It is a small mercy that Jana Novotna’s pomp predated clickbait. And that the industry around badness — which now rivals the business of controvassy — hadn’t been born.

Serena and Venus Williams won their eighth grand slam women’s doubles title with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama at the Australian Open today.

Tennis officials have lodged a complaint with the BBC over its showing of an interview in which Anna Kournikova had a tantrum.