Serena Williams

The British number one said having a female coach meant he saw first hand how women aren't always treated the same as men in sport.

Tennis star Serena Williams has posted the first photographs of her daughter on Instagram and announced the name of her first child.

Reports the tennis star had given birth came moments before her sister Venus took centre court at the US Open.

Female tennis players should play five-set matches because limiting them to three sets is "degrading", academics have argued.

Serena Williams is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have the infamous pose to showcase their baby bumps.

The tennis world number 1 said the photograph she uploaded on social media with the caption '20 weeks' was shared publicly by mistake.

Tennis star Serena Williams has hit back at Romania's tennis captain Ilie Nastase, accusing him of racially abusing her and her unborn baby.

The 23-time grand slam singles champion is thought to have been pregnant when she won the Australian Open earlier this year.

Serena Williams secured a new Open-era record by beating her older sister Venus to become Australian Open champion

The 22-time Grand Slam champion made the news public over the social news site in a short poem.