Top Seed Open

Top Seed Open: 'So special. Here we go again' 31st Serena-Venus Williams match heralds return of tennis to the US

Serena Williams leads the rivalry with older sibling Venus 7-2 at Grand Slams, and 18-12 overall.

Top Seed Open: Coco Gauff, 16, beats No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach Lexington quarters

It was a topsy-turvy match for Coco Gauff that lasted nearly three hours and featured a bit of confusion when she and her father got into a discussion with the chair umpire about what sort of coaching is allowed under adjusted rules the WTA put in place recently.

Top Seed Open: No fans, no problem as 'calm' Serena Williams wins on return, to face Venus next

Serena Williams' first round victory played out to an empty arena. This week's tournament - the first WTA event in the US since the COVID-19 pandemic - is taking place without spectators.

Top Seed Open: Social distancing, closed door matches, WTA players adjust to new normal in tennis

Top Seed Open is the WTA Tour’s first US competition since tennis came to a halt in March due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Top Seed Open: Britain's Johanna Konta suffers health scare in first round defeat against Marie Bouzkova

Konta looked uncomfortable and kept holding two fingers to her neck to check her pulse before eventually resuming play.

WTA Top Seed Open: Serena Williams fit and ready to play after 6-month coronavirus pandemic enforced break

WTA's first event in the US since March features a spectator-free field that includes Serena, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff.

Venus Williams to join sister Serena at inaugural Top Seed Open in Kentucky

The event’s organisers said last week Serena would return to the court for the first time since the novel coronavirus shutdown when she competes at the tournament, which begins on 10 August

Serena Williams set to return to action at new hard-court tournament in Kentucky next month

Serena Williams already has said she will enter the next scheduled Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, which is supposed to begin in New York on 3 August.