Vinci Pulls Off Epic Upset Of No. 1 Serena, Sets Up All-Italian US Open Final
Serena Williams' pursuit of a calendar year grand slam ended in dramatic fashion on Friday with a three-set loss to Italy's Roberta Vinci.
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Serena Williams' pursuit of a calendar year grand slam ended in dramatic fashion on Friday with a three-set loss to Italy's Roberta Vinci.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has publicly apologized to former tennis star James Blake, who was mistakenly arrested by officers outside a midtown hotel.
Serena Williams will have to wait to try to continue her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam: Her U.S. Open semifinal was postponed because of rain in the forecast.
Roger Federer is back in the semifinals of the US Open for the 10th time. To get back to his first final at Flushing Meadows in six years, he'll have to beat someone he knows quite well.
Flavia Pennetta loves visiting New York for a week or two every year. Once again, she's sticking around as long as she can.
Former tennis star James Blake was demanding an apology Wednesday night, after he was handcuffed by the NYPD in a case of mistaken identity.
What a special night Tuesday night was for many reasons. What theater! And it wasn't because Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian and Oprah were among the celebrities in the house.
If Serena Williams would feel sympathy for any opponent standing in the way of her pursuit of tennis' first true Grand Slam in 27 years, it might very well be her sister Venus.
Serena and Venus Williams will face off for the 27th time in a big tournament Tuesday night when they meet in the US Open quarterfinals in Flushing Meadows.
Vinci will face the winner of Tuesday night's Serena Williams-Venus Williams match.
The last time the two have met at the US Open was in 2008 in the quarterfinals. Serena won 7-6, 7-6.
Andy Murray watched a 130 mph ace zoom by to create a two-set deficit at the U.S. Open, and then sat in his changeover chair and cursed at himself, over and over and over.
Victoria Azarenka and Stan Wawrinka, both two-time Grand Slam champions, make trips to the US Open quarterfinals an annual affair.
Playing far better than she did earlier in the US Open as she chases a calendar-year Grand Slam, Williams set up a quarterfinal against older sister Venus.
Donald Young is the comeback kid in this year's U.S. Open. Well, at 26-years of age, Young isn't a kid anymore, although he still has that boyish look.
Roger Federer might not be so keen to try out his old-dog-new-trick, rush-the-net "SABR'' -- "sneak attack by Roger'' -- return strategy against his next opponent at the U.S. Open.
But despite the nerves, Serena managed to beat Bethanie Mattek- Sands in their third round battle, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Can't count out Serena Williams, no matter how big the deficit, no matter how off-target her strokes, no matter how much the pressure might be mounting as she bids for a calendar-year Grand Slam.
Daniel Verley, 26, faces charges of reckless endangerment and operating a drone in a New York City public park outside of a prescribed area.
And to top off the evening action, yet another seed in the women's draw was ousted.
The United States Tennis Association said the crash happened just before 8:30 a.m.
The third-seeded Murray beat 35th-ranked Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday, dominating the last three sets.
The way he's handled the many challenges that have come his way, to me, speak louder than the six ATP tour titles and Olympic silver medal he earned along the way.
Bencic was so down in Wednesday's second-round U.S. Open match that she cried on court. She got all the way back up to save triple match point and go on to win in three sets.
With her bid for a true Grand Slam at stake, and facing a qualifier ranked only 110th, Serena Williams was far from dominant in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday, but she found a way.
