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  Alexander Zverev finds US Open loss upsetting

  August 31, 2017 12:32 IST

  Alexander Zverev is the highest-ranked man to exit Flushing Meadows so far and what bothered him so much was not merely that he didn't play well but that there was a real opportunity for him to have a true Grand Slam breakthrough.

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  I Keep letting people down, says Nick Kyrgios after US Open loss

  August 31, 2017 11:46 IST

  Nick Kyrgios called the series of health issues that have hampered him all year "diabolical."

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  US Open: Maria Sharapova wins again; Alexander Zverev, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crash out

  August 31, 2017 11:31 IST

  Sharapova became the first woman into the third round at the U.S. Open by using 12 aces to help set aside a poor start and coming back to beat Timea Babos of Hungary 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1.

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  Rafael Nadal says it's too noisy under US Open roof

  August 30, 2017 13:02 IST

  Roger Federer, meanwhile, shrugged when asked about the noise after his five-set victory over American teenager Frances Tiafoe.

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  US Open: Defending champion Angelique Kerber suffers first-round exit

  August 30, 2017 10:49 IST

  Angelique Kerber's exit further thins the women's bracket, which was missing 23-time major champion Serena Williams to begin with because she is expecting a baby.

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  US Open: Roger Federer overcomes slow start, late lapse to edge teenager Frances Tiafoe

  August 30, 2017 11:04 IST

  Roger Federer had to overcome an early deficit and a late lapse Tuesday night to edge 19-year-old American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in a compelling first-round contest.

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  US Open: Emotional Maria Sharapova tops No.2 Simona Halep in Grand Slam return

  August 29, 2017 11:06 IST

  Maria Sharapova recovered after faltering midway through the match and emerged to beat Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

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  Andy Murray withdraws from US Open due to hip injury

  August 27, 2017 11:47 IST

  Andy Murray, who yielded the No.1 ranking to Rafael Nadal this week, has not played a match since July 12 at Wimbledon.

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  Ajay Jayaram wins; Sameer, Rituparna bow out of World Badminton Championships

  August 24, 2017 12:22 IST

  Ajay Jayaram, seeded 13th, produced another clinical show to get past world No. 50 Mark Caljouw 21-13, 21-18 in a 33-minute men's singles match.

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  2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic pulls out of US Open

  August 24, 2017 11:56 IST

  Milos Raonic joins 12-time major champion Novak Djokovic, 2016 US Open champion Stan Wawrinka and 2014 finalist Kei Nishikori in missing the tournament because of injuries.

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  Yuki Bhambri, Prajnesh Gunneswaran make first round exit from US Open qualifiers

  August 23, 2017 23:18 IST

  Ramkumar, now India's number one singles player at 156, faces seasoned Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu, who is now placed 213 in the ATP ranking chart.

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  Shuai Zhang upsets Petra Kvitova in first round of Connecticut Open

  August 22, 2017 16:17 IST

  Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, lost 6-2, 6-1 in the first round.

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  Victoria Azarenka withdraws from US Open amid child custody dispute

  August 22, 2017 11:22 IST

  Victoria Azarenka has not played since Wimbledon, and the former No. 1 player is now ranked 204th.

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  Rafael Nadal tops ATP rankings for first time in 3 years

  August 21, 2017 17:24 IST

  Murray, who was out of action because of a hip injury, drops to second spot with 7,150 points.

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  Garbine Muguruza, Grigor Dimitrov get their 1st Cincinnati titles

  August 21, 2017 13:49 IST

  Garbine Muguruza defeated Simona Halep 6-1, 6-0 for her first Western & Southern Open title on Sunday, needing only 56 minutes to extend her run of success.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Simona Halep faces Garbine Muguruza in finals

  August 20, 2017 18:09 IST

  Halep will become World No.1 for the first time if she can defeat Muguruza to capture her maiden title in Cincinnati.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Rafael Nadal stunned by Nick Kyrgios, Karolina Pliskova marches into semis

  August 19, 2017 16:06 IST

  Nadal was sloppy at the outset and on the defensive for much of a 6-2, 7-5 loss that lasted an hour and 20 minutes.

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  Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna out of Cincinnati Masters

  August 19, 2017 14:38 IST

  Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig lost 1-6, 7-6, 7-10 to second seeds Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo in an enthralling three-setter quarterfinal.

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  Former champ Samantha Stosur withdraws from US Open 2017

  August 18, 2017 23:48 IST

  U.S. Tennis Association announced the 33-year old Australian's withdrawal because of an injured right hand on Friday.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Nadal, Pliskova get matches rained out; Muguruza advances

  August 18, 2017 18:18 IST

  Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza overcame a long rain delay in the third set and fought off three-match points before advancing to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open.

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  Rohan Bopanna-Ivan Dodig enter quarters of Cincinnati Masters

  August 18, 2017 12:33 IST

  Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig rallied to humble the pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Fabio Fognini 5-7, 7-5, 10-8 in a second round match.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Sania Mirza advances, Ramkumar Ramanthan crashes out in 2nd round

  August 17, 2017 19:04 IST

  This was Ramanathan's second consecutive defeat against the American, having lost to him in the second round of the Roland Garros Qualifier in 2015.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Rafael Nadal, Karolina Pliskova advance on day of upsets

  August 17, 2017 10:48 IST

  Rafael Nadal sat out an hour-long rain delay and beat Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday night, finishing it off with two of his eight aces.

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  'Aunt' Venus gearing up for Serena's child and US Open

  August 16, 2017 18:36 IST

  Apart from doing pretty well on-court, the elder Williams is doing some online shopping off the court these days for Serena's baby.

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  Pregnancy has given me a 'new power', says Serena Williams

  August 16, 2017 18:38 IST

  The former world number admitted that she has set her sights on title defence in Melbourne next year in January.

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  Maria Sharapova granted wild-card entry into US Open

  August 16, 2017 11:04 IST

  Maria Sharapova, former World No.1, has not entered a major tournament since the Australian Open in January 2016, when she tested positive for the newly banned drug meldonium.

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  Leander Paes-Alexander Zverev suffer first round exit at Cincinnati Open

  August 16, 2017 10:58 IST

  Leander Paes and Alexander Zverev fought hard before losing 6-2, 6(2)-7, 6-10 to their Spanish rivals in a closely-fought contest.

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  Ramkumar Ramanathan enters second round of Cincinnati Open

  August 15, 2017 12:57 IST

  After going down in the first set, Ramkumar Ramanathan rebounded strongly to register a 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4 win over Christopher Eubanks .