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William’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou told ESPN earlier this week that she was intensely disappointed after missing out on a fifth consecutive Grand Slam crown and hinted that she may withdraw from the remaining tournaments of the season.

Russia’s Maria Sharapova leaves the court after her women’s singles match against Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament, Hubei province, China, September 28, 2015.

Serbia’s World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his second US Open championship by defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a scintillating final Sunday night.

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.

She leaned forward, yelled and shook both fists, victory almost hers.

“When we want to go out on the court, we want to perform better and that’s what drives us”. She defends that title over the next fortnight.

The top seed, however, often saves his best for the heat of a grand slam and he never had to leave first gear against Souza, who is ranked 91st in the world and looked out of his depth from the start. He came into this contest on an 11-match losing streak and has never advanced...

Williams beat Ivanovic in straight sets to win her first Cincinnati title previous year.

Witnesses who were in the restaurant told TMZ that the famous pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other while enjoying their high-priced meal.

Wawrinka was then asked if he was happy with the way that Kyrgios, who lost his opening match in Cincinnati, had apologised for the incident.

Murray, who has not beaten Federer since the Australian Open in 2013, will now turn his attention to the US Open which begins on August 31.

Lucie Safarova will face either 14th-seeded Elina Svitolina or unseeded Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open following Belinda Bencic’s withdrawal after one set today.

Novak Djokovic won his rain-delayed opening match, beating Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-2 in 1 hour, 39 minutes.

His bold assertion comes as Williams, 23 years his junior, sets her sights on one more tournament victory to complete her set of all four grand slams in the tennis year.