HOW THE US OPEN WOMEN’S FINALISTS SHAPE UP AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S TITLE MATCH: 26-FLAVIA PENNETTA (ITA) leads 43-ROBERTA VINCI (ITA) 5-4 2013 US Open, hard, QF Pennetta 6-4 6-1 2010 …

It is the most improbable final in women’s grand slam history, unfancied Italian thirty-somethings Flavia Pennetta and Serena slayer Roberta Vinci squaring off for US Open glory. Neither veteran – …

A snarly Serena Williams has refused to reveal how much it hurt after unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci spectacularly ended her quest for an elusive calendar-year grand slam sweep. “I don’t …

Yaroslava Shvedova has ditched wedding plans to try to help Australian tennis bridesmaid Casey Dellacqua land a breakthrough grand slam women’s doubles crown. Dellacqua revealed Shvedova had planned to get …

Three weeks ago, Flavia Pennetta was asked by her physio whether she felt she could ever reach a grand slam final, let alone win it. “I said ‘No,’” explained the …

Unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci has spectacularly ended Serena Williams’ quest for an elusive calendar-year grand slam with a semi-final boilover at the US Open in New York. Ranked 43rd in …

Inspired by Lleyton Hewitt and the Davis Cup team, budding young Australian tennis ace Alex De Minaur has made a dream run to the US Open junior boys’ semi-finals. The …

New York police commissioner William Bratton has apologised for an officer’s rough actions in detaining former tennis star James Blake in a case of mistaken identity. Blake, who is black, …

Australian Davis Cup captain Wally Masur says it’d be foolish to disrespect the Andy Murray-inspired British team as a one-man band. The Australians arrived in the UK on Friday for …

Many may be surprised by Roger Federer’s untroubled progress towards becoming the oldest US Open champion in almost half a century. But not Federer himself. The 34-year-old has glided into …

John Peers is flying the flag for Australia’s men at the US Open with the Melburnian reaching the doubles final with teammate Jamie Murray. The 27-year-old, who teamed up with …

Two wins away from completing a calendar grand slam, top-ranked defending champion Serena Williams was confronted on Thursday by a US Open opponent even she cannot defeat – rain. US …

Serena Williams’ quest to make more tennis history was put on hold with play at the US Open postponed on Thursday due to heavy rain in New York. Top-ranked defending …

Popular tennis ace Roger Federer has long wooed fans for his silky-smooth skills but his off-court antics at the US Open have earned him even more hearts. Shortly after defeating …

Five-time champion Roger Federer will prepare for his US Open semi-final clash with close friend Stan Wawrinka by sleeping as much as possible. The 34-year-old Swiss believes napping, as well …

Top-ranked Serena Williams can reach the brink of two of the greatest achievements in tennis history on Thursday by defeating Italy’s Roberta Vinci and advancing to Saturday’s US Open final. …

Five-time champion Roger Federer put on a tennis masterclass on Wednesday, routing Richard Gasquet to reach his 10th US Open semi-final where he will face close friend Stan Wawrinka. The …

Romanian second seed Simona Halep and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta advanced to a US Open semi-final match-up by ousting two-time grand slam champions Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova on Wednesday. And …