Nothing left for me to prove, says new world number one Angelique Kerber
Her success in Rio was followed up by a final defeat in Cincinnati to Katerina Pliskova, who she then beat in the U.S. Open final.
Sep 13, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
US Open 2016: 14 days, 14 memories
Ivo Karlovic served his way into the US Open record books when he fired 61 aces in his five-set win over Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan.
Sep 12, 2016, 13:00 PM IST
Angelique Kerber solidifies World No.1 spot with US Open triumph
Jubilant with her feat, the 28-year-old hailed the current year as the best of her career as she managed to win two Grand Slams in one year.
Sep 11, 2016, 13:03 PM IST
US Open 2016, Women's final Preview: New no 1 Angelique Kerber seeks Karolina Pliskova payback
Kerber is still smarting from Pliskova`s upset win over her last month in the final at Cincinnati.
Sep 10, 2016, 20:37 PM IST
Serena Williams crashes out of US Open; no longer the WTA World No.1 too
Pliskova, the 10th-seeded Czech playing in her first Grand Slam semi-final, triumphed 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).
Sep 09, 2016, 08:28 AM IST
US Open 2016: Top seeds Serena Serena, Angelique Kerber on collision course
It was at the semi-final stage at Flushing Meadows last year that Williams crumbled under the pressure of chasing a rare calendar-year Grand Slam as she fell to eventual runner-up Roberta Vinci.
Sep 08, 2016, 21:29 PM IST
US Open, women's singles: Serena Williams up against Karolina Pliskova in semis after defeating Simona Halep
Williams`s semi-final against Pliskova promises more fireworks. The 10th-seeded Czech leads the WTA tour in aces this year.
Sep 08, 2016, 08:47 AM IST
US Open 2016: Karolina Pliskova beats Ana Konjuh to enter maiden Grand Slam semis
Pliskova will face either Serena Williams or Romanian Simona Halep for a place in Saturday`s championship match.
Sep 07, 2016, 23:16 PM IST
US Open 2016: Andy Murray, Serena Williams seek to cement semi-final spots
Murray, who followed up his third Grand Slam triumph at Wimbledon with Rio Olympics gold, takes on 2014 finalist Kei Nishikori for a place in the last four.
Sep 07, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
Caroline Wozniacki, Angeline Kerber to clash for US Open final spot in women's singles
Wozniacki, the finalist in 2009 and 2014 and semi-finalist also in 2010 and 2011, sympathised with Sevastova after she spent almost three months out of the sport with a right ankle injury earlier this year.
Sep 07, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
US Open: Serena Williams surpasses Roger Federer's record for most Grand Slam match wins
Nearly two decades after winning her first Grand Slam match, through plenty of highs and lows, from championships to health scares, Serena Williams is still at it -- and still winning.
Sep 06, 2016, 10:00 AM IST
US Open 2016: Serena defeats Yaroslava Shvedova, advances into quarter-finals with record 308th Slam win
Serena Williams will face Simona Halep for a place in the semi-finals after the Romanian fifth seed dispatched Spain`s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 7-5.
Sep 06, 2016, 06:44 AM IST
Simona Halep crushes Carla Suarez Navarro to reach US Open quarter-finals
"I just gave everything I had," said Halep.
Sep 05, 2016, 23:48 PM IST
US Open, women's singles preview: Williams sisters on collision course at Flushing Meadows
Venus is into the fourth round for the second straight season, having gone four years without passing round three while she learned to cope with Sjogren’s syndrome, an auto-immune disease that causes chronic fatigue and muscle soreness.
Sep 05, 2016, 10:26 AM IST
Angelique Kerber beats Petra Kvitova to reach US Open quarters, closes in on No.1 slot
The fourth-round match had a grand slam pedigree to it with Kerber, the Australian Open champion, going against twice Wimbledon winner Kvitova, but it failed to deliver any major excitement.
Sep 05, 2016, 04:08 AM IST
US Open 2016: Wozniacki to face Sevastova for semi-final spot, Vinci also in quarters
Sevastova thus became the first Latvian woman in 22 years to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final.
Sep 05, 2016, 00:07 AM IST
US Open 2016: Serena Williams speeds through as Stanislas Wawrinka, Andy Murray battle into last 16
While Serena Williams encountered little resistance, it was another story for the top men`s seeds in action.
Sep 04, 2016, 09:21 AM IST
Record-setting Serena races into US Open fourth round
Serena Williams sped past another milestone Saturday as her 307th Grand slam match win took her past Martina Navratilova`s record and into the fourth round of the US Open.
Sep 04, 2016, 03:40 AM IST
US Open 2016: Serena canters to record 307th career win; Radwanska reaches last 16 for 5th time
Serena Williams seems to be making history almost every time she steps on the tennis court as she speeds toward the second week of the US Open in search of a seventh title.
Sep 04, 2016, 00:50 AM IST
Serena Williams, Andy Murray storm through on rainy day at US Open
Williams defeated fellow American Vania King 6-3, 6-3.
Sep 02, 2016, 09:27 AM IST
