A postponement isn't ideal, but one week is better than 2020's four-month postponement.

When Richards attempted to apply for the 1976 U.S. Open, the USTA refused to let her compete unless she took a chromosome test that affirmed her gender.

Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have now all pulled out of the Miami Open.

Lucy Diggs Slowe was the first African American woman to win a national championship in any sport and was one of the founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first sorority for Black women.

In 1957, Gibson won the singles titles at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and she repeated the feat in 1958, giving her five Grand Slam crowns for her career. She rose to the world No. 1 ranking.

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario ruled women's tennis with Steffi Graf in the 1990s before the Williams sisters broke their records.

Asia's beloved tennis hero took on the Chinese government to win back control of her trailblazing career.

Serena Williams spoke out in support of her friend Meghan Markle.

It’s an endearing title that’s almost synonymous with Black female success and positivity, and it’s now an avenue for Black female athletes to be celebrated and embraced by millions of people.

Is it all that odd, Naomi?

Novak Djokovic is unstoppable in Melbourne.

Naomi Osaka addressed it a day later, writing on Twitter "omg no."

Naomi Osaka won her fourth Grand Slam title, defeating Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open women's final.

Medvedev beat Tsitsipas and a very pro-Tsitsipas crowd for the right to face Djokovic in the final.

The tournament director isn't actually that upset at the massive financial hit.

There are consequences for being weird around Naomi Osaka.

Novak Djokovic said he's peaking at the right time after an early tournament injury.

Serena Williams' biggest challenge in winning a 24th Grand Slam title isn't her age or talent. It's her opponent.

Let he who hasn't taken a Zoom call from a questionable location cast the first stone.

Osaka scored her second Grand Slam win over Williams and will play next for her fourth Grand Slam title.

This is the curse of greatness and longevity. In order to win her record-tying 24th Grand Slam, Williams has to overcome Osaka, who by her own admission wouldn't be here without her.

The Australian Open finals will be without the No. 1 ranked woman and the No. 2 ranked man.

Naomi Osaka will take on Serena Williams in the Australian Open semifinals.

The daughter of the Buffalo Bills owners is having the run of her career as one of the top stories in Melbourne.

Osaka saved two match points to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Australian Open's first day without spectators was an eventful one.

A COVID-19 outbreak will close off the tournament from spectators.

Nadal laughed off his heckler in the second round before securing an easy win.

A sports power couple has a baby on the way.

Nadal and Barty cruised, Kenin faced a tougher than expected first-round test, and No. 12 seed Victoria Azarenka suffered the first big upset of the Open.

Serena Williams paid tribute to Florence Griffith Joyner, the late track star who also loved to make bold fashion statements.

The big names cruised to victory in Day 1 of the first Grand Slam of 2021.

Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin will look to repeat as Australian Open champs.

The first Grand Slam of 2021 is set to begin on Monday.

Naomi Osaka is broadening her interest in women's sports, investing in a professional women's soccer team.

Most tennis players are finding ways to cope as shown by their social media feeds.

“There’s no special treatment here ... because a virus doesn’t treat you specially.”

Bianca Andreescu's coach is one of the three positive tests, putting the former U.S. Open winner in a strict quarantine.

The takedown is brilliant.

It wasn’t all bad over these 365 days; there were some positive developments and things we’d like to see carry over to 2021.

As she pursued and won her second U.S. Open championship in three years, Naomi Osaka wore a different black face mask to the courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, each of them printed with the name of a Black American killed either by police or by vigilantes. Tap below to return to the full list of athletes.

Rafael Nadal could overtake Federer for most all-time men's Grand Slams titles at the rescheduled tournament.

The sport remains popular in underprivileged communities, but for kids to take the next step, parents have to be ready to shell out thousands of dollars.

It's only the second time the magazine has awarded it to a group of athletes who aren't on the same team.

Naomi Osaka's sister is a talented illustrator who has drawn the tennis star for magazine features.

Sue Bird, LeBron James and many others made 2020 a little more joyful.

The German tennis star was accused by an ex-girlfriend of trying to strangle her with a pillow and hitting her head against a hotel room wall.

It has to go over the net, Cordae.

Sean Connery had an offer to play for Manchester United, but turned it down.

Boris Becker was declared bankrupt in 2017. He allegedly hid assets in the proceedings.