Matteo Berrettini saved break point and break point in the first set, and then when the big Italian went up 4-0 in the ensuing tiebreaker, Rafael Nadal fans were nervous. Real nervous. Berrettini was bombing his serve, cracking his forehand and often keeping Nadal off balance with drop shots for the first 90 minutes of their US Open semifinal.

From 5-2 down in the break, Nadal began his climb back, saving …

Serena Williams cruised into her 10th US Open final Thursday night crushing World No. 5 Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3 in just 70 minutes.

In one of her best performances of the event, the 37-year-old Serena fought off some early opposition from Svitolina, who was playing in her first US Open semifinal, then dominated.

“To be in yet another final, it seems honestly crazy. But I don’t really expect too much less,” Serena …

Rafael Nadal is far and away the favorite not just today but this weekend to take home his 4th career US Open and 19th Slam.

Nadal is the only remaining of the four players who has won a Slam or even reached Slam final, or previous made the US Open final four. His opposition today is Matteo Berrettini. The 23-year-old from Rome is only the second Italian man to make the …

Matteo Berrettini made history Wednesday at the US Open becoming just the second Italian man in history to make the semifinals at the season’s final Slam. The 23-year-old outlasted Gael Monfils in a wild finish 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5) to equal Corrado Barazzutti best run in 1977.

The 25th-ranked Berrettini has never won a match before at the US Open, but using his huge serve, big groundstrokes and bully size, …

Belinda Bencic earned a berth in her first career Grand Slam semifinal Wednesday easing past Croatian Donna Vekic 7-6(5), 6-3 at the US Open. The Swiss made the quarters in New York back in 2014, this time in her first match at this round since, she got through.

“I worked hard for this – it’s not like I never imagined I could do this,” the 22-year-old Bencic said. Throughout the former …

After seven losses and a going down a quick set to Roger Federer, things did not look good at all for Grigor Dimitrov at the US Open Tuesday night. The Bulgarian who has seen his ranking drop out of the Top 70 was desperate for some sort of statement win to repair his fledgling confidence.

He arrived in the quarters almost by mishap, getting a walkover from the favored Borna …

Serena Williams had no issues with her ankle and no issues with Qiang Wang demolishing the Chinese No. 1 6-1, 6-0 to reach her 13th US Open semifinal and earn her 100th career US Open win.

The 42-minute blowout Tuesday night was the quickest of the tournament. And Serena won 50 of the 65 points played against Wang who was making her Grand Slam quarterfinal debut.

“It feels good,” Serena said. “It …

A day after Novak Djokovic fell to a Swiss on Ashe, so too did World No. 1 and defending champion Naomi Osaka who was eliminated by No. 13 seed Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-4 under the Ashe roof.

Bencic beat Osaka twice before this year at Indian Wells and Madrid, and this afternoon was no different as the Swiss star jumped out early and never let go of the top seed.

“I don’t …

Rafael Nadal dropped a set but other than that was in complete control defeating Marin Cilic 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a battle of former US Open winners.

Cilic looked to be in the match after taking the second – Rafa’s first set loss of the event – but the Spaniard didn’t look kindly upon the Croat dropping just three games in the last two sets during a high-energy win that …

Roger Federer was nothing short of ruthless Sunday at the US Open. Playing his second straight match on Ashe at noon, Federer destroyed Cincinnati finalist David Goffin 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in his 79 minutes. The win came after the Swiss whipped Dan Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 on Friday.

“Sometimes these scores just happen,” Federer said. “You catch a good day, the opponent doesn’t, then things happen very quickly. Maybe he struggled …

Serena Williams’s hopes for a 24th Major hung in the balance in the second set of her match against Petra Martic Sunday at the US Open. Serena turned her ankle during the 2-all game, but afterward was able to put away the Croatian comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory.

The 23-time Slam winner has lost just one set en route to her 16th US Open final. But the question is, how is the …

A year after stooping Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka now put an end to the run of teen sensation Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-0. Gauff hung in early with the far more powerful defending champ, but once the 15-year-old began spraying errors, Osaka reeled off eight straight games for the comfortable.

After the match, Osaka comforted the tear-eyed teen and asked her to join her for a poignant on-court interview.

“During the match I …

After three days off, Rafael Nadal returned to Ashe and looked like he never missed a beat pounding Hyeon Chung 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

“From here, the main thing, I am happy to be where I am,” Nadal said. “I’m in the fourth round, and that’s the main thing.

“I didn’t face a breakpoint. That’s a positive thing. And the best thing is without playing great, playing a normal match, I was …

After two scratchy starts, Roger Federer was all business early Friday at the US Open, pounding Dan Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in just 80 minutes to secure a berth in his 18th fourth round in New York.

“At the end of the day, I think what matters the most for me is that I am in the third round, after all, after those two sort of slow starts,” said Federer who …

Serena Williams and Ash Barty both moved comfortably into the fourth round Friday on a warm day at the US Open.

After a 3-set test Wednesday against Caty McNally, Serena had no trouble this afternoon dismissing Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-2 in just 74 minutes.

“Like I said on the court, I don’t know how I would grade my performance. Just gotta keep playing and believing,” Serena said.

Serena advances to her …