US Open 2013: Halep proves too much for battling Watson
For British No2 Heather Watson, it’s been a testing year. 2012 saw the 2009 US Junior Champion reach the third-round run at Wimbledon, then take…
US Open 2013
US Open: All quiet on the Djokovic front as No1 takes centre stage
There has been so much buzz around the rest of the ‘big four’ ahead of this year’s US Open—the remarkable Rafael Nadal run, the surprising…
US Open 2013: Federer, Nadal & more: Did you know? Did they say?
From Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams to Laura Robson, here are some of the top quotes, facts and stats as the 132nd US…
US Open 2013: James Blake set to retire from tennis
James Blake has announced that he will retire from tennis after the US Open, ending a 14-year career that includes 10 singles titles. The 33-year-old…
US Open 2013: Rafael Nadal takes yet another step nearer the No1 ranking
This time last year, there was one big name missing from the US Open start list: Rafael Nadal. His absence would, in the end, extend…
US Open 2013: Laura Robson & Dan Evans open day one with a bang
In an unfortunate twist of the scheduling, two of the four Britons in the main draws of this year’s US Open took to court at…
US Open 2013: Fit & confident Roger Federer ready to rise to challenge
Five-time US Open champion, Roger Federer, must know the Billie Jean National Tennis Centre like the back of his hand. He first came here in…
From Nastase to Djokovic, New York celebrates 40 years at the top
New York is always vibrant, always busy, always serving up something special. But this week, the hoardings on the expressway between Manhattan and Queens, the…
US Open: Who can break the Serena Williams-Victoria Azarenka duopoly?
Not for the first time—and judging from her tennis this season not the last time either—the US Open will be all about Serena Williams. She…
US Open preview: Rivalries to relish in Murray/Djokovic & Nadal/Federer
This time last year, as the tennis tour headed to its final Grand Slam, almost everything in men’s tennis had a very familiar ring. ‘The…
US Open 2013: Maria Sharapova pulls out with shoulder injury
Maria Sharapova has pulled out of next week’s US Open with a shoulder injury. The 26-year-old Russian was seeded third for the tournament but has…
US Open 2013: Defending champion Serena Williams tops women’s seeds
She will be the defending champion in New York, and she won the French Open this year, too, along with seven other titles, making Serena…
US Open 2013: No3 Murray seeded to draw both Djokovic and Nadal
The summer surge of Rafael Nadal on the North American hard courts has yielded not just two more Masters titles—extending his record to 26 in…
Djokovic races to WTFs, Isner targets Nadal in race to US Open
Novak Djokovic may have been thwarted by John Isner in his record-making attempt to win the complete set of Masters titles in Cincinnati this week,…
Cincinnati Masters: Dream run drives Nadal to 26th Masters & No2 ranking
Precisely one week ago, this onlooker attempted to convey the scale of what one superlative tennis player had just achieved. That report began… “The return…
Montreal Masters 2013: Murray ready to rise to fresh challenges
After achieving what Andy Murray described this week as “the pinnacle”, it might seem reasonable for the 2013 Wimbledon champion to take some time out,…
ATP Tour summer schedule: who, when and where
8 July Bastad (clay): Berdych, Almagro, Monaco, Robredo, Dimitrov, Verdasco Stuttgart (clay): Haas, Kohlschreiber, Chardy, Paire, Mayer, Rosol Newport (grass): Querrey, Isner, Sijsling, Hewitt 15…
Federer praises ‘spirit of partnership’ in US Open’s revamped offer
In an unprecedented step, the biggest of the tennis Grand Slams, the US Open, has announced a second rise in its prize money just three…