Ash Barty’s shock retirement gives tennis plenty to ponder
World number one is putting her mental health before the demands of the game
Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez face a battle of teen spirit in US Open final
The two endlessly gutsy teenagers have a long history and a number of parallels
Barbora Krejcikova makes it look easy as she secures two titles at French Open
Czech player’s rare singles and doubles haul followed months of growing momentum
Worst Sporting Moment: The day a French crowd reduced Martina Hingis to tears
Swiss miss saw her dream of taking down Steffi Graf in the 1999 final fall apart in Paris
Serena Williams: An icon who broke barriers and shattered records
American star has had to battle every bit as hard off the court against prejudice and misogyny
How Mary Pierce stepped into the light and played for herself
2000 French Open winner’s early talent was often sabotaged by her father’s behaviour
Are sports broadcasting kingpins facing their Napster moment?
Sport has its own version of the CD album: come for the Premier League, stay for carp fishing and canoeing
WTA age restrictions aiming to protect Coco Gauff for the long haul
Charismatic young American can be the face of women’s tennis for decades to come
Ashleigh Barty now living up to all her earlier promise
Talented Australian has overcome adversity to rise to the top of the world rankings
Jana Novotna, a true winner, was famed for a sporting ‘choke’
Czech died on Monday at the age of 49, she collected 100 titles in a brilliant career
Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49
Czech, who had cancer, won 1998 women’s singles title and 16 doubles Grand Slams
US Open: Women’s game crying out for a rivalry
Inconsistency at the top of the women’s game remains a problem for the sport
Maria Sharapova handed US Open wild card
Tournament will be Russian’s first Grand Slam appearance since 15-month ban
Dark cloud now hanging over Maria Sharapova
How tennis authorities deal with their golden girl after positive drug test will be revealing
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova set for Melbourne quarter-final
American has won her last 17 against Russian including 2015 Australian Open final
Roger Federer frustrated by tennis’ anti-doping programme
ITF record getting better and is open to external watchdog monitoring policy
Behind the Baseline: Claffey sets sights on Wimbledon
Dublin player has given herself five years to make an impact on the sport
Underdog Lucic-Baroni strikes again as Halep is overpowered
Veteran Croatian scores another big upset to reach second week of a Major
Williams eyes Graf’s Grand Slam record of 22 wins after dispatching sweet Caroline
Champion inducted into ‘Club 18’ hall of fame by tennis greats Evert and Navratilova
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