Djokovic shakes off rust, shrugs off Edmund at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic has been starved of competitive action at the U.S. Open but on Sunday the world number one feasted on unseeded Briton Kyle Edmund in a 6-2 6-1 6-4 romp that put him into the quarter-finals.
Pliskova ends hopes of Williams sisters’ showdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Karolina Pliskova ruined any chance of another Flushing Meadows sister showdown as she claimed a dramatic 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) win over sixth-seeded Venus Williams on Monday to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals.
Brazil police ready formal accusation in Irish ticket scandal
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police said on Monday they have “overwhelming” proof the former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland led an illegal ticketing ring at the Rio Games and are preparing to make a formal accusation later in the week.
Shorten men’s matches, says former Player Council head
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tennis must consider shortening matches in a bid to engage with a younger fanbase and avoid losing television viewers, according to former ATP Player Council president and doubles specialist Eric Butorac.
McIlroy overhauls Casey to triumph in Boston
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy ended a 16-month title drought on the PGA Tour with a brilliant last-day charge as he won the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots on Monday in Norton, Massachusetts.
Halep tops rival Suarez Navarro to reach quarters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fifth-seeded Simona Halep beat 11th-seeded Spanish rival Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 7-5 on Monday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday.
Obama defends Kaepernick’s right to protest even if message obscured
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was exercising his constitutional right by refusing to stand for the national anthem, although he added that the nature of the protest could ma…
Athletics: Spain’s Hortelano taken to hospital after car crash
(Reuters) – Spanish athlete Bruno Hortelano has suffered a serious hand injury in a car accident in Madrid and undergone an operation, his agent said on Monday.
Motor racing: Stroll emerges as a Williams contender
MONZA, Italy (Reuters) – Canadian teenager Lance Stroll has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Felipe Massa at the Williams Formula One team next season after the Brazilian announced his retirement last week.
Del Potro into U.S. Open quarters after Thiem retires
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Juan Martin del Potro’s summer renaissance continued on Monday as the unseeded Argentine advanced into the U.S. Open quarter-finals when Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem quit their match with an injury.
