Winning her 23rd Grand Slam tournament during her first trimester, has added to the GOAT quotient of Serena Williams.

Winning her 23rd Grand Slam tournament during her first trimester has added to the ‘GOAT’ quotient of Serena Williams.

Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, revealed last week that she is expecting her first baby and will not play again this year.

Williams spoke playfully and candidly about family, competition, and her accidentally unveiled pregnancy.

Serena William's upward movement in rankings came during a week dedicated to Fed Cup action, putting her ahead of Angelique Kerber.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian turned 34 on Monday, the day that Williams also recaptured the women's top ranking.

'Let's see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk?' Ilie Nastase was quoted by Romanian and some British media as saying.

Serena Williams playing the Australian Open through pregnancy has only served to highlight the incredible tolerance levels of female athletes.

She posted a photo of herself, with the caption “20 weeks”, before deleting it.

Serena Williams, the world's highest paid female athlete, announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian last December.

Serena’s victory over Venus was perhaps the more predictable, given the levels of modern power play she commands.

Venus Williams and her sister Serena put up a fine show for the fans on Saturday evening in the women's singles final of Australian Open.

A 7th Australian Open triumph for Serena Williams pushed her past Steffi Graf's Open-era record of 22 major titles.

Score: Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 to claim her 7th Australian Open title.

A seventh Melbourne triumph for Serena Williams will finally push her past Steffi Graf's Open-era record of 22 major titles

Serena Williams served up 10 aces and thumped 25 winners over 75 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena to join sister Venus in the last four.

Venus Williams withdrew from the tournament with an arm injury ahead of her scheduled second-round match.

There were signs of frustration from Serena Williams as the wind picked up and she struggled to put her first serve in play.

Williams won Wimbledon 2016, the 71st singles title of her career, to match Steffi Graf with an Open Era-record 22 Grand Slam singles.

Serena Williams has spoken out on the sexism and racism she’s faced as a tennis professional.