Venus Wiliams suffers first round shock at Australian Open

Ekaterina Makarova, who upset an injured Serena Williams in the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, completed a Melbourne Park sweep of the Williams sisters by eliminating Venus 2-6, 6-4, 6-4......

Big ticket showdowns on Day 1 at US Open

Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images Top-seeded world number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic help launch the US Open tennis championships on Monday's opening day of......