Nadal continues to top ATP rankings after claiming US Open title

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has been given a wild card into the main draw of the US Open, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said.

AITA terminates contract of Amritraj’s CTL IMAGE: Former India tennis player Vijay Amritraj. Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday terminated the contract of Vijay Amritraj's Champions Tennis League due to breach of contract, much to the shock of the former star, who says the move has come at a time when they were striving to revive the League. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had entered into a nine-year contract in 2014 with ...

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri plays a return. Photograph: PTI A day after he stunned defending champion Gael Monfils, Indian Qualifier Yuki Bhambri produced yet another scintillating performance as he swept aside Guido Pella of Argentina to enter quarter-finals of the ongoing Citi Open in Washington DC on Friday. Bhambri, ranked 200th, recovered from a set down and registered what turned to be an emphatic 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over Pella in a match that lasted for two hours and 10 minutes. The 25-year-old ...

The total prize money for this year's US Open will be USD 50.4 million, which makes it the first tennis tournament in history with the total prize-money compensation topping USD 50 million. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on 18 July that ...

IMAGE: Spain's Garbine Muguruza poses with the 2017 WTA Player of the Year award during the Official Draw Ceremony and Gala of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore at Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore on Friday. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Spain's Garbine Muguruza has been named the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) Player of the Year after reaching number one in the rankings and winning Wimbledon.   Muguruza is only the second Spanish woman after Arantxa Sanchez Vicario ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Rafael Nadal. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Sixteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal continues to remain at the top as the latest men's world top 10 rankings remained unchanged. The Spanish tennis maestro, who will be up against France's Lucas Pouille in the opening match of the China Open, currently holds 9, 465 points and maintains a comfortable lead of 1,960 over Roger Federer.   Briton Andy Murray ...

'With the Asian Games we are already at 15,000 athletes and officials and we cannot add to that number.' IMAGE: The Australian contingent during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images The influential head of the Olympic Council of Asia dashed hopes that athletes from Oceania nations, including Australia and New Zealand, might be able to compete in the Asian Games from 2022.Athletes from the two countries took part in the Asian Winter Games as ...

'Sharapova’s doping transgression was not terribly egregious, neither performance-enhancing nor intentional, and her ban seemed unduly harsh' IMAGE:   Maria Sharapova. Photograph: US Open/Twitter Maria Sharapova's outfit sparkled even if her play sometimes didn't during her grand slam return at the US Open but the former world number one's run to the fourth round showed she is back in business on and off the court. Playing her first Grand Slam since returning from a 15-month ...

IMAGE: Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in action against Russia's Evgeniya Rodina in their first round match of the US Open on Thursday. Photograph: Mike Segar Eugenie Bouchard was back on centre court at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, the United States Tennis Association saying it held no grudges against the Canadian who is suing the organisation for negligence over injuries suffered in a locker-room fall. Usually the marquee matchups of the day are reserved for Arthur Ashe Stadium and a contest ...