When her work was done, her first trip to the U.S. Open semifinals since 2010 secured, if just barely, Venus Williams sat in her sideline chair and beamed. Williams reached her third major semifinal of the season — something she last did 15 years ago ...
Juan Martin del Potro's stay at the U.S. Open really should be over. It nearly was. The 2009 champion at Flushing Meadows had a fever and thought about quitting while dropping the opening two sets with little resistance against sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem in the fourth round ...
Maybe this was just one three-setter too many for Maria Sharapova. Sharapova tried a bit of everything, even resorting to switching over her racket to hit a few lefty shots. Still, the five-time major champion could not quite keep her Grand Slam comeback from a ...
Naomi Osaka opened her shattered emotions for all to see Saturday after a third-round loss to 418th-ranked Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi at the U.S. Open. The 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 loss left the 19-year-old of Haitian and Japanese descent was wiping away tears following her fifth ...
Serena Williams gave birth to a baby girl on Friday, according to media reports, prompting an outpouring of delight from fellow professionals, celebrities and fans of the sporting icon. Williams, who will turn 36 later this month, was admitted to the St. Mary's Medical Center ...
Maria Sharapova rolled into the last 16 at the U.S. Open by overpowering American teenager Sofia Kenin on Friday, while a wide-open side of the men's draw lost 2014 champion Marin Cilic. Former world No. 1 Sharapova, the 2006 U.S. Open winner in her first ...
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal battled back after dropping the first set Thursday to subdue Japan's 121st-ranked Taro Daniel and reach the third round of the U.S. Open. The 31-year-old Spaniard won his ATP-best 51st match of the year 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 over the ...
No one, not even Maria Sharapova herself, knew quite what to expect from her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open. It had been 19 months since she had entered a major tournament. She played only nine times anywhere since a 15-month doping ...
Naomi Osaka first conquered her shaky nerves and then crushed defending champion Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open. The 19-year-old daughter of a Haitian father and Japanese mother captured her first victory over a top-10 opponent by ...
When Maria Sharapova's first Grand Slam match after a 15-month doping suspension ended with a victory at the U.S. Open, she dropped to her knees and covered her face, tears welling in her eyes. This was merely a win to get to the second round, ...
Kimiko Date called time on her tennis career at the age of 46 on Monday, saying she was no longer able to perform at the best of her abilities due to physical issues and had decided to listen to the "inner voice" telling her ...
His voice choking, Andy Murray unexpectedly announced Saturday that he was withdrawing from the U.S. Open because of a hip injury, adding to the lengthy list of top players who will miss the year's last Grand Slam tournament. Murray was seeded No. 2 at Flushing ...
