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US Open women's final bigger hit than men's
Rediff.com15 Sep 2021The US Open women's final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez attracted a bigger audience on ESPN than the men's clash featuring calendar year Grand Slam-chasing Novak Djokovic and Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
Medvedev finally delivers on the biggest stage
Rediff.com13 Sep 2021Russian Daniil Medvedev delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the US Open on Sunday and deny Novak Djokovic a rare calendar year Grand Slam.
US Open PIX: Medvedev dashes Djokovic's Grand Slam bid
Rediff.com13 Sep 2021Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 21st major title that would have completed the calendar-year Grand Slam collapsed at the final hurdle in a stunning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final on Sunday.
The Queen sends her 'warmest wishes' to new tennis queen
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021Emma Raducanu did not drop a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows and won over the rowdy crowds at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as she swatted aside more experienced opponents with the same ease as she hammered winners.
US Open champ Raducanu's 'just enjoying the moment'
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021'I definitely think it's the time to just switch off from any future thoughts or any plans, any schedule. I've got absolutely no clue. Right now, no care in the world, I'm just loving life.'
Fernandez wins hearts with tribute to NYC on 9/11 anniversary
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021'Leylah asking for the mic back to acknowledge 9/11 was one of the classiest, most empathetic, and mature things I've ever seen in a post-game moment ... and she's only 19. I'm blown away'
Football PIX: Sans Messi, PSG crush Clermont; Dortmund win
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021Round-up of football matches played around Europe on Saturday.
PIX: Qualifier Raducanu wins US Open women's singles crown
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021British qualifier Emma Raducanu beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in a battle of two unseeded teenagers to win the U.S. Open women's title on Saturday.
EPL PIX: Ronaldo nets twice on second United debut
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
US Open PIX: Djokovic one win away from Grand Slam
Rediff.com11 Sep 2021Daniil Medvedev dominated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Friday to reach the US Open final courtesy of a dozen aces in just a little over two hours.
Ram-Salisbury win US Open men's doubles title
Rediff.com11 Sep 2021American Rajeev Ram and Briton Joe Salisbury overcame a slow start to beat Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open men's doubles final on Friday.
Battle of teens as Fernandez, Raducanu eye US Open glory
Rediff.com10 Sep 2021It will mark the first Grand Slam final to be contested by two teenagers since Serena Williams and Martina Hingis met in the 1999 US Open title clash.
PIX: 'Original 9' stars honoured at US Open with rings
Rediff.com10 Sep 2021Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who was among the nine women to take a stand for equal rights in tennis, and five other former athletes were honoured at the US Open on Thursday.
PIX: Teenagers Raducanu, Fernandez to clash in US Open final
Rediff.com10 Sep 2021Leylah Fernandez's storybook US Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday, as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final.
Terminally-ill are humans: HC orders blast accused moved to hospital
Rediff.com9 Sep 2021Saying that prison inmates do not cease to be human beings and can't be deprived of the fundamental right to life, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to transfer alleged Maoist leader Nirmala Uppuganti from jail to a hospice for palliative care on account of her terminal cancer.
US Open PIX: Djokovic fights back to enter semis; Sakkari, Raducanu advance
Rediff.com9 Sep 2021Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
US Open PIX: Fearless Fernandez stuns Svitolina to enter semis
Rediff.com8 Sep 2021Images from Day 9 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Wednesday.
India in His Camera!
Rediff.com7 Sep 2021'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'
US Open PIX: Djokovic enters quarters; Sakkari survives thriller
Rediff.com7 Sep 2021Images from Day 8 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Monday.
US Open PIX: Fearless Fernandez knocks out Kerber
Rediff.com6 Sep 2021Images from Day 7 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Sunday.
Bopanna-Dodig in US Open pre-quarter-finals
Rediff.com5 Sep 2021India's Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig advanced to the men's doubles pre-quarter-finals of the US Open with a three-set victory over the pair of Hugo Nys of Monaco and Arthur Rinderknech of France, in New York.
