Serena Williams to retire from tennis after U.S. Open
- 09-Aug-2022
Serena Williams said on Tuesday that she is “evolving away from tennis” and planned to retire from the sport she dominated with 23 Grand Slam titles following the U.S. Open, which begins later this month. On Monday, Williams played only her second singles match since she returned to action at Wimbledon in June after a […]
Radwanska beats Svitolina to clinch Connecticut Open
- 28-Aug-2016
CONNECTICUT: Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska declared it mission accomplished after clinching a 6-1 7-6(1) victory over Elina Svitolina in the final of the Connecticut Open in New Haven on Saturday.
Sharapova fully fit for Australian Open challenge
- 13-Jan-2016
MELBOURNE: Multiple grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has declared herself fully fit and ready for next week's Australian Open after having her preparations hampered by a forearm injury.
Hingis, Mirza end perfect U.S. Open with doubles title
- 14-Sep-2015
NEW YORK: Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 to win the U.S. Open doubles title on Sunday and cap off a perfect visit to Flushing Meadows.
Djokovic tops rival Federer to win U.S. Open title
- 14-Sep-2015
Novak Djokovic vanquished long-time rival Roger Federer 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 to win the U.S. Open on Sunday to cap one of greatest grand slam seasons of all-time.
Paes, Hingis win third mixed major with U.S. Open triumph
- 12-Sep-2015
NEW YORK: Martina Hingis and Leander Paes once again proved to be a potent partnership as the Swiss-Indo duo captured their third mixed doubles title of the year with victory at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Vinci forced to alter travel plans after upsetting Serena Williams
- 12-Sep-2015
NEW YORK: Few people gave Roberta Vinci any chance of taking down Serena Williams in their U.S. Open semi-final on Friday, not even the unseeded Italian who conceded she had already booked an early flight home.
U.S. Open: Djokovic repels net-charging Lopez to advance
- 09-Sep-2015
NEW YORK: Top seed Novak Djokovic was tested by net-charging Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in a duel of volleys and passing shots before booking a berth in the U.S. Open semi-finals in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Top seeds in a hurry on day of U.S. Open upsets
- 01-Sep-2015
NEW YORK: World number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic launched their U.S. Open title bids in ruthless style on Monday, while Kei Nishikori's hopes of making another magical run to the final came to a shuddering halt.
Federer beats Djokovic for seventh Cincinnati title
- 24-Aug-2015
CINCINATTI: Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon final loss to Novak Djokovic by beating the top-seeded Serb 7-6(1) 6-3 on Sunday to capture his second consecutive Western & Southern Open title.