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This is Djokovic’s second U.S. Open title and 10th career Grand Slam singles title, moving him into a tie with Bill Tilden for seventh place on the career list. Then she goes out and loses to Italy’s Roberta Vinci, the 43rd-ranked player in the world, whose previous...

World No 26 Italian tennis star celebrates in her moment of triumph at the US Open. The Italian Pennetta announced her retirement from tennis minutes after defeating compatriot Roberta Vinci to win her first major silverware.

Meanwhile, Isner progressed to the fourth round after Jiri Vesely was forced to retire from the tournament.

For every wild Nick Kyrgios and anti-handshaking Eugenie Bouchard, there are people like Pennetta and Vinci who shared a bench together after the former beat the latter in the US Open final, showing the world that friendship and respect can still reign in sport. No active player...

All Williams needed was two more wins to pull off that rare feat.

Ticket prices to the U.S. Open women’s singles final quickly tumbled after Serena Williams, bidding for a Grand Slam, was defeated by unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci in their semifinal match.

It’s almost like a bad dream.

Lewis Hamilton sat back and listened to music as his emphatic Italian Grand Prix victory was left in the hands of Formula One’s stewards.

“It’s tiring”, he said. “I think it worked”.

Or would such a problem force him to consider retirement? Consequently he was running roughshod through the majors. He suffered a first-round loss to Chardy on the Australian Open, exclusively to bounce him in Portugal 4 months later.

Jose Enrique was expected to leave Liverpool this summer but, having chosen to stay and fight for his place in the final year of his contract, the left-back has now been included in the Reds’ Premier League squad for 2015/16.

The 51-year-old Love closed with a 6-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Jason Gore.

“If I will not be in the finals, then I want her to win, ” said Halep, who routed Williams in last October’s end-of-season WTA championships.

As far as the supporters are concerned though, there’s only one outcome in this year’s Champions League campaign…

Of all the storylines in sport right now, none are more significant than the one about Serena Williams and her historic quest to complete the first Calendar Grand Slam of her career.