Serena Williams

Former world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from this month's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Twenty-three time grand slam champion Serena Williams will play her first match since the birth of her daughter when she faces off against French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi next week.

Tennis champion Serena Williams may be facing her biggest challenge yet, as she has turned to social media to ask followers for advice on how to soothe her teething baby.

Serena Williams has entered the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley has said.

Serena Williams has married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in one of the biggest showbiz weddings of the year.

Serena Williams' friends, including Ciara and Eva Longoria, and her sister Venus Williams, celebrated her pregnancy with a 50s-themed baby shower on Saturday.