us open 2016

So dominant has super Serb Novak Djokovic been since he reclaimed the No1 ranking more than two years ago that it has been a rare…

Whichever way tennis fans view this year’s women’s US Open final between Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova in years to come, it will be a…

With the 128 women at this year’s US open whittled down to the last four, the two hot tips at the start of the tournament…

There was no getting away from it: Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares were in very fine company in the men’s doubles semi-finals. The Australian…

Two of the US Open’s Grand Slam champions and, it so happens, two of the most popular men with tennis fans around the world, Juan…

After Andy Murray played his best tennis of the tournament to wipe Grigor Dimitrov off the court on Monday evening—for the loss of just five…

How many milestones can one person pass during the course of one tournament? Well in Serena Williams’ case, quite a few. And she has quite…

Not for the first time, and probably not the last, world No2 Andy Murray was aiming to be the last Briton standing come the singles…

“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” Thus wrote Mark Twain when asked to comment on reports that he was on his deathbed. The…

After a storming Olympic performance by Team GB in Rio, not least by tennis hero Andy Murray in becoming the only man ever to win…

She was up and onto Arthur Ashe bright and early, the No14 seed Johanna Konta. And though the roof had been closed first thing, it…

While Andy Murray battled at one end of Flushing Meadows against a man ranked considerably lower and aged considerably older than himself to join compatriot…

Andy Murray has not only been one of the strong tips for a second US Open title since his summer sweep of Queen’s, Wimbledon and…

If Novak Djokovic looked a little less than his precision best in the first match of his title defence in New York, perhaps it was…

Johanna Konta, the US Open’s No13 seed and top-ranked British woman, had played her Round 3 opponent, the No26 seed Belinda Bencic, three times before.…

There was plenty to catch the eye as the second round of this year’s US Open played itself out on a rain-disrupted Thursday. Andy Murray,…

The odds, of course, were all on No4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska’s side when she took on Briton Naomi Broady, ranked 82. The nimble legs and…

Andy Murray may count himself one of the lucky few on first Thursday at Flushing Meadows, for this was the day that the rains came.…

Johanna Konta, the No13 seed and top-ranked British woman, was full of confidence as she sailed into the second round of the tournament that has…

It was never going to be possible for all eight Britons in the US Open draw to reach Round 2. Qualifier Laura Robson played against…

There were rumours that the world No1 Serena Williams may have a few problems in her opening match at this year’s US Open. She had…