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 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
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: 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
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
US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer embrace New York state of mind
The US Open, where the Swiss star has been champion on five occasions, is staged in the New York borough of Queen`s, across the East River from glamorous Manhattan, where players and media stay for the fortnight.
Sep 02, 2017, 00:25 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
Sania Mirza eases into US Open 2017 women’s doubles Round 2
Sania has enjoyed success at the US Open in the past when she won the women’s doubles title in 2015. She has also scooped a mixed doubles title in New York before. This was a year before in 2014.
Sep 01, 2017, 15:28 PM IST
US Open 2017, Day 5: Preview, live streaming, live telecast, timings in IST
American icon and ninth seed Venus Williams will play Maria Sakkari at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Then we will also see unseeded Russian star Maria Sharapova take on Sofia Kenin on the same court.
Sep 01, 2017, 14:15 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
