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ONE of tennis biggest underachievers took a minor step towards fulfilling his potential with victory in the Metz final in France overnight.
Hometown hero Gael Monfils needed three sets to edge hard-hitting German Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(1) 3-6...
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WHAT does it say about the WTA Tour when an almost 39-year-old who peaked in 1995 can defeat a top-30 player to break a 13-year personal title drought?
Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumms 6-3 6-3 victory over Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in the...
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KIM Clijsters amazing US Open triumph inspired people all over the globe including, it seems, fellow Belgian Justine Henin.
Henin announced today that she, too, will return to the womens tour and the Australian summer season is where it will...
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ARGENTINE Juan Martin del Potro is the latest player to taste grand slam success courtesy of a come-from-behind five-set victory over world No.1 Roger Federer in the US Open final.
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ROGER Federer had already played a brilliant match, but the Swiss superstar is rarely satisfied with being only brilliant.
Federer, two points from advancing to his sixth straight US Open decider, chased down a Novak Djokovic drop shot, only to be...
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THE fairytale is complete.
Everyones favourite tennis player Kim Clijsters stunned the sporting world today with victory in the US Open womens final in her third tournament back from a 28-month retirement.
Clijsters 7-5 6-3 triumph over Danish...
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A CONTROVERSIAL finish in Kim Clijsters rain-delayed US Open semi-final clash with Serena Williams resulted in the Belgian advancing to her sixth grand slam final today.
Tournament officials gave Williams a point penalty effectively awarding the...
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RAIN continues to wreak havoc at the US Open and tournament officials announced today that the years final grand slam will enter a third week.
The mens singles and womens doubles finals will now be played on Monday (American time).
Inclement...
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TWO teenagers will fight for the right to play the winner of two of the WTA Tours modern greats in this years US Open womens final.
Nineteen-year-olds Caroline Wozniacki and Yanina Wickmayer are the top half of the draws unlikely semi-final...
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AMERICAN teenager Melanie Oudin is officially rivalling Kim Clijsters for the heart-warming story of the US Open after ousting a third highly ranked Russian to reach the quarter-finals.
Nadia Petrova became Oudins latest victim again in three sets...
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Highlights as the top seeds face off at Flushing Meadows.
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic hits a return to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during their match at the U.S. Open in New York September 5, 2009.
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RUSSIAN Dinara Safina was unable to pull a rabbit out of a hat for the third straight match as Petra Kvitova dumped her out of the US Open today.
Safina trailed Australian wildcard Olivia Rogowska and German Kristina Barrois in the opening two...
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THE men kept on rolling on day five at the US Open as another top-10 woman exited the tournament.
Scot Andy Murray and Spaniard Rafael Nadal headlined the mens action and safely reached the third round.
But they both surprisingly lost the second...
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I'll start from the top:
Andy Murray beat Ernest Gulbis, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5. This match was fun to watch because both players tried a lot, and you could sense that the level of tennis was very high. Gulbis is ranked a bit low for a player of his...
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I was eating lunch when this match flicked onto the television. Federer against what seemed to be some random boy.
Well, that random boy was actually Devin Britton, NCAA (American College level tennis) Champion. He is an 18-year old player...
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IT MAY be a bit unfair on an underdone Rafael Nadal, but the best mens player in the world will be decided at the US Open in the next fortnight.
Five-time defending champion Roger Federer is the warm favourite to win for a sixth time after...
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SPANIARD Fernando Verdasco completed the perfect preparation with a straight-sets defeat of in-form American Sam Querrey in the New Haven mens final yesterday.
Both players had to win semi-final matches on the same day before Verdasco, the world...
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RAIN forced New Haven action indoors for the women, but will see the mens semi-finals and finals played on the same day tonight.
Dane world No.9 Caroline Wozniacki proved too good for the player immediately behind her in the rankings, Italian...
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COMEBACK queens Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova are in position to cause an upset frenzy after the US Open draw was released overnight.
Both players are former world No.1s and have relatively straight-forward opening matches.
Twenty-ninth seed...
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BORN-again former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo dumped out-of-sorts Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the New Haven event in a three-set thriller overnight.
Mauresmo was a traditional underachiever in lead-in grand slam events in her prime ...
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