Two-time defending champion Serena Williams has been named the top seed for the US Open, the year’s final Grand Slam tennis showdown that opens Monday on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts. …

Thanasi Kokkinakis’ hope of playing at this month’s US Open are still alive with the Australian teen winning his first-round qualifying match. The 18-year-old recovered from a third-set deficit to …

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No.1 for the US Open, and five-time champion Roger Federer is No.2, meaning they could meet only in the final. Djokovic beat Federer for the …

A hard-fought win over Japan’s Kurumi Nara at the Connecticut Open has provided Samantha Stosur a timely shot in the arm ahead of the US Open. Less than a week …

Twelve months after crashing to his worst defeat in New York in a decade, Roger Federer is heading to the US Open well placed to become the oldest grand slam …

Samantha Stosur has advanced to the second round of the Connecticut Open with a hard-fought victory over Japan’s Kurumi Nara. Less than a week after pushing world No.1 Serena Williams …

Reigning champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open because of an injury for the second time in three years, leaving Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the …

Rafael Nadal will not defend his title at the US Open because of an injured right wrist. Nadal and the tournament announced his withdrawal on Monday, a week before the …

AP – Casey Dellacqua’s US Open preparations have taken a hit after she was knocked out in the first round of the Connecticut Open. Just a week out from the …

Roger Federer won his 80th career title and sixth at the Cincinnati Masters, beating David Ferrer 6-3 1-6 6-2 to cast himself as a title favourite for the US Open. …

Serena Williams has won her first Cincinnati title at the sixth attempt with a convincing 6-4 6-1 victory over Ana Ivanovic, just a week out from the defence of her …

Five-time former champion Roger Federer continued his dominance over hard-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic with a 6-2 6-3 win on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters. The 33-year-old …

Five-time champion Roger Federer continued his dominance over hard-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic with a 6-2 6-3 win on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters. The 33-year-old Federer, …

Ana Ivanovic overcame illness and nerves as she outlasted French Open champion Maria Sharapova 6-2 5-7 7-5 to set up up a final against world No.1 Serena Williams in the …

Spain’s David Ferrer brushed aside Julien Benneteau 6-3 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Cincinnati Masters final. Spain’s Ferrer, seeded sixth, schooled Benneteau as the Frenchman played in his first …

Serena Williams moved within one win of a second pre-US Open hardcourt title on Saturday, reaching the Cincinnati Masters final with a 2-6 6-2 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki. The …

Maria Sharapova won a re-match of her French Open title victory over Simona Halep, rallying for a 3-6 6-4 6-4 win to reach the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters. The …

Roger Federer calmly worked through a second-set deficit to defeat Andy Murray 6-3 7-5 on Friday for a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Tour’s Cincinnati Masters. The 33-year-old …