Serena Williams overcame an early scare to defeat fellow American Sloane Stephens and move into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday. Williams, the third seed, lost the first set convincingly before rallying to dominate the next two, triumphing 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 inside a near empty Arthur Ashe Stadium. “It was intense, I […]
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Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras’s mark of 14 Grand Slams. Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New York and already the champion in 2011 and 2015, is now just three Slams […]
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Serena Williams has been fined 17,000 dollars for the code violations she received during the U.S. Open final, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday. During Saturday’s match, which she lost 6-2 6-4 to Japan’s Naomi Osaka, Williams was handed a coaching violation and a point penalty for breaking her racquet before a […]
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Japanese Star Naomi Osaka trounced her idol, Serena Williams to lift her first Grand Slam in New York, winning 6-2 6-4. Her victory, the second over Williams, denied the American her dream record-equalling 24th Grand Slam, that would have put her on the same pedestal with Australian Margaret Court. The match was marred by rantings […]
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World No 1 Rafael Nadal won his 16th Grand Slam title and third US Open title after defeating Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-4 in Sunday’s final. World No 32 Anderson was attempting to become the lowest-ranked champion in New York since Andre Agassi in 1994, but the dominant Spaniard, appearing in his 23rd Grand Slam […]
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American tennis player, Sloane Stephens beat compatriot and friend Madison Keys in two straight sets 6-3 6-0 to win the US Open trophy on Saturday. En route the final that eventually handed gave her the first Grand Slam trophy of her career, the 24 year-old defeated Venus Williams in the semi finals. Playing with much […]
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Energetic world number one Rafael Nadal beat Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 6-2 to reach the second round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. In a match played under the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof because of heavy rain in New York, Serb Lajovic served for the first set but Nadal broke back to love. […]
Continue Readingworld number one Novak Djokovic will on Sunday battle Roger Federer in the US Open final. The two leading players in the world of tennis have punched their ways to the final spots in like manner, trouncing their opponents in three straight sets. Djokovic defeated defending champion, Marin Cilic, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. Federer defeated his […]
Continue ReadingTop-ranked Serena Williams had her calendar Grand Slam quest crushed in stunning fashion Friday as Italy’s 43rd-ranked Flavia Pennetta delivered a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset shocker to reach the US Open final. In Saturday’s championship match, Vinci will face 26th-ranked compatriot Flavia Pennetta, who upset Romanian second seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 in the other […]
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