US Open 2017: Venus Williams faces Sloane Stephens with eyes on eighth Slam crown
US ninth seed Williams, the 2017 Wimbledon and Australian Open runner-up, is the US Open`s oldest semi-finalist and the oldest in any Slam since Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994.
Sep 07, 2017, 00:42 AM IST
US Open 2017: CoCo Vandeweghe stuns Karolina Pliskova to set up all-American semi-final line-up
Pliskova had been the runner-up in 2016 and her failure to defend those points means that Wimbledon champion Muguruza will take the top ranking for the first time despite the Spaniard losing in the last 16 in New York.
Sep 07, 2017, 00:32 AM IST
Andy Murray likely to miss rest of the tennis season with hip injury
Murray had failed to defend the Wimbledon title as he was crumbled down in a five-setter by America's Sam Querry in the quarter-final round. It was for the first time at SW19 that Murray had lost to a player ranked below 19. He then pulled out of Rogers Cup and Cincinnati Masters to play the US Open 2017.
Sep 06, 2017, 16:29 PM IST
Venus Williams ousts Petra Kvitova, sets up all-American US Open semi-final against Sloane Stephens
Williams, who improved to 2-4 all-time against the Czech 13th seed, will return to the world top five for the first time since January 2011 after dominating the tie-break.
Sep 06, 2017, 08:40 AM IST
US Open 2017: Pablo Carreno Busta breezes past Diego Schwartzman to sail into semi-finals
Carreno Busta, the first player to face four qualifiers in any Grand Slam, booked a Friday semi-final against the winner of a night match between South African 28th seed Kevin Anderson and 17th-seeded American Sam Querrey.
Sep 06, 2017, 00:13 AM IST
Denis Shapovalov leads Canadian challenge against India in Davis Cup World Group Play-off
The 18-year-old Shapovalov is in red-hot form as he scalped French star Jo-Wilfred Tsonga en route the US Open fourth round before losing to Pablo Carreno Busta in the pre- quarterfinals.
Sep 05, 2017, 22:22 PM IST
US Open 2017: Rohan Bopanna-Gabriela Dabrowski knocked out in mixed doubles quarters
The seventh-seeded pair who had bagged the Frech Open title earlier this year, took down their opponents in the first set winning 6-4, but fell in the consecutive two struggling for around an hour before succumbing down to Chan and Venus on Court 17 at the Flushing Meadows.
Sep 05, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
US Open 2017: Juan Martin del Potro sets up Roger Federer showdown
Federer, the third seed, eased into the last-eight with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber, taking his record over the German veteran to 12-0.
Sep 05, 2017, 09:51 AM IST
US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal keeps FEDAL hope alive, sails into quarter-final round
Nadal will now await for the winner between Andrey Rublev and David Goffin for his quarter-final clash. He is now one win away from the most anticiapated rivalary – Federer vs Nadal at the Arthur Ashe.
Sep 05, 2017, 00:17 AM IST
US Open 2017: Karolina Pliskova breezes past Jennifer Brady to advance to quarter-finals
After facing a match point during her third-round battle against Zhang Shuai on Saturday, Pliskova was never pushed by Brady, who failed to find her groove on a sunny day that cast a severe shadow across center court.
Sep 04, 2017, 23:43 PM IST
WTA Rankings: Wimbledon Champion Garbiñe Muguruza ahead of Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina in race to World No. 1
But with every round unfolding, one or the other chipped off the race. Second-seeded Simona Halep was stunned in the first round of the tournament by Maria Sharapova. Pliskova, Muguruza, and Svitolina raced away deeper into the tournament which put aside the remainders on the list. Ergo, the race now stands between these three tennis players.
Sep 04, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna enter US Open 2017 quarter-finals
Paes and Raja went down 4-6, 6-7(7) on Court 10 of Flushing Meadows in an hour and 27 minutes.
Sep 04, 2017, 12:01 PM IST
US Open 2107: Petra Kvitova ousts Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza
Kvitova, whose first event this year was the French Open, has a new appreciation for her chances at Grand Slam glory.
Sep 04, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova knocked out by Anastasija Sevastova
Sharapova, who returned to the tour in April after her suspension ended, had defeated world number two Simona Halep in the first round and was being spoken about as a potential title contender.
Sep 04, 2017, 08:41 AM IST
US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal criticises delay in Fabio Fognini ban
The 22nd seed Fognini was cited for three code violations during his 6-4 7-6(8) 3-6 6-0 loss to fellow Italian Stefano Travaglia on Wednesday and was heard directing vulgar language towards Swedish chair umpire Louise Engzell.
Sep 04, 2017, 00:15 AM IST
Denis Shapovalov's US Open dream ended by Carreno Busta in round three
Qualifier Shapovalov, 18, was beaten 7-6, (7/2), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3) by 26-year-old Carreno Busta, who also made the French Open quarter-finals this year.
Sep 04, 2017, 00:12 AM IST
Novak Djokovic, wife Jelena welcome a baby girl named Tara
Jelena gave birth on Saturday evening and their second child will be named Tara, Blic newspaper reported on its online edition.
Sep 03, 2017, 13:48 PM IST
US Open 2017: Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna advance to next round
Sania and her mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig of Croatia lost to the Latvian-French pair of Jelena Ostapenko and Fabrice Martin 7-5, 3-6, 6-10.
Sep 03, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
US Open 2017: Roger Federer marches into fourth round with victory over Feliciano Lopez
Chasing a sixth U.S. Open title, Federer needed just one hour and 46 minutes under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium to put away the 31st seed Lopez.
Sep 03, 2017, 10:06 AM IST
US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal enters last 16, edges closer to Roger Federer duel
Nadal will face Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov, against whom he is 6-2, for a place in the quarter-finals.
Sep 03, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
