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Sloane Stephens celebrates beating Venus Williams in their US Open womens singles semifinal at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Friday. Stephens won 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 to set up the final with fellow American Madison Keys (Representational Image)

US Open: Sloane Stephens steady with a win in semi-finals.

Stephens topples seven-time champ Venus.

9 Sept 2017 3:16 AM IST

Sania and Peng now face second seeds Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan, the pair which had defeated the Indian and her Belgian partner Kirsten Flipkens at the Wimbledon. (Photo:AP))

US Open 2017: Sania Mirza, Shuai Peng enter Grand Slam semi-final

The fourth seeded Indo-Chinese pair beat fifth seed Timea Babos and Andrea Hlavackova 7-6 (5) 6-4 in the quarter-final.

8 Sept 2017 11:01 AM IST

Keys, who was absent from the first two months recovering from wrist surgery, delivered an old fashion thrashing as she needed just 66 minutes to beat Vandeweghe. (Photo:AP)

US Open 2017: Madison Keys beats CoCo Vandeweghe, to meet Sloane...

A ruthless Keys crushed Vandeweghe 6-1 6-2 to set up an all-American US Open final.

8 Sept 2017 9:54 AM IST

'I'd have passed out': Sloane Stephens after beating Venus Williams in...

Ousting seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, who was seeking her first US Open final since 2002 left Sloane...

8 Sept 2017 8:32 AM IST

Stephens was stunned after ousting a seven-time Grand Slam champion who was seeking her first US Open final since 2002

US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens defeats Venus Williams to enter maiden...

Stephens beat Venus Williams 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 and will face either CoCo Vandeweghe or Madison Keys in the finals.

8 Sept 2017 8:29 AM IST

Rafael Nadal (Photo: AFP)

US Open: Watch Rafael Nadal's boyfriend' comment on Roger Federer;...

When asked to describe what he admires most about Federer, also a long-time off-court friend, Nadal was keen to cool the...

7 Sept 2017 12:15 PM IST

Del Potro says I deserved to beat Roger Federer in US Open quarter-final

Del Potro says 'I deserved to beat Roger Federer' in US Open...

Del Potro beat Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 and will take on World Number 1 Rafael Nadal in the semi final

7 Sept 2017 10:50 AM IST

Juan Martin del Potro, the Argentine giant, who won his only Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2009 by beating Roger Federer in the final after seeing off Nadal in the semis, triumphed 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 in front of a spellbound Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd. (Photo: AP)

US Open: Juan Martin del Potro knocks out Roger Federer, meets Rafael...

The win is a stunning achievement for a man who had saved 2 match points to beat 6th seed Dominic Thiem in the last 16.

7 Sept 2017 9:44 AM IST

The top-seeded Nadal wrapped up the rout in just over 90 minutes against Russian teenager Andrey Rublev. (Photo: AP)

US Open: Rafael Nadal marches into semis, CoCo Vandeweghe stuns...

The Spaniard kept alive the possibility for a matchup with his longtime rival Roger Federer with a win over Andrey...

7 Sept 2017 8:49 AM IST

Fognini was fined $24,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct during his singles loss to Stefano Travaglia. (Photo: AP)

Fabio Fognini apologizes for insulting chair umpire at 2017 US Open

Fognini was kicked out of the New York tournament on Saturday and could be banned from all Grand Slam events.

6 Sept 2017 5:05 PM IST

Murray suffered the injury in a five-set French Open semi-final loss to Swiss Stan Wawrinka in June.(Photo: AP)

Andy Murray likely to miss the rest of season due to hip injury

The 30-year-old Scot has not played since a five-set Wimbledon quarter-final loss to American Sam Querrey in July.

6 Sept 2017 5:00 PM IST

Williams reached her third major semifinal of the season something she last did 15 years ago by edging two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2). (Photo:AP)

Venus Williams edges Petra Kvitova for 1st US Open semifinal since...

Williams will face unseeded Sloane Stephens on Thursday in the first all-American women's semifinal in New York since...

6 Sept 2017 8:50 AM IST