US Open

Federer sets up Nadal showdown in Shanghai

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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in Sunday's final of the Shanghai Masters, just the latest chapter in their storied rivalry. The celebrated duo have faced one another 37 times, with the Spaniard and world number one Nadal winning 23 of their contests. And the 31-year-old Nadal, who has never won the Shanghai Masters, will be slight favourite thisRead more

Nadal savouring winning feeling after injury hell

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Tuesday he savours each victory more than ever after returning to peak form this year World number one Rafael Nadal said on following a succession of injuries. The 31-year-old Spaniard won his sixth title of the year on Sunday in Beijing, fresh from lifting his third US Open title. Nadal's resurgence after injury is one of the tennis storylines ofRead more

Halep knocks error-prone Sharapova out of China

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World number two Simona Halep beat Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the China Open third round on Wednesday for her first win over the Russian in eight attempts. Halep, who lost to Sharapova in the first round of the US Open, won five out of nine break points and took advantage of an error-prone display to hand the Russian herRead more

Virus-hit Muguruza retires in China Open first round

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World number one Garbine Muguruza retired ill with a virus in the first round of the China Open on Monday and US Open winner Sloane Stephens went out in a shock defeat. Spain's Muguruza suggested in the build-up that she was not fully fit after a leg injury and she lost the first set 6-1 to unseeded Barbora Strycova ofRead more

Cilic routs Tsitsipas to enter Japan Open second round

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Top seed Marin Cilic made quick work of Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday, winning 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Japan Open. The towering Croatian, runner-up to Roger Federer at this year's Wimbledon, took just 73 minutes to complete a one-sided victory in Tokyo against a player ranked 110 places below him. World number five Cilic, aRead more

Stephens crashes out of Wuhan Open

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US Open winner Sloane Stephens suffered a shock defeat at the hands of China's Wang Qiang in the first round of the Wuhan Open on Monday, hours after fellow Flushing Meadows finalist Madison Keys tumbled out. Stephens, the 14th seed, lost 6-2, 6-2 in her first WTA event since her surprise victory against Keys in New York. Despite a strongRead more

Keys and Stephens remain friends

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When you are having a bad day, it is good to have a friend's shoulder to cry on. For Madison Keys on Saturday, that was Sloane Stephens, the woman who had just humbled her to win the US Open title. In a ruthless display, Stephens played more like the ultimate mean girl than best friend as she brought Keys toRead more

Stephens' journey to glory

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Worries didn't end for Sloane Stephens after winning her first Grand Slam title Saturday at the US Open, recalling the fabulous photographs of past champions she admired along the hallways of Arthur Ashe Stadium. "Everyone has the cutest photos on the wall in here with this trophy and that's what I remember seeing most," Stephens said. "So when I wasRead more

American tennis big winner at the Open

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Sloane Stephens may have hoisted the US Open trophy on Saturday with her defeat of Madison Keys but American tennis was the big winner at the year's final Grand Slam. With American women sweeping the semifinals to guarantee a home-grown winner, it has been a giddy fortnight for the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The results were not nearly asRead more

Muguruza joins US Open champion Nadal

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Garbine Muguruza has made her debut at No. 1 and joined US Open champion Rafael Nadal in making Spain the first country to top the WTA and ATP rankings simultaneously since 2003. Muguruza rose two spots from No. 3 on Monday after getting to the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time. She is the 24th woman toRead more