Serena Williams has surgery to remove cyst size of ‘a small grapefruit’

• Former world No 1 says she is recovering well
• Biopsy on cyst came back negative for cancer

Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst the size of a small grapefruit" removed from her neck and all is OK".

On Wednesday the retired tennis star, who turned 43 last month, said on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May and had an MRI exam. She initially chose not to undergo surgery after being told it was not necessary but the cyst kept growing".