDON : When Marketa Vondrousova punched away a volley and fell to the ground after completing one of the most unexpected runs to the Wimbledon title, a jumble of thoughts must have been running through her head.
Marketa Vondrousova wins Wimbledon as Ons Jabeur falls at last hurdle again
Marketa Vondrousova defeated favourite Ons Jabeur in straight sets to make history as the first unseeded women’s singles champion at Wimbledon.
Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova upsets Ons Jabeur in Wimbledon final
Marketa Vondrousova defeated favourite Ons Jabeur in straight sets to make history as the first unseeded women's singles champion at Wimbledon.
Only 5% of women's players at Wimbledon have a female coach and the WTA is looking to change that
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Just 5 per cent of women at Wimbledon have a female coach. The tour wants to change that
On the day of the Wimbledon singles draw, Billie Jean King and other founding members of the women's professional tennis tour gathered eight kilometres away at a London hotel to mark the 50th anniversary of a meeting that led to the formation of today's WTA.