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Serena Williams comes back to win US Open
Given all of the setbacks Serena Williams shrugged aside over the years — on tennis courts and, more daunting, away from them — she probably shouldn't ...
Djokovic beats Ferrer; into 3rd Open final in row
The weather was much better at the U.S. Open on Sunday. So was Novak Djokovic. Under a cloudless blue sky, in only a hint of wind, defending champion ...
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from final days of US Open
After a weather-challenged week, the U.S. Open wraps up Monday when defending champion Novak Djokovic and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray meet in ...
Soldier who lost leg works US Open semifinal
Ryan McIntosh, the ballperson who lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine in Afghanistan, was working the men's semifinal Sunday between Novak ...
Errani, Vinci win US Open women's doubles title
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci both got to celebrate this time. Four days after facing off in a U.S. Open singles quarterfinal, when Errani didn't even ...
US Open men's final moved to Monday again
With a potentially dangerous storm bearing down on the U.S. Open, play was suspended in the first set of defending champion Novak Djokovic's semifinal ...
Azarenka surprises Sharapova in 3; Williams next
Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka. Coming all the way ...
Serena Williams easily reaches US Open final
The latest woman to absorb a lopsided loss against Serena Williams thinks the 14-time Grand Slam champion should take on a new challenge. "Given that ...
Bryan brothers win US Open, set Grand Slam record
At age 34, the Bryan brothers posed with the trophy with Bob's infant daughter and chatted about Mike's upcoming wedding. They've now set the Open-era ...
Djokovic gets past del Potro to reach Open semis
Locked in a taut, thrill-a-minute second set, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro headed to a tiebreaker and produced a 20-stroke masterpiece of ...
Roddick's career ends with Open loss to del Potro
More than an hour after hitting one last shot as a professional tennis player, then delivering one last, voice-wavering speech to an adoring U.S.
Federer loses to Berdych in US Open quarterfinals
Roger Federer's famous forehand was off-target, and it didn't help matters that his opponent, Tomas Berdych, wasn't missing much. Eventually it became ...
Roddick's career ends in 4th round of US Open
Andy Roddick's career is over. The 2003 champion lost to Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday in four sets in a fourth-round match in the U.S. Open.
Column: Roddick plays Open with an eye on the door
Maybe Andy Roddick should have come up with this retirement scheme sooner. Soon after arriving at the U.S. Open — but before the surprise announcement ...
Roddick-del Potro match suspended by rain
His match, and his retirement, put off for at least another day, Andy Roddick stepped out of Arthur Ashe Stadium and into the drizzly night, a black ...
Wheelchair tennis player wins 468th in a row
It is surely one of the greatest winning streaks in all sports. Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer won her 468th singles match in a row, a streak ...
Williams wins 6-0, 6-0 at US Open; Fish withdraws
Didn't take long for Serena Williams to show her fourth-round opponent at the U.S. Open where things were headed. "The first point of the whole ...
Fish withdraws from US Open before Federer match
Mardy Fish pulled out of the U.S. Open hours before his fourth-round match against Roger Federer on Monday, saying it was for "precautionary measures" ...
Serena Williams beats Hlavackova 6-0, 6-0 at Open
Three-time U.S. Open champion Serena Williams won by a 6-0, 6-0 score for the first time in 62 career victories at Flushing Meadows. Williams routed ...
Injured Nadal to miss at least next 2 months
Rafael Nadal has a partially torn patella tendon in his left knee and will be sidelined for at least the next two months, including Spain's upcoming ...
Isner loses in 5 sets at 4th Grand Slam this year
The latest example of John Isner's knack for playing marathon matches — and, lately, losing them — was a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round exit at ...
Roddick beats Fognini to postpone retirement
Knowing full well each match could be his last, Andy Roddick is putting on a show while soaking up every moment along the way. So when he pounded a ...
Sharapova gets past Petrova in 3 sets at US Open
Trying to get back to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since winning the 2006 title, Maria Sharapova found herself trailing in the final ...
Fish outlasts Simon in match that ends past 1 a.m.
Setting aside a disagreement with the chair umpire and a whopping 75 unforced errors, 23rd-seeded Mardy Fish of the United States outlasted a hobbling ...
S. Williams, Federer ease into US Open's 4th round
Serena Williams does not enjoy viewing videos of her losses. Not one bit. She used to engage in that sort of film work, Williams said, but "it was so ...