Japan, Australia up 2-0 in Davis Cup World Group playoffs

Stan Wawrinka’s emoji game was as good as his tennis after he won the US Open
Wawrinka’s mental toughness helped him win against Djokovic on Sunday.

US Open champ Kerber replaces Williams at No. 1 in rankings
U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber officially has become the oldest woman to debut at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, ending Serena Williams’ record-tying run of 186 consecutive weeks in the top spot

How Angelique Kerber took No. 1 away from Serena for her best week ever
It was Kerber’s second Grand Slam win of the year.

Zhang Shuai advances to 2nd round at Japan Open
Sixth-seeded Zhang Shuai of China advanced to the second round of the Japan Open by beating Eri Hozumi 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3 Monday

What we learned at US Open: Wawrinka can pursue career Slam
Stan Wawrinka was about 2 1/2 hours removed from winning the U.S. Open for his third major championship when he was presented with a question he probably was figuring would be coming

Djokovic says nerves betrayed him during US Open final loss
After considering skipping the U.S. Open because of injury concerns, Novak Djokovic made it all the way to the final for the sixth time in the past seven years

Court Report: Stan Wawrinka captures U.S. Open title
Tennis Channel recaps the men’s U.S. Open final where Stan Wawrinka dethroned Novak Djokovic in four sets to win his third Grand Slam championship.

Wawrinka wears down Djokovic for 1st US Open title, 3rd Slam
Stan Wawrinka wore down Novak Djokovic and beat the defending champion 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for his first U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam trophy overall

Stan Wawrinka upsets Djokovic in U.S. Open final
No. 1 Novak Djokovic struggles with sore toe as Stan Wawrinka wins his first U.S. Open.

Stan Wawrinka eager for more consistent success
Too often – particularly early in events – Wawrinka is pointedly off.

Can Stan Wawrinka finally test Novak Djokovic in U.S. Open final?
Djokovic has hardly been challenged en route to the Slam final.

The Latest: US Open champ Wawrinka notes 9/11 in victory
U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka took time out at the end of his victory speech to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks

US Open Glance
U.S. Open Glance

Wawrinka tops Djokovic for 1st US Open title, 3rd Grand Slam
Pointing to his temple after winning the biggest of points, Stan Wawrinka wore Novak Djokovic down and beat the defending champion 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for his first U.S. Open title and third Grand Slam trophy overall

Meet Angelique Kerber, the new No. 1 player
Kerber won a tense three-set match Saturday in the women’s final.

10 story lines to cap 2016 U.S. Open
Kerber took over the No. 1 ranking and Wawrinka cemented his place among the world’s best

Stan Wawrinka upsets Novak Djokovic in U.S. Open final
No. 1 Novak Djokovic struggles with sore toe as Stan Wawrinka wins his first U.S. Open.

Best of the U.S. Open men’s final

The Latest: Wawrinka evens up US Open final at set apiece
Stan Wawrinka has evened up the U.S. Open final against Novak Djokovic at a set apiece

US Open champ Kerber starting to like sound of No. 1 ranking
About to contest her third Grand Slam final of the year, Angelique Kerber couldn’t help but hear the part of player introductions when she was announced to the crowd as soon-to-be No. 1 in the rankings

The Latest: Mattek-Sands 1st US champ at Open since ’11
Bethanie Mattek-Sands is the first American to win the U.S. Open women’s doubles championship since Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in 2011

Mattek-Sands, Safarova win US Open; 3rd major doubles title
Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic won the U.S. Open women’s doubles title for their third Grand Slam trophy as a pair.

Body cameras, clocks among ideas in play for tennis’s future
What if they put tiny cameras on players to get more dramatic TV angles?

Body cameras, clocks among ideas in play for tennis’ future
Body cameras, clocks among ideas in play for tennis’ future

Meet the new No. 1, two-time Slam champ Angelique Kerber
Kerber won a tense three-set match Saturday in the women’s final.

US Open Glance
U.S. Open Glance

The Latest: Pliskova takes positives from 1st major final
Karolina Pliskova says she wasn’t at all nervous during her first Grand Slam final

Kerber wins US Open for 2nd major title of breakthrough year
Angelique Kerber won her first U.S. Open title and the second Grand Slam trophy of her breakthrough season, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday

Court Report: Kerber takes U.S. Open crown
Angelique Kerber won her first-ever U.S. Open title.

Angelique Kerber wants revenge, U.S. Open title vs. Pliskova
Angelique Kerber lost to Karolina Pliskova in Cincinnati last month.

Best of U.S. Open women’s final

The Latest: Kerber beats Pliskova for 1st US Open title
Angelique Kerber won her first U.S. Open title and the second Grand Slam trophy of her breakthrough season, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday

Kerber wins 1st US Open title by beating Pliskova in final
Angelique Kerber won her first U.S. Open title and the second Grand Slam trophy of her breakthrough season, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday

Can Wawrinka finally test Djokovic in U.S. Open final?
Djokovic has hardly been challenged en route to the Slam final.

