SLOANE STEPHENS demolished close pal Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 in just 61 minutes to claim her first Grand Slam title. And if Stephens can maintain fitness after her foot injury and the kind of form she showed in New York, it will surely not be the last. Stephens, 24, had fallen out of love with […]
TIGER WOODS put last month’s nude leaks scandal behind him as he watched Rafa Nadal’s US Open semi-final clash with Juan Martin del Potro from the comfort of the Spaniard’s private box. The golf legend was rocked in August as private photos of him and former partner Lindsey Vonn were published online. A hacker reportedly broke […]
KEVIN ANDERSON beat Pablo Carreno Busta to reach a first-ever Grand Slam final — and then thanked Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic for missing the tournament. Tennis has been dominated by just four players in the past 15 years. And Anderson admitted his cause was helped by two of the tennis’ ‘Big Four’ missing the slam, […]
RAFA NADAL reached the US Open final after a dominant four-set victory over Roger Federer’s conqueror Juan Martin del Potro. The Spaniard recovered from losing the first set — and would drop just five games for the remainder of the match to take the contest 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2. Victory on the Arthur Ashe Court […]
SLOANE STEPHENS ended Venus Williams’ US Open dream as the new generation of American players came of age. Stephens, 24, beat 37-year-old Williams 6-1 0-6 7-5 and will play Madison Keys, 22, in the final after Keys overcame Coco Vandeweghe in the other semi. It was 60 years ago that Althea Gibson became the first […]