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  US Open 2015: Marin Cilic's set winning streak over at 16

  September 04, 2015 22:57 IST

  New York (AP):  Marin Cilic has finally dropped a set at the U.S. Open after winning 16 in a row.The defending champion lost the first set against 56th-ranked Mikhail Kukushkin in the third round Friday.

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  US Open 2015: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes book second round berths

  September 04, 2015 15:59 IST

  New York: Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made it to the second round of the US Open with straight sets win in their respective events.Leander and his Spanish partner Fernansdo Verdasco got the better of

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  US Open 2015: Victoria Azarenka fights back into third round

  September 04, 2015 10:34 IST

  New York: Former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka cruised past Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium here late Thursday."I really had to fight

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  US Open 2015: Andy Murray fights back to beat Adrian Mannarino

  September 04, 2015 7:47 IST

  New York: Before they stepped on court, there was nothing to suggest Andy Murray would have any trouble against Adrian Mannarino in the U.S. Open's second round.Murray, after all, is seeded No. 3, owns two

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  Novak Djokovic dances 'Gangnam Style' on US Open court with fan

  September 03, 2015 23:33 IST

  New York:  Serbian tennis star and World No.1 Novak Djokovic showed off his dance moves on court with a fan while celebrating his comfortable straight sets triumph over Austria's Andreas Haider-Maurer in the US Open

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  US Open 2015: Indian men's tennis pair Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna advances in the events

  September 03, 2015 14:22 IST

  New York:  Indian men's tennis pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna have advanced in the mixed doubles and men's doubles events at the US Open respectively.The fourth seeded pair of Leander Paes and Martina

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  US Open 2015: Rafael Nadal advances to 3rd round

  September 03, 2015 9:34 IST

  New York: Spanish tennis icon Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday after defeating Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 7-6(5), 6-3 and 7-5.Nadal will now face off Italy's Fabio Fognini, who

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  US Open 2015: Mardy Fish makes new memories in final match

  September 03, 2015 3:33 IST

  New York (AP):   Mardy Fish's last U.S. Open memory will be of the Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd roaring for him.Failing to serve out the match, his legs cramping badly at the end   those details

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  US Open 2015: Serena Williams puts aside slow start to reach 3rd round

  September 03, 2015 3:11 IST

  New York (AP):   This was, in just about every measurable way, an up-and-down performance by Serena Williams, filled with double-faults   10 in all   and two dozen other unforced errors.With her bid for a true

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  US Open 2015: Steady in face of Kyrgios' 'antics,' Murray wins

  September 02, 2015 10:22 IST

  New York: Nick Kyrgios does what he wants and says what he wants on a tennis court, seemingly no matter the ramifications, and amid all the near-napping, cursing and racket smashing, he troubled Andy Murray

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  US Open 2015: Rafael Nadal deals with dehydration, bad stomach

  September 02, 2015 7:46 IST

  New York (AP):  On a muggy night, Rafael Nadal said he felt dehydrated, and that's why his level of play dropped for about a set."I had some problems. I was sweating a lot," Nadal said

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  US Open 2015: Serena Williams faces No. 110 Bertens at US Open in Slam pursuit

  September 02, 2015 7:15 IST

  New York (AP):   Serena Williams swung through her service motion with no ball to hit. Waiting for her injured opponent to return to the court Monday night, Williams climbed out of her chair to

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  US Open 2015: Donald Young rallies to stun No. 11 Gilles Simon in 5

  September 02, 2015 1:23 IST

  New York (AP):   Down two sets and a break, American Donald Young rallied to stun 11th-seeded Gilles Simon in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.The 68th-ranked Young won 2-6, 4-6, 6-4,

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  US Open 2015: Rafael Nadal moves into second round

  September 01, 2015 13:19 IST

  New York: Rafael Nadal, who collected two of his 14 Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows, moved into the second round with a 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory over 18-year-old Borna Coric of Croatia in

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  US Open 2015: Serena, Djokovic roll but Nishikori falls

  September 01, 2015 13:46 IST

  New York: Top-ranked Serena Williams launched her quest to win the US Open and complete a calendar Grand Slam by overwhelming 86th-ranked Russian Vitalia Diatchenko for her 29th consecutive Slam match triumph.The three-time defending champion

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  US Open 2015: In 27 minutes, Serena Williams moves into second round

  September 01, 2015 12:59 IST

  New York:  Even before Serena Williams set foot in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night, her path through the U.S. Open to complete a true Grand Slam became a lot easier thanks to losses by

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  Nishikori crashes out in US Open first round

  September 01, 2015 12:31 IST

  New York: Last year's runner-up Kei Nishikori of Japan is out of the 2015 US Open after 41st ranked Benoit Paire defeated the fourth seed 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 here."It's always very sad

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  Maria Sharapova withdraws from US Open

  August 31, 2015 8:52 IST

  Washington: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the US Open on Sunday due to a leg injury."Unfortunately I will not be able to compete in this years US Open. I have done everything

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  Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also given

  August 29, 2015 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: Tennis star Sania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna—the country's highest sporting honour—while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati

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  Sania Mirza receives Khel Ratna award from President Pranab Mukherjee

  August 29, 2015 18:14 IST

  New Delhi: Sania Mirza receives Khel Ratna award from President Pranab Mukherjee and said that her former mixed doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi too is a deserving candidate for the honour and hoped he will receive

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  Karnataka High Court issues notice to govt, Sania Mirza on Khel Ratna issue

  August 26, 2015 18:33 IST

  Bengaluru:  Karnataka High Court today found substance in the claim of Para-athlete H N Girisha challenging the recommendation of Sania Mirza for the prestigious Khel Ratna award and issued notices to sports ministry and the

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  Serena named top seed at 2015 US Open Women's Singles

  August 26, 2015 11:30 IST

  Washington: World No.1 and three-time defending champion Serena Williams has been top seeded in the women's singles competition at the 2015 US Open.This is the fourth time that Williams has been the top seed at

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  Serena Williams spotted kissing rapper Drake in LA restaurant

  August 26, 2015 8:46 IST

  Los Angeles: Canadian rapper Drake and Serena Williams were spotted kissing in a restaurant over the weekend.The 28-year-old rapper and Wimbledon champion, 33, were photographed at a restaurant in Cincinnati on Sunday evening, reported TMZ.The

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  Roger Federer wins 7th title in Cincinnati

  August 24, 2015 10:03 IST

  Washington: Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 in the final of the Western & Southern Open to win his seventh title in Cincinnati."I don't know how many more

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  Bopanna, Paes bow out; Sania Mirza saves the day for Indians at Cincinnati Masters

  August 22, 2015 13:05 IST

  Cincinnati:  Sania Mirza was the only Indian left competing in the Western and Southern Open by reaching the semifinals as Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna were ousted from the men's doubles with their respective partners,

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  Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis lose Toronto tennis semis

  August 16, 2015 12:52 IST

  Toronto: The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a straight games loss and were ousted from the women's doubles semifinals of the Canadian Open here. French-Slovenian fourth seeds Caroline Garcia and Katarina

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  Sania Mirza to be confered with Khel Ratna, Arjuna award for Rohit Sharma

  August 14, 2015 23:59 IST

  New Delhi:  Sania Mirza's name was today officially approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour.  The government also named

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  Leander Paes-Andy Murray ousted from Montreal tennis tourney

  August 14, 2015 14:59 IST

  Montreal: The Indo-British tennis pair of Leander Paes and Andy Murray were ousted from the $3,587,490 Canadian Open as they suffered a straight-game men's doubles second round defeat here. Murray's elder brother Jamie Murray and Australian