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  US Open: Dizzy in heat , Bouchard out of upset heavy US Open

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:45 IST

  NEW YORK: Bothered by the heat and stifling humidity, Eugenie Bouchard felt dizzy and her vision was blurry. She got her blood pressure checked. Plastic bags filled with ice were rubbed on her shoulders, arms

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  US Open: Victoria Azarenka tops qualifier Krunic to reach the quarters

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:47 IST

  NEW YORK :  Trailing against a woman trying to become the first qualifier in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1981, Victoria Azarenka needed every ounce of experience and skill to advance.   Twice a major champion,

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  US Open: Gilles Simon upsets 4th-seeded David Ferrer

  Tennis | September 01, 2014 7:57 IST

  NEW YORK:  Fourth-seeded David Ferrer became the first top-10 seed to fall in the men's draw of the U.S. Open, losing to Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round Sunday.   Simon, seeded

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  US Open: Caroline Wozniacki outlasts Sharapova,in quarters

  Tennis | September 01, 2014 7:14 IST

  NEW YORK : Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon. Maria Sharapova, usually the one wearing down opponents in the

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  Sania, Paes advance in US Open doubles event

  Tennis | August 31, 2014 13:49 IST

  New York:  Sania Mirza won both her women's and mixed doubles matches while Leander Paes was also victorious in his mixed doubles match as both Indians advanced to the next round of the US Open

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  US Open: Serena Williams runs winning streak to 17

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:40 IST

  NEW YORK : Bidding for a third consecutive U.S. Open title, Serena Williams moved into the fourth round by beating 52nd-ranked Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday.   The No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Williams has

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  US Open: Isner loses to Kohlschreiber in 3rd round

  Tennis | August 31, 2014 10:56 IST

  NEW YORK :  Once again, John Isner's trip to Flushing Meadows ended in the third round. Once again, it happened with a loss to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at that stage.   And once again, there are

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  US Open: Paes-Cara, Bopanna-Katarina advance in mixed doubles

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 14:52 IST

  New York:  India's Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black, seeded third, along with the sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and his Slovenian teammate Katarina Srebotnik advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles

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  US Open: Stan Wawrinka gets into tiff with fan

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 12:13 IST

  NEW YORK :  In the heat of the moment, locked in a suddenly tight match after midnight at Flushing Meadows, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka snapped at a rowdy spectator, telling him to "Shut up."  

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  US Open: Ana Ivanovic lone upset in 2nd round

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 11:37 IST

  NEW YORK : Ana Ivanovic's comeback tour has ended with yet another early exit at the U.S. Open. Ivanovic, who had been having her best season since winning the French Open in 2008, looked out

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  US Open: Andy Murray moves easily into third round

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 10:38 IST

  NEW YORK:  Cramp-free on a cool summer's night, Andy Murray moved easily into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Matthias Bachinger.   The eighth-seeded Murray, who

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  US Open:Serena Williams overcomes 3 early double-faults to win

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 10:10 IST

  NEW YORK:  Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so much so that she double-faulted three times in her first service game Thursday at the U.S.

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  US Open: 15-year-old Bellis loses in 2nd round

  Tennis | August 29, 2014 9:29 IST

  NEW YORK: CiCi Bellis, the first 15-year-old since 1996 to win a U.S. Open match, could not follow that up with another victory, losing in the second round Thursday night.   Bellis, a Californian who is

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  US Open: Peng Shuai upsets 4th-seeded Radwanska

  Tennis | August 28, 2014 10:56 IST

  NEW YORK : Peng Shuai upset fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, the first top-10 player knocked out of this year's U.S. Open.   The 39th-ranked Peng won 6-3, 6-4 in the second round Wednesday, giving China a big

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  US Open: Maria Sharapova comes through in 3 sets tussle

  Tennis | August 28, 2014 10:38 IST

  NEW YORK :  A year ago at this time, Maria Sharapova was sitting out the U.S. Open, getting checked by doctors and having tests on the surgically repaired right shoulder that has troubled her off

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  US Open: 4 years later, Venus Williams enters 3rd round

  Tennis | August 28, 2014 10:11 IST

  NEW YORK :  Two-time champion Venus Williams is back in the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2010, a year before she announced she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune

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  US Open: With MJ on his side, Federer wins opener

  Tennis | August 27, 2014 12:19 IST

  NEW YORK :  Growing up as a basketball fan, Roger Federer had a poster of Michael Jordan hanging on his bedroom wall. On Tuesday night, Federer won a first-round match at the U.S. Open with

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  Defending champion Wawrinka confirms participation for Chennai Open

  Tennis | August 26, 2014 18:46 IST

  Chennai:  Switzerland's World No.4 tennis player Stan Wawrinka Tuesday confirmed his participation for the 20th edition of the Chennai Open to be held at the SDAT Stadium here Jan 5-11, next year.The 2008 Beijing Olympics

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  US Open:Maria Sharapova wins 1st-rounder

  Tennis | August 26, 2014 18:15 IST

  NEW YORK :  A year after a most painful absence, Maria Sharapova returned to her winning ways at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The fifth-seeded Sharapova overcame a few wobbles with her serve tosses and took the

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  US Open: Andy Murray grits through cramps to win

  Tennis | August 26, 2014 11:08 IST

  NEW YORK : Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open.   Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6