Former world number 1 tennis legend, Chris Evert, disclosed she has been diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer.

'For now I cannot say more but THANK YOU all for standing with me through all this and encouraging me to stay strong,' he said.

Novak Djokovic is being held in a room with police out front after landing in Melbourne for the Australian Open.

China kept a tennis star under wraps for weeks after she made a sexual assault accustaion, but she has been seen and denies her past claim.

The WTA chairman said he has 'serious doubts' that Peng Shuai 'is free, safe and not subject to censorship, coercion and intimidation.'

'The WTA remains concerned about her ability to communicate freely, openly, and directly,' the association said in a statement.

As the world calls for China to allows tennis star Peng Shuai to appear, China replies with videos that raise some eyebrows.

While you're unlikely to hear about this from the establishment media, the vaccine has reportedly been torture for this French tennis star.

'If the WTA further digs in on a legally untenable position, where we may be heading is to court - and not the red clay kind.'

'I mean, it’s obviously disappointing. At the same time, you know, I did what I could today,' Serena Williams said.