Naomi Osaka's outstanding performance in the historic US Open final was overshadowed by Serena Williams's tearful outbursts against the chair umpire who warned and penalised her for three code violations — coaching, racquet abuse and verbal abuse
September 9, 2018Djokovic has won 14 of their 18 career meetings, including in the quarter-finals of the 2012 US Open.
September 8, 2018An elbow injury in 2003 prevented his expected French Open debut that year and a stress fracture in one ankle kept him out of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2004.
September 8, 2018It was plain sailing for the 31-year-old Serb who is chasing a 14th Slam title to take him level with Pete Sampras on the all-time list.
September 8, 2018After the Argentine blasted a forehand winner to close out the second set, Nadal could not continue.
September 8, 2018Six-time champion Serena Williams swept aside Anastasija Sevastova on Thursday to reach a ninth US Open final, where she'll face Japanese trail blazer Naomi Osaka.
September 7, 2018Later Wednesday, Osaka was joined in the record books by compatriot Kei Nishikori who reached his third semi-final at the US Open.
September 6, 2018Kei Nishikori reached the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday, holding on for a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 victory over Marin Cilic — the man who beat him in the 2014 final. Japan’s Nishikori, who missed last year’s US Open after a season-ending wrist injury, joined compatriot Naomi Osaka in reaching the semis — …
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September 6, 2018The Serbian was made to work for the win, even if it came in three sets.
September 6, 2018Thiem handed Nadal, against whom he lost in the Roland Garros final in June, just his fourth ever 'bagel' set at the Slams.
September 5, 2018But the combination of heat, humidity and blazing sunshine was no joke.
September 5, 2018The 32-year-old Spaniard will next face Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals.
September 5, 2018The semi-final lineup will be completed on Wednesday when Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro takes on 2017 runner-up Madison Keys and Japan's Naomi Osaka faces Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko.
September 5, 2018Del Potro dropped his first set of the tournament against 11th seed Isner, who was playing in his maiden quarter-final at his home Slam.
September 5, 2018Carla Suarez Navarro beats Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-in the fourth round, inflicting the Russian's first ever night-time loss at the tournament
September 4, 2018Of 15 Americans in the top 100 of the WTA year-end rankings in 1999, four women were African-American. Serena won the U.S. Open that year.
September 2, 2018Kyrgios, 23, reached the third round by seeing off France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 6-0.
August 31, 2018