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Sania Mirza looks like a dream on L'Officiel India cover

Currently Sania is in New York where she is competing in the last Grand Slam of the year – US Open.

Sep 03, 2017, 08:43 AM IST

Fabio Fognini kicked out of US Open 2017 after foul-mouthed rant

The 30-year-old Fognini lashed out at the umpire with a series of insults during his first round loss in singles to fellow Italian Stefano Travaglia.

Sep 03, 2017, 00:24 AM IST

US Open 2017: Top seed Karolina Pliskova survives scare to advance to fourth round

Pliskova, runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year, would have lost her world number one ranking had she been beaten on Arthur Ashe Stadium but moved another step closer to a first career grand slam title.

Sep 03, 2017, 00:20 AM IST

US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova beats Sofia Kenin to reach fourth round

Sharapova blasted eight aces and 38 winners with 33 unforced errors while Kenin hit only seven winners in the match.

Sep 02, 2017, 10:50 AM IST

US Open 2017: Venus Williams sails into fourth round

Venus refused to answer the question and a reporter was cut off by a moderator after she asked several questions related to the expected birth.

Sep 02, 2017, 08:58 AM IST

US Open 2017: Petra Kvitova and Garbine Muguruza to meet in fourth round

Kvitova, playing in just her eighth tournament since missing five months of action after being stabbed in the hand last December, finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Sep 02, 2017, 08:49 AM IST

US Open 2017: Diego Schwartzman stuns former champion Marin Cilic in round of 32 clash

Croatian fifth seed Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion who missed six weeks since Wimbledon with an adductor strain, was eliminated by Argentine 29th seed Diego Schwartzman 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-4.

Sep 02, 2017, 00:33 AM IST

Tennis superstar Serena Williams reportedly in labour

Williams and her fiance, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, have said they plan to keep the sex of the baby a surprise until birth.

Sep 02, 2017, 00:23 AM IST

US Open 2017: Roger Federer edges past Andre Agassi to register second-most number of wins in Flushing Meadows

This was his 17th win over the Russian. Also, this was the second time in his career that he played consecutive five-setters. Earlier was during 2017 Australian Open where he had defeated Stan Wawrinka in the semis and then Rafael Nadal in the finals, both ending in a thrilling five-set match.

Sep 01, 2017, 22:55 PM IST

US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal defeats Taro Daniel in four sets to reach third round

The 31-year-old Spaniard won his ATP-best 51st match of the year by 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 over the 24-year-old New York native, who fell to 0-4 against top-10 rivals.

Sep 01, 2017, 11:10 AM IST

US Open 2017: Roger Federer beats Mikhail Youzhny in five sets

The 36-year-old, who now has 80 match wins at the US Open, will face 35-year-old Feliciano Lopez of Spain for a place in the last 16.

Sep 01, 2017, 09:13 AM IST

US Open: Karolina Pliskova escapes, Denis Shapovalov roars into 3rd round

World number one Karolina Pliskova battled back from a set down to defeat American qualifier Nicole Gibbs 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the US Open last 32 on Thursday.

Sep 01, 2017, 00:43 AM IST

US Open 2017: Caroline Wozniacki slams 'unacceptable' Maria Sharapova favoritism

Wozniacki was furious that she was sent to play her second-round match on an outside court while five-time major winner Sharapova was scheduled twice on the tournament`s biggest arena.

Aug 31, 2017, 23:58 PM IST

US Open 2017: Garbine Muguruza could jump from 'cursed' to first title in Flushing Meadows

The Venezuelan-born 23-year-old, already the highest ranked woman in her half of the draw, could make herself the woman to beat in the chase to lead the rankings by reaching the last 16 on Friday.

Aug 31, 2017, 23:55 PM IST

No question that rivals have started fearing me once again: Maria Sharapova

The former world number one and five-time major winner pulled off a 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1 win over Timea Babos of Hungary.

Aug 31, 2017, 08:45 AM IST

Maria Sharapova enters third round; Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios crash out of US Open

The 30-year-old Russian became the first player into the third round where she will face Russian-born US teen wildcard Sofia Kenin.

Aug 31, 2017, 08:39 AM IST

Poster girl Eugenie Bouchard suffers new US Open slump

The 23-year-old Canadian slumped to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 loss to Russia`s Evgeniya Rodina in the first round, 12 months after also falling at the first hurdle.

Aug 31, 2017, 00:33 AM IST

US Open: Elina Svitolina fights through, Dominic Thiem cruises

Svitolina, seeking her sixth title of the year and first Grand Slam crown, held off 42nd-ranked Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-0, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 while Thiem finished off Australian Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 under sunny skies.

Aug 30, 2017, 23:43 PM IST

Rafael Nadal makes noise about too much noise under US Open roof

Nadal's complaints echoed similar concerns made by Andy Murray last year when the huge $150 million roof over the world's biggest tennis stadium was rolled into action for the first time.

Aug 30, 2017, 10:10 AM IST

Roger Federer escapes 5-set scare against Frances Tiafoe to reach US Open 2nd round

The fast and furious duel under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium was one of only nine matches to be completed as torrential rain swept 55 matches off Tuesday`s schedule.

Aug 30, 2017, 09:59 AM IST