US Open 2015: Djokovic Beats Federer In Final

Novak Djokovic overcame a lengthy rain delay and the greatest men's tennis player of his generation to win the 2015 U.S. Open, defeating Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday night's final. In doing so, Djokovic became the eighth men's player to capture at least 10 major titles.

Federer will likely feel unsatisfied with his performance in one regard: Of the 23 break-point opportunities he created against Djokovic, the 17-time major champion won just four points. Even a player as skilled as Federer can't allow Djokovic to have that many second chances.

But take no credit away from Djokovic. He was fantastic from start to finish and wore Federer down over the course of the match. It's a testament to Djokovic's immense ability that Federer left everything he had on the court and it still wasn't enough to beat the No. 1 player in the world.

US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta Beats Roberta Vinci To Win Final

Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci to win her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, and then announced her retirement.

Pennetta, the 26th seed, won 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to become only the second Italian woman to win one of the tennis majors.

She then said: "I make a big decision in my life - this is the way I like to say goodbye to tennis."
The 33-year-old from Brindisi confirmed she plans to play the rest of the season before retiring.

US Open 2015: Federer To Clash With Djokovic In Final

Roger Federer served superbly once again as he beat Stan Wawrinka to set up a US Open final against Novak Djokovic.

Second seed Federer beat his fellow Swiss 6-4 6-3 6-1 to reach the final without losing a set, and having dropped serve just twice.

The 34-year-old goes on to face top seed Djokovic, who thrashed defending champion Marin Cilic 6-0 6-1 6-2.

US Open 2015: Roberta Vinci Defeats Serena Williams To Reach Final

Oh my GOD,so many people didn't see this coming. This Italian just ended Serena Williams' grand slam hopes after defeating her to get to the finals. What a shock, real shocker....

Italy's Roberta Vinci caused a huge shock as she beat Serena Williams at the US Open to end the American's hopes of a calendar Grand Slam.

Vinci, the world number 43 and playing her first Grand Slam semi-final, won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in New York.

US Open 2015: Serena Wins Battle Of The Williams Sisters, Moves To Semi-Final

It was only fitting for the cornerstones of American women's tennis to treat the Queens, New York, crowd to another epic duel in a prime-time quarterfinals matchup at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Anticipated as the showdown was, it lived up to the hype as Serena Williams claimed a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory over her elder sister, Venus Williams. The three-time reigning champion at Flushing Meadows improved to 16-11 overall against her sensational sibling.

"She's the toughest player I've ever played...against your best friend and...the greatest competitor in women's tennis," Serena said of Venus afterward, per the tournament's official Twitter account.

US Open 2015: Murray Angry Over Defeat

Kevin Anderson pulled off one of the biggest upsets of this year's U.S. Open on Monday night, as the No. 15 seed knocked off No. 3 Andy Murray, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, in a match that lasted over four hours.

It's Anderson's first trip to the quarterfinals in any Grand Slam, as he was previously 0-7 in round-of-16 matches at Grand Slams, per ESPN Stats & Info. For Murray, it's a huge disappointment, as this marks his earliest exit at a Grand Slam in five years, per Jon Williams of ABC.

"I'm at a loss for words right now," Anderson said in his post-match interview on ESPN. "Obviously, coming out and playing Andy is incredibly tough, and I think I just played one of the best matches of my life."

US Open 2015: Williams Sisters Set To Clash In Quarter-Final

Serena and Venus Williams, once considered one entity, find themselves headed in different directions, even as their paths collide at the 2015 U.S. Open.

Serena defeated Madison Keys (6-3, 6-3) and Venus beat Anett Kontaveit (6-2, 6-1) in the fourth round to set up an all-Williams quarterfinal showdown Tuesday.

"It's been awesome to have such a great sibling rivalry with Serena. We are proud of each other. We inspire each other," Venus told the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium during her post-match interview.

US Open 2015: Murray Moves To Last 16 After Defeating Bellucci

Britain's Andy Murray made swift progress into the US Open fourth round as he swept past Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets.

Murray had needed five sets to win his previous round but saw off 30th seed Bellucci 6-3 6-2 7-5 in the New York night session. The third seed goes on to face South African 14th seed Kevin Anderson in the last 16 on Monday.

Murray leads the head-to-head 5-1 and won when they met at Queen's in June.

US OPEN 2015: Serena Williams Recovers To Beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Serena Williams was two games from defeat before recovering to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands and keep her Grand Slam hopes alive at the US Open.

The world number one came back to win 3-6 7-5 6-0 in round three at Flushing Meadows. Williams, 33, is aiming to become the first player to win the calendar Grand Slam since 1988.

Men's top seed Novak Djokovic progressed, with former champion Rafael Nadal to play later on Thursday.

US Open 2015: Andy Murray Rises Back To Defeat Adrian Mannarino

The third seed was in serious trouble before recovering to win 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1 in stifling conditions at Flushing Meadows.

Murray goes on to face Brazilian 30th seed Thomaz Bellucci in the third round on Saturday. British number two Aljaz Bedene lost 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 to American Donald Young.

In the women's draw, Briton Jo Konta enjoyed a stunning three-set win over ninth seed Garbine Muguruza that lasted three hours and 23 minutes.

US Open 2015: Serena Defeats Bertens In Tough 2nd Round Battle

Serena Williams took another step towards her first calendar Grand Slam with victory over Kiki Bertens in the second round of the US Open.

The world number one trailed 4-0 in the opening tie-break but came back to win 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Top men's seed Novak Djokovic had little trouble overcoming Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4 6-1 6-2.

But eighth seed Rafael Nadal was tested during his 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 7-5 victory over Diego Sebastian Schwartzman

US Open 2015: Murray Defeats Kyrgios In First Round

Britain's Andy Murray won a pulsating New York night match against Australian Nick Kyrgios to reach the US Open second round.

Murray, seeded third, came through 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-1 against the brilliant but unpredictable 20-year-old. The Scot's experience told as he broke serve seven times to win in two hours and 43 minutes.
Murray, 28, goes on to face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in round two on Thursday.

"It was tough and I had to do a lot of running in very humid conditions," said Murray. "I'm getting old now - 28 years old. I need to get in the ice bath and cool off a bit."