Switzerland's Belinda Bencic thrashed Croatian Donna Vekic 7-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinal match of the ongoing US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium here on Wednesday. Bencic outclassed her opponent in two straight sets to enter the semifinals of the tournament.

US Open: Belinda Bencic thrashes Donna Vekic to reach semifinals

Rafael Nadal faced his stiffest challenge yet at the US Open but raised his game to beat Marin Cilic 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Monday and continue his quest for a fourth Flushing Meadows title.

Relentless Rafael Nadal knocks Marin Cilic out of US Open

While the second-round match between Simona Halep and qualifier Taylor Townsend had no shortage of surprises and thrills, the outcome was all too familiar for the Romanian fourth seed — heartbreak, once again, at the US Open.

Simona Halep stunned by Taylor Townsend in US Open second round

Serena Williams says it's important to have "rough, rowdy matches" after she survived a second round US Open scare on Arthur Ashe Stadium court on Wednesday (August 28).

Important to have 'rough, rowdy matches' says Serena Williams after second round win

French Open champion Ashleigh Barty survived a first-round scare at the US Open on Monday, staving off Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas 1-6, 6-3 6-2 after struggling to find her footing as the action kicked off at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Ashleigh Barty survives first-round fright at US Open

Novak Djokovic began his US Open title defence in style with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 win over Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in the first-round action on Monday. The top-seeded Serbian, who has claimed four of the last five Grand Slam titles, took some time to settle in to his first career meeting with Carballes Baena but after a tight first set was off to the races.

Holder Novak Djokovic safely into US Open second round

It was a match in name only and the setting was a world away from the US Open that started on Monday but Andy Murray cared not a jot as he notched his first singles win since returning from career-saving hip surgery.

Andy Murray enjoys first singles win since hip surgery

Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer defeated India's Sumit Nagal 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round match of the US Open on Monday (local time). The first set was a closely fought affair as both Federer and Nagal went back and forth and at one stage the set was tied at 4-4.

US Open 2019: Roger Federer defeats India's Sumit Nagal in first round

Sumit Nagal exits US Open with head held high after losing to Roger Federer

Serena Williams is trying hard to move past last year's US Open final meltdown, preferring to forget the umpire she called a "liar" and "thief" and fans booing a controversial ending.

Serena Williams on banned umpire Ramos: 'I don't know who that is'

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal might have lost the first-round match of the US Open against Roger Federer, but his win in the first set is earning him accolades from all over with even the Swiss tennis maestro saying Nagal is going to have a solid career.

Sumit Nagal is going to have a solid career, says Roger Federer

Sumit Nagal has become the first Indian tennis player to with a set against legend Roger Federer during their first-round match at the this year's US Open on Tuesday.

Sumit Nagal becomes first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer

Mahesh Bhupathi, Former tennis player speaks on PV Sindhu's historic victory in BWF World Championships

Mahesh Bhupathi on PV Sindhu's historic victory in BWF World Championships

Mahesh Bhupathi, Former tennis player speaks on PV Sindhu's historic victory in BWF World Championships. Listen in!

Mahesh Bhupathi speaks on PV Sindhu's historic victory in BWF World Championships

A year after Serena Williams infamously clashed with an umpire during her US Open final loss over being assessed multiple violations that confused some viewers, tournament organisers have unveiled changes to make such rulings clearer to fans.

US Open makes changes after Serena-Ramos incident

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has qualified for the US Open main draw and will be facing former world number one Roger Federer in the first-round match. Nagal defeated Brazil's Jaao Menezes 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to become the youngest Indian in 25 years to qualify for the main draw.

India's Sumit Nagal qualifies for US Open main draw, to face Roger Federer in first round

The Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan next month in Islamabad has been postponed to November, WION has learned. India was scheduled to travel to Islamabad for the Asia-Oceania Round 1 tie but the decision of the Pakistan government to downgrade diplomatic ties between the two countries put the trip in jeopardy.

India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie postponed to November

Former world number one Serena Williams will begin her 2020 season with a return to the Auckland Open in January, her first appearance at the tournament since she was ousted in the second round in 2017.

Serena Williams to begin 2020 season with return to Auckland

Daniil Medvedev, coming off back-to-back ATP finals defeats, held off David Goffin 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 Sunday to win the ATP Cincinnati Masters. The ninth-seeded Russian finished with an ace after saving break points in the final game, lifting a first Masters 1000 trophy after settling for runner-up finishes to Nick Kyrgios in Washington and Rafael Nadal in Montreal last weekend.

Cincinnati title lands Daniil Medvedev in world top five

World number one Naomi Osaka will "probably" defend her US Open title, even if it means defying her doctor's orders, she said after retiring from the Cincinnati Masters with a knee injury on Friday.

Knee injury puts Naomi Osaka's US Open title defence in doubt

Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2) 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday. The match was much closer than when the pair met in the Australian Open semi-finals in January, when Djokovic conceded only four games before going on to win the title.

Novak Djokovic beats Pouille to reach semi-finals

Fearless Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev needed just over an hour to beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday, the Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion suffering his quickest defeat for 16 years.

Roger Federer stunned by Russian qualifier Rublev in Cincinnati

Andy Murray will play in the singles at next week's Winston-Salem Open as he continues his comeback from hip surgery, tournament officials told Reuters on Thursday.

Andy Murray to play singles in Winston-Salem next week

Nick Kyrgios has been fined $113,000 by the ATP for arguing with the chair umpire and smashing two rackets during his second-round loss at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.

Nick Kyrgios fined $113,000 for Cincinnati outburst

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