Serena Williams

The dawning of a new tennis season has in past years triggered lots of confident predictions - whether it be the continued domination of Serena Williams or, in most seasons, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

• Williams to face Jelena Ostapenko in a Mubadala exhibition match
• American plans to make competitive return at Australian Open in January

US tennis great responds to controversial Romanian’s ‘chocolate with milk’ comment at Fed Cup tennis meeting in Romania

The world’s best female tennis player, who revealed this week she is four months pregnant, would not be first top athlete to return to full power after giving birth

Serena Williams beat sister Venus in straight sets to win her seventh Australian Open and an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.

Wedding bells are ringing for Serena Williams!

Earlier Sunday, Serena started the defense of her singles title with a 6-4 6-2 win over Australia's Daria Gavrilova.

From her close friendship with Drake to her appearance in Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Serena Williams and music royalty go together like peanut butter and jelly.