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Questionable judgement dogs Djokovic in unbeaten 2020
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has proved unbeatable on court this year but Sunday's dramatic disqualification from the U.S. Open was not the first time questionable judgement has led t...
Sep 07, 2020
Johnson motivated by 2016 failure as he guns for FedExCup crown
(Reuters) - Dustin Johnson said his missed opportunity to seal the FedExCup championship in 2016 will drive him on when he tees off in the final round of the season-ending Tour Championship on Monday....
Sep 07, 2020
Osaka blasts past Kontaveit to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka was at her free-swinging best as she stormed into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit on Sunday. In a battle of baseli...
Sep 07, 2020
Factbox: The masks of Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the U.S. Open this year. They each carry the name of a Black American and aim to highlight r...
Sep 06, 2020
Shapovalov into U.S. Open quarter-finals after Goffin win
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Denis Shapovalov overcame a terrible first set tie-break to beat David Goffin 6-7(0) 6-3 6-4 6-3 on Sunday and become the first Canadian man to advance to the U.S. Open quarter-fi...
Sep 06, 2020
Berrettini ready for Rublev rematch at U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Matteo Berrettini faces Andrey Rublev in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday and expects a much tougher challenge from the Russian than he did when they met at the same stage last ...
Sep 06, 2020
Djokovic exit ends ‘Big Three’ reign over Grand Slams
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic's sensational exit from the U.S. Open on Sunday has ended the Grand Slam reign of the 'Big Three' of men's tennis while ensuring a first-time major champion at Flus...
Sep 06, 2020
St. Louis Cardinals base-stealing great Lou Brock dies at 81
By Bill Trott Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who became baseball's premier base stealer as he helped make the St. Louis Cardinals one of the sport's dominant teams of the 1960s, died on Sunday at the age of...
Sep 06, 2020
Djokovic ‘sad and empty’ after U.S. Open disqualification
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic said he was "sad and empty" after a being disqualified from the U.S. Open on Sunday after hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball during his f...
Sep 06, 2020
Rogers upsets sixth seed Kvitova in U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Shelby Rogers ousted sixth seed Petra Kvitova in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday, winning 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6) in one of the most tightly-contested matches of th...
Sep 06, 2020
