Serena Williams enters her fourth decade as a Fed Cup player with the United States on Friday and Saturday as the 2020 qualifiers get underway. Also read: Sofia Kenin fights back to beat Garbine Muguruza in Australian Open final The 38-year-old icon teams with newly-crowned Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and teenage star Coco Gauff as the US tackle Latvia in Everett, Washington.

Serena Williams enters fourth decade as Fed Cup player as young guns shine

Teenager Bianca Andreescu said Saturday's US Open final triumph felt all the more rewarding after a 2018 qualifying defeat left her feeling particularly low and languishing outside the world's top 200.

'Fight for your dreams:' Bianca Andreescu embraces path to US Open joy

Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic rolled into the US Open fourth round on Friday while Serena Williams and Roger Federer cruised into the last 16 and Kei Nishikori was eliminated.

Djokovic rolls on while Federer, Serena breeze at US Open

Serena Williams retired with a viral illness from her third-round WTA match at Indian Wells on Sunday while trailing Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 1-0 in a battle of former world number ones.

Serena Williams retires from 3rd round match at Indian Wells

The Hopman Cup might have saved its best for last as excitement builds for the most anticipated tennis match involving a man and woman since the "Battle of the Sexes" in the 1970s.

Serena Williams and Roger Federer to play each other for first time

Serena Williams was the only woman on the list last year

World's highest-paid athletes: Not 1 woman on the list. Here's why

The outfit helped her cope with the issue of blood clots that had almost cost her life in February

Serena Williams reveals reason of wearing 'superhero-like' black catsuit

She was the top-ranked player in the world when she began a 15-month hiatus.

Serena wins to set up clash with Venus in Indian Wells

The tenth seed Czech beat the world number one in straight sets to enter her maiden grand slam final

US Open: Serena Williams stunned by Karolina Pliskova

Serena's 308th victory meant she crossed Roger Federer in the all-time list of grand slam wins among both men and women

US Open: Serena Williams beats Shvedova in record grand slam win

The defending champ can avenge her painful loss in last year's Australian open, and tie her idol Steffi Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam wins

Serena Williams can make history by beating Kerber in Saturday's Wimbledon finals

After Djokovic's shocking third round exit, Serena has learnt not to underestimate her opponent

Won't bow out as Djokovic, says Serena

Williams claimed victory over the world number 148 Amra Sadikovic on a second match point

Serena puts on royal show for mum at Wimbledon, enters second round

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