Tennis

Can't believe I will play in semis, says del Potro

New York [US], Sept. 7 (ANI): Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, who defeated 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the US Open quarterfinals, said that he played the best match of the tournament.

2017-09-07T09:00:16.872759+00:00 IST

Nadal to face del Potro in US Open semis

New York [US], Sept. 7 (ANI): Continuing on with his winning streak, World No. 1 Rafal Nadal booked his place in the semi-finals of ongoing U.S. Open after registering a straight-sets victory against Russia's Andrey Rublev on Wednesday evening.

2017-09-07T04:49:59.299837+00:00 IST

Del Potro vanquishes Federer in US Open quarters, to meet Nadal in semis

New York [US], Sept. 7 (ANI): Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina caused one of the biggest upsets of the ongoing US Open, defeating 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the men's singles event on Wednesday.

2017-09-07T04:21:50.258701+00:00 IST

Nadal beats Rublev to reach US Open semis

New York [U.S.A], Sep 7 (ANI): Top seed Rafael Nadal swept past Russian teenager Andrey Rublev to set up a possible the U.S. Open semi-final against Roger Federer.

2017-09-06T23:15:48.362323+00:00 IST

US Open: Bopanna bows out of mixed doubles

New York [US], Sept. 5 (ANI): In a major jolt to India's campaign at the ongoing US Open, Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski crashed out of the tournament after suffering defeat against New Zealand-Chinese pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Michael Venus in the mixed doubles event quarterfinal on Monday.

2017-09-05T04:26:29.905416+00:00 IST

Sharapova `proud` of her US Open campaign

New York [US], September 4 (ANI): Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, who got ousted of the US Open after suffering a fourth-round defeat against Anastasija Sevastova, said she tried her best in the tournament and was proud of that.

2017-09-04T04:11:56.147555+00:00 IST

Nadal eases past Mayer to progress at Flushing Meadows

New York [USA], September 3 (ANI): World No.1 Rafael Nadal overcame stubborn resistance from Leonardo Mayer of Argentina to progress through to the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday.

2017-09-03T06:38:25.652675+00:00 IST

Federer roars back into form, sails into US Open fourth round

New York [US], September 3 (ANI): 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer breathed a sigh of relief after registering the first straight-sets win at the ongoing US Open, defeating Feliciano Lopez of Spain to progress into the fourth round at the Flushing Meadows on Saturday.

2017-09-03T06:11:25.649516+00:00 IST

US Open: Bopanna-Dabrowski to begin mixed doubles campaign

New York [U.S.A], Sept 2 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna, along with his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, will aim to kickstart their mixed doubles U.S. Open campaign on a winning note when they head into the opening round at the Flushing Meadows later today.

2017-09-02T07:31:56.740764+00:00 IST

Sharapova rolls into US Open pre-quarters

New York [U.S.A], Sept 2 (ANI): Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova overcame a tenacious challenge from teenaged American wildcard Sofia Kenin to enter the fourth round of the US Open for the first time since 2014.

2017-09-02T05:39:53.044162+00:00 IST

Nadal battles into US Open third round

New York [U.S.A.], Sept 1 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal produced a strong fight back to survive a stern test from New York's Taro Daniel and move into the third round of the US Open here on Friday.

2017-09-01T07:20:03.017625+00:00 IST

Mirza-Shuai kick start US Open with a bang

New York [U.S.A.], September 1 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Peng Shuai kicked off their US Open campaign on a winning note after they registered a comfortable straight-set victory in the opening round of the women's doubles event here on Friday.

2017-09-01T05:33:00.579709+00:00 IST

World Boxing C'ship: Gaurav Bidhuri to take on Duke Regan in semis

Hamburg [Germany], August 31 (ANI): Indian boxer Gaurav Bidhuri will aim to book his place in the finals of the World Boxing Championships when he takes on American Duke Regan in the last-four clash of the bantamweight (56kg) category here today.

2017-08-31T08:07:53.633340+00:00 IST

Venus Williams cruises into third round of US Open

New York [U.S.A.], August 31 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams showcased a remarkable performance as she knocked out big-hitting Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin in straight sets to storm into the third round of the US Open here on Thursday.

2017-08-31T08:06:21.705782+00:00 IST