Tennis

World number one Rafa Nadal knew powerhouse Juan Martin del Potro’s biggest weakness was his shaky backhand, and the Spaniard exploited the vulnerability repeatedly at their U.S. Open showdown on …

Kevin Anderson will play in his first Grand Slam final Kevin Anderson, South Africa’s top ranked player and world number 32 played the best tennis of his life, Friday night …

Madison Keys (photo) will meet Sloane Stephens in an all-American U.S. Open final that will see a new grand slam champion crowned. A ruthless Madison Keys crushed CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1 …

World number one Rafa Nadal provided Russian teenager Andrey Rublev with a tennis lesson on Wednesday, racing into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open with a ruthless 6-1 6-2 6-2 …

Venus Williams (above) will be the sentimental favourite when the 37-year-old takes on Sloane Stephens in one semi-final before Madison Keys battles it out with CoCo Vandeweghe in the other …

Juan Martin del Potro celebrates after defeating Roger Federer Roger Federer’s hopes of claiming a record-extending 20th grand slam title ended on Wednesday when he was beaten 7-5 3-6 7-6(8) …

37-year-old Venus Williams will now meet fellow American Sloane Stephens in the semis Venus Williams’s renaissance year continued on Tuesday when she downed Petra Kvitova 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) in an …

Andy Murray sustained the injury at the French Open in June Britain’s world number two Andy Murray will “most likely” miss the rest of the season due to a hip …

U.S. Open Men’s Singles Quarterfinal matches on Tuesday  28-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat 17-Sam Querrey (U.S.) 7-6(5) 6-7(9) 6-3 7-6(7) 12-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat 29-Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 6-4 6-4 6-2 …

Venus Williams, looking to win her first grand slam title since 2008, leads the American charge at the US Open as quarter-final action starts in Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. The …