Serena Willams

Olympics tennis event is missing big names with major winners Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams all absent

American great injured her leg after a slip in her first match against Sasnovich on Centre Court and quit in tears

Dynamic duo hope to defy the doubters when they get their campaigns underway at the All England Club

American's chances of an eighth All England crown have improved with the withdrawals of Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep

Barty retired from her last two tournaments but more worryingly, those were due to different physical ailments

Williams has been one short of Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 majors since winning the Australian Open in 2017

Japanese star left the Slam in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from "depression"

Polish arrives as the in-form player, having broken into the top 10 of the world rankings and winning the Rome final

23-times Grand Slam winner American picks the Swiss superstar who has 20 titles to his name, alongside Rafa Nadal

American suffered a 5-7 6-2 6-2 loss to Anna Schmiedlova at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma

The American withstood a barrage from the seventh seed to prevail 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in two hours and nine minutes

The New Zealand tournament is used by the top players on both the WTA and ATP tours

The return of fans will mark a big change for Melbourne, expected to allow fans to fill up to 50% of seats

Seven-times Grand Slam champion also participated in the ongoing World TeamTennis event in West Virginia

38-year-old said she plans to enter the next scheduled Grand Slam tournament -- the US Open