Open and shut: Pennetta wins title, retires
Pennetta, at 33 the oldest first-time Grand Slam finalist in the Open era, on Saturday became the first Italian to win the US Open women's crown with an efficient 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over compatriot and childhood friend Roberta Vinci.
Marathon man Nishikori stuns Djokovic to reach US Open final
2014-09-07 03:53Marathon man Kei Nishikori sweated out a 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic at a steamy US Open on Saturday to become the first Japanese man to reach a grand slam final.
Wozniacki reaches US open final as injured Peng quits
2014-09-06 05:00Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the US Open final in dramatic fashion on Friday when China's Peng Shuai was forced to quit due to injury, putting the Dane one win away from winning an elusive grand slam title.
Fact box on Peng Shuai
2014-09-05 15:26Peng Shuai is at the center of public attention after successive victories at the US Open, rekindling China's hopes of winning the women's singles title in the absence of Li Na.
Federer saves 2 match points, reaches US Open SF
2014-09-05 14:50Federer saved two match points en route to coming all the way back from a two-set deficit, edging the 20th-seeded Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2011.
Time for Peng Shuai to fly the flag for China's tennis
2014-09-05 07:33Peng Shuai joins two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na and doubles star Zheng Jie as the only Chinese players to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.
Determined Djokovic edges longtime rival
2014-09-05 07:22Through a pair of back-and-forth sets, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray put on a display befitting a matchup of past US Open champions.
Nishikori first Japanese slam semifinalist since '33
2014-09-05 07:22Kei Nishikori felt like he had jet lag.
Peng Shuai picks up Li Na's mantle
2014-09-05 07:02Peng Shuai shot a group of fashion photos and wrote about tennis and her life for the Chinese version of one of the European and American best-selling fashion magazines for women's sports and health.
Nishikori gives Japan 1st US Open semi in 96 years
2014-09-04 11:14Kei Nishikori became the first man from Japan to reach the US Open semifinals in 96 years, outlasting third-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday.
Heart and soul drives Peng to Slam breakthrough
2014-09-04 07:38Quiet achiever finally emerging from Li Na's vast shadow
Free-spirit Monfils buoyed by Beyonce and the Bronx
2014-09-04 07:38He is the French free spirit with a love of the Bronx, Beyonce and drinking Coke mid-match whose complicated relationship with tennis and himself has got New Yorkers eating out of his hands.
Hingis happy to be in hunt in doubles
2014-09-04 07:38Martina Hingis is back in the doubles semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2002 Australian Open as she and Flavia Pennetta reached the US Open last four in their first major as a team.
