Venus Williams also penned a powerful op-ed in Newsweek, while Vania King and Taylor Townsend hit the courts at the Michelle Obama Tennis Center in Chicago to champion gender equality in tennis.

The Japanese tennis star and her agent and business partner, Stuart Duguid, are forming a media company called Hana Kuma.

While Rafael Nadal has confirmed he plans to try to play Wimbledon, a few other names have been announcing their withdrawals from the grass-court Grand Slam.

The 18-year-old, along with Simona Halep and Jannik Sinner, is one of many players to make the most of the local croissant scene when in town for Roland Garros.

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed with an AR-15 rifle last week in Uvalde, Texas, 10 years after 20 children and six teachers were killed during a school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The pandemic’s go-to platform for video conferencing, Zoom was supposed to democratize access and bridge the physical distance between players, tours, journalists and fans, at a time when everyone was stuck at home. But once the novelty faded away, the vibes started to feel… off.

“I do love the courts here,” said the 20-year-old American, who dominated the four-time Grand Slam champion in the winner department.

While former champions Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek headline back-to-back matches on Philippe-Chatrier, Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka's blockbuster first-round clash kicks off action on Suzanne-Lenglen.

Breaking down Osaka’s launch of her own agency, and where that falls in the growing trend of athletes-turned-business mavens.

The four-time major champion and former No. 1 is already the highest-paid sportswoman, and will now be a stakeholder in her own agency.