New York: An appropriate finishing kick for his 16th grand slam, World No. 1 Rafael Nadal literally overwhelmed Kevin Anderson, and the world alike, when he did not face a single break point and lost only 15 points on his serve in the final match, to win his third US Open title here. Nadal claimed…
Venus Williams‘ incredible Grand Slam season came to an end without her first major title in nine years. Instead, a younger American will win her first Slam at the U.S. Open on Saturday. An inconsistent Williams fell to speedy Sloane Stephens 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 in the first of two all-American semi-finals at Arthur Ashe Stadium…
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams booked her place in the semi-finals of the US Open after a thrilling three-set triumph over Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the women’s singles event here at the Flushing Meadows, yesterday After comfortably winning the first set, the American tennis star went down in the second before…
Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the US Open after she lost to Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round of the tournament. Sharapova’s first Grand Slam campaign after her drug ban ended in a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to the Latvian. This was Sharapova’s fifth tournament since her comeback from a 15-month doping ban in April…
Maria Sharapova fought off a tough challenge in the first set and then cruised past American Sofia Kenin 7-5, 6-2 in their third-round match at the US Open. Sharapova, who received a wild card to appear in her first Grand Slam event since serving a 15-month doping ban, struggled at times with the counter-punching Kenin,…
For the second time in three days, Roger Federer kept his hopes of winning a sixth US Open title alive by the smallest of margins, with another five-set epic inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 19-time Grand Slam champ toppled Mikhail Youzhny, 6-1, 6-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to the third round less than 48…
In a shocking turn of events, defending US Open champion Angelique Kerber crashed out of the championship yesterday night after getting beaten by a Japanese teen. The 19-year-old Naomi Osaka stunned the tournament holder by winning 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour to march into the second round. Kerber became the first defending champion…
Maria Sharapova made a dramatic return to Grand Slam action by knocking out world number two Simona Halep at the US Open yesterday. The Russian won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in front of a sell-out crowd of almost 24,000 people in New York. Sharapova, 30, was playing her first Grand Slam match since serving a 15-month…
Sagar G. Kashyap of Mysuru along with two other officials from India, Abhishek Mukharjee and Saibal Banerjee have been selected to officiate in the upcoming US Open 2017 Grand Slam Tennis championships. Incidentally, Sagar Kashyap had officiated during last year’s Wimbledon championships and Australian Open tennis championships.
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