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Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, the top two women in the game, are fierce foes on the tennis court. But off the court, they're completely at ease with one another.

Victoria Azarenka is ready to defend her 2012 Australian Open title when the tournament gets under way in Melbourne on Monday. The Belarusian is the No. 1-ranked player in the world and top seed. If healthy, she should have a clear path to the semis.

The Williams sisters seemed down and out, but 2012 proved to be a career year for Serena Williams. Her comeback was the biggest story of the year, but not the only one.

A healthy Serena Williams took the U.S. Open by storm as she chases history and Grand Slam titles. And retirement isn't in her game plan.

Rain may have changed the date for the women's final, but no one could change the eventual outcome as Serena Williams steamrolled to her fourth U.S. Open title.

No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was extended to three sets in her previous two matches, including Friday's semifinal. Serena Williams, her final opponent, has lost just 19 games the entire tournament.

Victoria Azarenka outgrunted Maria Sharapova to win in three loud sets, while Serena Williams lost just three games in her semifinal against No 10-seeded Sara Errani.

No. 10 seed Sara Errani is hoping her new racket, "Excalibur," will help her magically overcome Serena Williams in the U.S. Open semifinal.

Ana Ivanovic hadn't made it past the fourth round in a Grand Slam since winning the French Open and becoming No. 1 in 2008. She'll face Serena Williams, whom she never has beaten, in the quarterfinals.

Though she might be older than her much buzzed about contemporaries who are calling it a career, Serena Williams has no plans to join Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters down the retirement road anytime soon.

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova could meet again in the U.S. Open final, with Williams the favorite to win for the fourth time.

With retirement perhaps looming for Venus and Serena, no one seems ready to fill the game's void.

Don't know what you have until it's gone? Doesn't have to be the case with Serena.

Serena Williams had a tough exchange with a journalist in the press conference after her 49-minute win in the second round. She was asked about the exchange with a line judge at the 2009 U.S. Open, where she used some vibrant profanity to debate a ca...

In just four hours, 40 minutes, all three of the matches slated for Arthur Ashe Stadium, the biggest court at the U.S. Open, were complete. No. 28 Serena Williams needed just 49 minutes to beat Michaella Krajicek, 6-0, 6-1. With customers buying t...

While plenty of people in the Northeast were dreading wet basements or nervously watching trees sway in Hurricane Irene, Serena Williams took the opportunity to go outside and enjoy the weather. If you believe what she said this morning at a press co...