Auckland Classic

Australian Open 2020: Serena Williams' Auckland win provides exciting precursor to year's first Slam as No 24 awaits

Serena has defeated countless opponents, a coma, depression, a number of surgeries, and a three-time drop out of the top 100, only to come back to play the Australian Open yet again.

Auckland Open 2020: Serena Williams defeats compatriot Jessica Pegula in final to break three-year title drought

Williams now has the opportunity to sweep both titles at the Auckland Tennis Centre, having also advanced to the doubles final with good friend Caroline Wozniacki.

Auckland Open 2020: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki set up busy weekend by entering singles semis, advancing to doubles final

Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams guaranteed themselves a busy weekend at the Auckland Classic as they both advanced on Friday to the semi-finals of the singles and the final of the doubles.

Auckland Open 2020: Top seed Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki fight back to win second-round matches in three sets

Williams needed two hours to outlast fellow American Christina McHale with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory, while Wozniacki fought back to overcome a tenacious Lauren Davis 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Auckland Open 2020: 'You can't curse,' teenager Coco Gauff tells her father during second round clash with Laura Siegemund

Parents normally tell their teenagers to watch their language, but Coco Gauff turned the tables on her father on Thursday during her second round clash with Laura Siegemund at the Auckland Classic.

Auckland Open 2020: Eugenie Bouchard beats eighth seed Caroline Garcia; Alize Cornet fights back to eliminate Petra Martic

Bouchard, a former top-five player who made the Wimbledon final and semi-finals at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2014, has slumped to 262 in the rankings and is attempting to resurrect her career

Auckland Open 2020: Top-seeded Serena Williams eases past Camila Giorgi in American star's first match since US Open final

Playing her first singles match since losing last year’s US Open final to Bianca Andreescu, the 38-year-old Williams fired eight aces and was hardly troubled by Giorgi

ASB Classic 2020: Jelena Ostapenko pulls out due to personal reasons; Svetlana Kuznetsova to also miss tournament

Russian Kuznetsova, 34, was set to face Serena Williams at the event, a traditional warmup for the Australian Open, but pulled out due to a viral illness, while 22-year-old Ostapenko withdrew for personal reasons.

Bianca Andreescu withdraws from season-opener in Auckland amid ongoing 'knee issues'

Auckland Classic organisers suffered a major setback to their tournament lineup on Tuesday with US Open champion Bianca Andreescu withdrawing due to 'knee issues'.

Serena Williams to play at Auckland Classic in run-up to 2020 Australian Open

Serena Williams announced she will warm-up for the Australian Open at the Auckland Classic, a tournament that has mixed memories for the American superstar.