Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so much so that she double-faulted three times in her first service game Thursday at the U.S. Open.   And,...

A year ago at this time, Maria Sharapova was sitting out the U.S. Open, getting checked by doctors and having tests on the surgically repaired right shoulder that has troubled her off and...

While 15-year-old American CiCi Bellis was in the process of stunning a Grand Slam finalist to become the youngest player to win a U.S. Open match since 1996, her father did his best to conceal his...

Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open.   Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3,...

The question made Roger Federer smile.   Nothing particularly amusing about asking how he adjusts from playing mostly night matches in the U.S. Open's early rounds to the...

Heading into the U.S. Open, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have won 36 of the past 38 Grand Slam titles, a stretch dating to the 2005 French Open.   Nowadays,...

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open, and five-time champion Roger Federer is No. 2, meaning they could meet only in the final.   Djokovic beat Federer for the title...

Rafael Nadal will not defend his title at the U.S. Open because of an injured right wrist.   Nadal and the tournament announced his withdrawal Monday, a week before the year's last Grand...

Serena and Venus set up an all-Williams semifinal in the Rogers Cup with hard-fought victories on Friday, both coming from a set down.   The sisters advanced to their 25th career meeting...

Fresh from dispatching Novak Djokovic in straight sets, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eliminated another of tennis' top echelon by beating Andy Murray on Friday to reach the Rogers Cup...