Kerber beats Pliskova for first U.S. Open title
Angelique Kerber will take over the No. 1 ranking, replacing Serena Williams.

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares win US Open doubles title
Jamie Murray of Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil won the U.S. Open doubles championship Saturday for their second Grand Slam title this year, beating Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3

What to Watch at US Open: Djokovic faces Wawrinka in final
Novak Djokovic’s U.S. Open final against Stan Wawrinka on Sunday will be the Serb’s third Grand Slam title match of 2016 and his seventh in the past eight majors

Hear that point? Tennis play-by-play for the ear a rare art
Play-by-play tennis for an audio-only audience is among the rarest of niches in sports media

End of era for Serena Williams as dominant No. 1
Serena Williams has relinquished the No. 1 ranking after dominating for several years.

Hear that point? Tennis play-by-play for the ear a rarity
Hear that point? Tennis play-by-play for the ear among the rarest niches in sports

The Latest: Wawrinka beats Nishikori in US Open semifinal
Stan Wawrinka will face Novak Djokovic for the U.S. Open title in a rematch of last year’s French Open final

US Open Glance
U.S. Open Glance

Stan Wawrinka outlasts Nishikori to reach 1st US Open final
Stan Wawrinka spent the first set of his U.S. Open semifinal letting Kei Nishikori push him around the court

Court Report: U.S. Open men’s final set
Tennis Channel recaps the action at the U.S. Open, where Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka will meet in a major for the seventh time.

After odd win, Djokovic to face Wawrinka in US Open final
Facing an opponent whose ‘great strategy’ never panned out, Novak Djokovic reached his 21st Grand Slam final and seventh at the U.S. Open with a bizarre 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Gael Monfils on Friday

Djokovic wins odd US Open SF after Monfils’ ‘strategy’ fails
Facing an opponent whose ‘great strategy’ never panned out, Novak Djokovic reached his 21st Grand Slam final and seventh at the U.S. Open with a bizarre 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Gael Monfils on Friday

The Latest: Wawrinka up 2 sets to 1 against Nishikori in SF
Stan Wawrinka is one set from his first U.S. Open final

Monfils fires back at McEnroe’s criticism
TV analyst called the Frenchman “unprofessional” during semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic beats Monfils in bizarre U.S. Open semi
Novak Djokovic held off always-unpredictable Gael Monfils in topsy, turvy, often confounding battle.

The Latest: Djokovic beats Monfils in odd-as-can-be Open SF
Facing an opponent who occasionally played as if he had somewhere better to be, Novak Djokovic reached his 21st Grand Slam final and seventh at the U.S. Open with a bizarre 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Gael Monfils on Friday

No. 1 Djokovic wins odd-as-can-be US Open SF against Monfils
Facing an opponent who occasionally played as if he had somewhere better to be, Novak Djokovic reached his 21st Grand Slam final and seventh at the U.S. Open with a bizarre 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Gael Monfils on Friday

Kerber wants revenge, U.S. Open title vs. Pliskova
Angelique Kerber lost to Karolina Pliskova in Cincinnati last month.

Pavic, Siegemund win US Open mixed doubles championship
Mate Pavic of Croatia and Laura Siegemund of Germany won the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship in their first tournament together, beating the American duo of Rajeev Ram and CoCo Vandeweghe 6-4, 6-4 in the final Friday

What to Watch at US Open: New No. 1 Kerber faces Pliskova
The last time the two women’s finalists at this U.S. Open, Angelique Kerber of Germany and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, played each other, it really was no contest

The Latest: 2018 Laver Cup to be held in United States
The second edition of the new Laver Cup exhibition event, pitting six men’s tennis players from Europe against six from the rest of the world, will be held in the United States in 2018

The last time Serena Williams wasn’t No. 1 …
Kanye and Kim had only just started dating.

How Serena Williams lost her No. 1 ranking with a stunning U.S. Open upset
She fell to 24-year-old Czech player Karolina Pliskova.

With other big names ousted, heat is on Novak Djokovic
No. 1 Novak Djokovic stands head and shoulders above the other three remaining players.

US Open Glance
U.S. Open Glance

Serena Williams survives scare from Simona Halep in U.S. Open quarterfinals
Faced with her biggest challenge of this U.S. Open, Williams dug deep when she needed to.

Pushed to brink, Williams edges Halep, returns to US Open SF
Serena Williams righted herself in the third set and finished with 18 aces to emerge with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Simona Halep on Wednesday night to get back to the semifinals at the U.S. Open

The Latest: Wawrinka tops del Potro, into US Open semifinals
Stan Wawrinka ended Juan Martin del Potro’s run at the U.S. Open, winning in four sets for a second straight trip to the semifinals