Big ticket showdowns on Day 1 at US Open

Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images Top-seeded world number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic help launch the US Open tennis championships on Monday's opening day of......

Venus Wiliams suffers first round shock at Australian Open

Ekaterina Makarova, who upset an injured Serena Williams in the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, completed a Melbourne Park sweep of the Williams sisters by eliminating Venus 2-6, 6-4, 6-4......

Rome: Serena slays Robson; Djokovic, Federer cruise

World No 1 Serena Williams inflicted swift revenge on behalf of her older sister when she beat Britain's Laura Robson 6-2, 6-2 in the Rome Masters on Tuesday. Venus Williams was despatched in......