Tennis

Serena Williams kicked off the potential final Grand Slam event of her career with a win at the U.S. Open on Monday night. She was then surprised with a special tribute ceremony where Gayle King and Billie Jean King paid tribute to her iconic career.

Top-ranked tennis star Naomi Osaka held her first press conference since withdrawing from the French Open three months ago citing her mental health struggles connected to speaking with the media.

Without a doubt, Serena Williams is the GOAT, but Naomi Osaka's legendary status is quickly rising.

According to CBS Sports, the young tennis star is returning to the court after initially pulling out in wake of the aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting and murder of two peaceful protestors. After the tweet from the world's highest-paid female athlete, the US Open warmup announced there would be no play Thursday before resuming Friday. But later Thursday, Osaka told the Guardian newspaper in a statement she would return to the event on Friday to take on Elise Mertens in the semifinals.