The Duchess of Sussex will cheer on the 37-year-old tennis star against Bianca Andreescu in Queens tomorrow as the former world number one again tries to equal the all-time grand slam record.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Twelve months ago a fast-rising young opponent - not to mention a vigilant umpire - turned the US Open final into something of a nightmare for Serena Williams.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The unbreachable defences of Medvedev have gained him the distinction of becoming the first of the younger generation in men's tennis to reach a Slam final.

Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah became the first Colombians to win the U.S. Open men's doubles title on Friday, easing past Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.

Former world number one, Williams, 37, walked into the plush Lotte New York Palace, in Midtown, Manhattan, with two-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. clinging to her side.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal survived an opening set scare to power his way through to a 27th Grand Slam final, defeating Matteo Berrettini in straight sets.

Meghan Markle was on hand to support her friend Serena Williams as she competed in the U.S. Open women's final against Bianca Andreescu at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams lost.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The Duchess of Sussex flew across the Atlantic to see her friend pick up a 24th Grand Slam title but instead witnessed the dramatic birth of a new superstar in tennis.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Men's tennis will get a taste both of its glorious recent past and uncertain future in Sunday's final of the US Open.

Meghan has been accused of bringing 'bad luck' to New York after the Royal watched Williams' resounding defeat at the Wimbledon final to Simona Halep and the year before at SW19.

In July, Justin Bieber stepped out in LA rocking a T-shirt with the Jonas Brothers. And on Friday, Nick Jonas attended the US Open in NY, clad in a tee with the photo of Justin wearing his famous shirt.

The model, 27, and the actress, 29, looked every inch the happy couple as they shared a smooch while attending the Women's Singles final match of the 2019 US Open in NYC on Saturday.

Gigi Hadid got giddy with excitement a number of times as she cheered on gal pal Serena Williams at the US Open Finals match in New York on Saturday.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: When you have lost your fourth Grand Slam final in a row it is perhaps a tiny consolation to get an arm around the shoulder from royalty as Serena Williams did.

Jennifer Connelly and her husband Paul Bettany put on a loved-up display as they watched the US Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sunday.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Nadal denied Medvedev one of the greatest comebacks when he finally forged a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory that took a breathless four hours and 51 minutes.

The catwalk queen, 33, turned heads once again as she brought some supermodel glamour to the US Open men's final at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday.

The actress, 49, enjoyed a day out with her Ethan Hawke lookalike son Levon, 17, at the US Open men's final at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday.

Royal fans are rushing to get their hands on a dress worn by Meghan Markle, 38, to watch the US Open Tennis Championships on Saturday. The J.Crew dress is now selling for over £270 online.

Rafael Nadal's dramatic, five-set US Open final win over Daniil Medvedev was given front-page billing by prominent Spanish newspapers AS and Marca - but ignored by Barcelona-based outlets.

Nadal won his 19th major title in dramatic fashion after holding off a remarkable comeback from Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's US Open final - he is now one off Roger Federer's record.

MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: The tears flowed as Rafael Nadal sat on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, watching a montage on the giant screen chronicling all of his Grand Slam triumphs.

She exited the US Open in the first round last month when she lost to Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova. But Eugenie 'Genie' Bouchard has plenty to keep her spirits up - including a new romance.  

Jenna, 37, and Savannah, 47, attended the US Open men's final with their respective husbands Henry Hager and Michael Feldman on Sunday.

Serena, 37, wore her hair in tumbling corkscrew curls, accessorized with a pendant necklace and stepped out in pointed toe yellow heels.

Meghan Markle skipped her friend Misha Nonoo's pop-up in NYC on Monday night despite being in the city to see friend Serena Williams play in the US Open over the weekend.

Serena Williams carried her two-year-old daughter Olympia down the runway for her New York Fashion Week Show this Tuesday.

Serena Williams, 37, called Meghan Markle, 38, 'amazing' for travelling to New York to support her but admitted she didn't know if she could have left her daughter at Archie's young age.

The teenage tennis star talked about the 'best summer [she's] ever had,' admitting she's freaked out over attention from famous people like the former first lady and Jaden Smith.

Former Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter says he can't understand why Nick Kyrgios hasn't already been suspended following a series of ugly tantrums this year.

EXCLUSIVE: The world No 1, who retired from his fourth round match with a shoulder injury, spent the recent US Open with his own private hyperbaric chamber parked up next to Flushing Meadows.

EXCLUSIVE: As the 2019 tennis season draws to a close, it is time to look back. Sportsmail sat down with Milos Raonic, Tim Henman and Katie Boulter to find out their player of the year and plenty more...

It speaks volumes that you can count on one hand how many times in this decade a men's singles Grand Slam has been won by someone not named Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Murray.

The Serb was just 16 years old when Federer claimed his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003 but now is on the verge of moving to within three Slam triumphs of the Swiss.

For Ken Skupski the Coronavirus has meant the most abrupt shift in lifestyle, from global traveller to what he cheerfully describes as 'almost a house husband'.

The biggest challenge for sports fans once action does resume will be keeping track of it all and where there have been changes in the schedule. Here, Sportsmail runs you through the plan so far.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Boris Becker has called for the US Open to be cancelled in response to the severity of the coronavirus crisis in New York.

The UK's self-regulating trade body for peer-to-peer platforms has been disbanded and five lenders have instead been subsumed into a separate industry body representing fintech companies.

Link Fund Solutions, which supervised Woodford's management of his flagship Equity Income fund and smaller Income Focus fund, stopped savers withdrawing their money from the funds.

Shareholders more than trebled their ethical investments last year, according to analysts Impactvesting.

Some investors in the 8% mini-bonds offered by stricken Mexican restaurant chain Chilango have elected to cut their losses and cash out nearly £48,000 they put in, losing 90% of their investment.

The £270million fund has been overhauled since being taken over by Aberdeen Standard Investments at the end of last year.

Sections of the investment community have been campaigning for years for companies to incorporate environmental, social and governance criteria into the way they do business.

The oil giant faces mounting pressure to sell its stake in Russian energy giant Rosneft as it embarks on a major strategy overhaul to prop up its dividend payouts.

London kept second place globally and first in Europe in the annual chart, which measures the attractiveness of major cities around the world for real asset investing.

The latest Profit Watch UK report from The Share Centre has revealed UK-listed company profits fell for a second quarter in a row between October and December last year.

The flower is not only a sight that lifts spirits in the gloomy cold of February. With careful nurturing it can be grown into a shrewd investment that for collectors is worth hundreds of pounds.

Savers want to prioritise responsible investing for retirement, but 'default' funds - which staff are automatically opted into - are not yet reflecting this, according to the report by pensions consultant LCP.

Investors are being warned to steer clear of adverts for collective investment schemes that promise a stream of income from a stake in a car park, self-storage units, or student living.

Although it may take a while to spread its tentacles fully into our lives, make no mistake, the introduction of state-of-the-art 5G mobile network technology is going to be transformative.