US Open Pix: Djokovic cruises; Rogers stuns Barty
Rediff.com5 Sep 2021Images from Day 6 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Saturday.
US Open PIX: Andreescu, Sakkari storm into 4th round
Rediff.com4 Sep 2021Images from Day 6 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Saturday.
Sania-Ram crash out of US Open first round
Rediff.com4 Sep 2021The Indo-American pair of Sania Mirza and Rajeev Ram made a first round exit from the US Open mixed doubles event after losing to Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine and Australia's Max Purcell.
US Open PIX: Alcaraz upsets Tsitsipas; Osaka shocked
Rediff.com4 Sep 2021Images from Day 5 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Friday.
US Open PIX: Djokovic, Zverev romp into third round
Rediff.com3 Sep 2021Images from Day 4 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
Hurricane Ida disrupts US Open schedule
Rediff.com2 Sep 2021The second round match between former champion Angelique Kerber and Anhelina Kalinina, originally scheduled to begin after Schwartzman and Anderson, was pushed to Thursday.
US Open PIX: Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Sabalenka march forth
Rediff.com2 Sep 2021A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
Azarenka calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
Rediff.com2 Sep 2021'I hope that as an association we make the best decision for our business, for our health, for the tournaments, for public.'
Osaka gets walkover into U.S. Open third round
Rediff.com1 Sep 2021Defending champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the U.S. Open third round after Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic withdrew ahead of their second-round match on Wednesday due to illness, tournament organisers said.
PIX: Djokovic takes first unsteady step toward calendar slam
Rediff.com1 Sep 2021Novak Djokovic took a first unsteady step toward completing the calendar-year Grand Slam on Tuesday as the Serb laboured into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 win over dashing Danish teenager Holger Rune.
It was not ideal atmosphere for me: Djokovic on NY crowd
Rediff.com1 Sep 2021Novak Djokovic had hoped to have the crowd behind him as he began his bid to win the US Open and complete the calendar-year Grand Slam, but the Serb said the atmosphere was "not ideal" as Flushing Meadows fans roared on his underdog opponent.
US Open PICS: Osaka, Halep, Rublev advance; Cilic retires
Rediff.com31 Aug 2021IMAGES from the US Open matches played on Day 1 at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday.
PIX: Forgotten man Murray gives Tsitsipas match to remember
Rediff.com31 Aug 2021Andy Murray may have been the forgotten man at the US Open but gave the crowd and Stefanos Tsitsipas a match to remember, forcing the third seed to grind out a 2-6, 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win on Monday and avoid the opening round shocker.
US Open says fans must have proof of COVID vaccine for entry
Rediff.com28 Aug 2021Tennis fans 12 years or older will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend the US Open, tournament officials announced Friday, just three days before the main draw was set to begin.
'Tihar jail shameless': SC shifts Unitech's Chandras to Maharashtra jails
Rediff.com26 Aug 2021The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that former Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra be shifted from Tihar Jail in Delhi to Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail and Taloja prison in Maharashtra after the ED said they were conducting business from the premises in connivance with the staff.
EPL PIX: Five-star Man City rout Norwich; Liverpool cruise
Rediff.com22 Aug 2021Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Aus player's unhappy with coach Langer?
Rediff.com18 Aug 2021While ODI captain Aaron Finch said the team backed Justin Langer "100%", reports of players being put off by the coach's "grumpy" temperament have continued to surface.
Death of a Salesman Revisited
Rediff.com11 Aug 2021...Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
UK court allows Nirav Modi to appeal against extradition
Rediff.com9 Aug 2021A high court judge in London on Monday granted fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to appeal against a magistrates' court order in favour of extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering before the Indian courts on mental health and human rights grounds. Justice Martin Chamberlain delivered his verdict remotely under COVID-19 rules to conclude that the arguments presented by the 50-year-old diamond merchant's legal team concerning his "severe depression" and "high risk of suicide" were arguable at a substantial hearing. He also noted that the adequacy of the measures capable of preventing "successful suicide attempts" at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, where Nirav Modi is to be detained upon extradition, also fall within the arguable ambit.