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Serena Williams to retire from tennis after U.S. Open

Serena Williams said on Tuesday that she is "evolving away from tennis" and planned to retire from the sport she dominated with 23 Grand...

Radwanska beats Svitolina to clinch Connecticut Open

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Bencic wins Rogers Cup after Halep retires

TORONTO: Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic capped a brilliant run to the Rogers Cup title on Sunday when a distressed second seed Simona Halep retired from the final after losing the first three games of the third set.

Cilic crushes Nishikori to claim U.S. Open title

NEW YORK: Croatia's Marin Cilic swept past Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 6-3 to win the U.S. Open on Monday and reach the pinnacle of the sport one year after a doping ban kept him out of the year's final grand slam.

Federer battles back to reach U.S. Open semi-finals

NEW YORK: Roger Federer battled back from two sets down and double match point to defeat Gael Monfils 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2 and reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Djokovic, Nishikori take long road to semi-finals

NEW YORK: Serena Williams and Ekaterina Makarova sprinted into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, while world number one Novak Djokovic and marathon man Kei Nishikori were forced to take the long road into the last four.

Wozniacki wallops Errani to reach U.S. Open semi-finals

NEW YORK: Caroline Wozniacki used her aggressive groundstroke game to near perfection on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open with a 6-0 6-1 victory over Italy's Sara Errani.

Federer qualifies for 10th U.S. Open QF

NEW YORK: Second seed Roger Federer powered to a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over Roberto Bautista on Tuesday, charging into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the 10th time in 11 years.

Wimbledon champion Kvitova upset by Krunic

NEW YORK: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was ousted by 145th-ranked qualifier Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 6-4 6-4 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, joining a long list of women's upset victims.

U.S. Open 2014: Surprises galore for women, men steady

NEW YORK: The U.S. Open women's draw was blown wide open by a series of upsets on Friday but it was business as usual on the men's side with Roger Federer leading a parade of seeds into the third round at the year's final grand slam.

U.S. Open: Dream run over for Bellis as big guns advance

NEW YORK: Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were forced to take a backseat to America's latest tennis sweetheart on Thursday, as 15-year-old Catherine Bellis hogged the Flushing Meadows limelight once again.

Sharapova, Wawrinka reach the third round at US Open

NEW YORK: Second round action at the U.S. Open began with a shock and ended with some late-night drama as men's third seed Stan Wawrinka barked at fans before shouting for joy at his 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6 (1) win over Thomaz Bellucci on Wednesday.

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