Tennis

Defending champion Sloane Stephens has been dumped out of the US Open quarter-finals, losing 6-2 6-3 to Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in sweltering conditions.

Roger Federer has made a shock exit from the US Open after the five-times champion was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) by unseeded Australian John Millman in the round of 16.

The seven time grand slam winner Venus Williams will return to Auckland to play in the ASB Tennis Classic this summer.

Top seed Rafael Nadal has set up a quarter-final showdown with Dominic Thiem after beating Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili with a 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 at the U.S. Open.

Roger Federer taunted Nick Kyrgios for his shot-making audacity after delivering a tennis masterclass to send the flashy Australian packing from the the US Open.

Novak Djokovic has moved closer to a possible US Open quarter-final against Roger Federer with an efficient victory over Richard Gasquet in the third round.

Rafa Nadal has feasted on Russian opposition in the past but Karen Khachanov nearly served up a major U.S. Open upset.

New Zealand's top ranked doubles player Michael Venus and South African partner Raven Klaasen has suffered a surprise second round loss at the US Open.

The 20 time grand slam winner Roger Federer has condemned US Open officials and says a repeat of Flushing Meadows' umpiring farce "won't happen" in his weekend showdown with Australian Nick Kyrgios.

Nick Kyrgios has leapt to the defence of chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani after the official's extraordinary mid-match pep talk fired the volatile Australian into the US Open third-round.

Serena Williams overpowered German Carina Witthoeft 6-2 6-2 to set up a third round clash with big sister Venus at the US Open.

The French women's tennis player Alize Cornet has accepted the apology offered by US Open organisers.

Former men's singles champions Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic opened their campaigns for a repeat victory at the US Open with contrasting first-round wins in sweltering heat and humid conditions.

New Zealand's top ranked doubles player Michael Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen have been seeded 8th for the US Open tennis tournament which starts tonight.

Serena Williams, who is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam tennis title at this year's U.S. Open, has been handed a difficult path to the final.

Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping the Forbes list.

Novak Djokovic defeated Swiss world number two Roger Federer, his greatest rival, 6-4 6-4 to win the Cincinnati Masters.