New York: Serena Williams saw her dream of a calendar year Grand Slam title sweep destroyed Friday as Italy’s Roberta Vinci shocked the world number one to reach the US Open final against compatriot Flavia Pennetta. Vinci battled back to stun the three-time defending champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, ending Williams’ 33-match US Open win streak and 27-match Grand Slam win […]
» Read moreNew York: Leander Paes and Swiss Martina Hingis became the first team since 1969 to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in the same season at the US Open on Friday. The fourth seeds defeated American duo Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 to add the New York crown to their wins at the Australian Open and […]
» Read moreVirat Kohli, who is associated with a football team in the Indian Super League, has now bought stakes in IPTL Team UAE Royals, that also has Roger Federer. Indian cricket’s pin-up boy Virat Kohli has expanded his business interests to a third sport – tennis. Already a much sought after man in the advertisement industry, India’s Test captain, who has […]
» Read moreNew York: In a double delight for Indian fans, veteran tennis star Leander Paes and Sania Mirza stormed into the finals of the US Open mixed Doubles and women’s doubles draw respectively with common partner Martina Hingis. Fourth seeds Paes and Hingis were in top form as they staved off a tough challenge from the second-seeded pair of Rohan Bopanna and […]
» Read moreNew York: Rohan Boapanna’s campaign in the men’s doubles ended after he and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea suffered a straight set loss in the quarterfinals of US Open here on Wednesday. The sixth seeded Indo-Romanian duo lost 6-7, 3-6 to unseeded pair of Dominic Inglot of Great Britain and Sweden’s Robert Lindstedt in a contest that lasted 80 minutes […]
» Read moreSerena Williams continued her march towards Grand Slam history by beating sister Venus in the quarter-finals of the US Open. The world No 1 and defending champion won 6-2 1-6 6-3 to move to within two victories of securing the Calendar Grand Slam. During a topsy-turvy opening two sets, Serena broke serve twice in the first set while 35-year-old Venus […]
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