Nick Kyrgios has blasted US Open officials for not having a heat rule in place for men’s players after huffing and puffing his way into the second round in sweltering …

Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Garcia and Jelena Ostapenko were among the seeded women to overcome the stifling conditions to win through to the second round of the US Open. …

Nick Kyrgios has huffed and puffed his way into the second round of the US Open in New York. The mercurial Australian spent much of the match complaining of fatigue …

Peter Polansky was still trying to qualify for the US Open when fellow players began congratulating him. When it comes to tennis’ luckiest loser, there was no need to wait …

Roger Federer has made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Yoshihito Nishioka in his opening match at the US Open while Novak Djokovic was pushed by the heat and …

Novak Djokovic has overcame Marton Fucsovics in the US Open first round in punishing temperatures that prompted officials to observe a heat rule for men’s singles matches for the first …

Alex de Minaur has confirmed his status as one of the hottest young stars in tennis with the most commanding first-round win of the US Open. The 19-year-old swatted aside …

John Millman has let rip at US Open officials, accusing them of making rules up on the run and hastily introducing a shot clock “with teething problems”. The Queenslander beat …

Former men’s singles champions Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic opened their campaigns for a repeat victory at the US Open with contrasting first-round wins in sweltering heat and humid conditions. …

Jelena Ostapenko sweated out a 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over German Andrea Petkovic to reach the second round of the US Open as the heat was turned up at Flushing …

Samantha Stosur warned US Open officials that conditions were becoming dangerous for players as the temperature soared in New York. The 2011 champion refused to blame the intense heat for …

Facing dangerously high temperatures expected to last for more than a day, the US Open has extended a heat rule to men that only exists in the women’s tour. The …

World No.2 Caroline Wozniacki has ended Samantha Stosur’s US Open campaign before it really started. Undone by eight double-faults and 34 unforced errors, Stosur crashed to a 6-3 6-2 first-round …

Defending champion Rafa Nadal has advanced to the second round of the US Open after fellow Spaniard David Ferrer retired during the second set of their night match due to …

Serena Williams marked her return to the US Open with victory but Simona Halep became the first women’s top seed to lose in the opening round in the Open era. …

Daria Gavrilova has delivered a US Open statement of intent to continue Australia’s promising start to the final grand slam event of the year. A near-flawless Gavrilova crushed Sara Sorribes …

If US Open fans begin diving into the stately fountains at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center or lunging for the ice cream carts on the plaza, they could hardly …

Former world No.1 Andy Murray has denied James Duckworth the biggest win of his career with a hard-earned four-set US Open win over the plucky Australian. Making his grand slam …