Sports Shorts: Djokovic continues to dominate ATP rankings

Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The ATP issued the latest men's tennis rankings on Monday and the top 10 list remains unchanged with Serbian tennis ace Novak......

Sania-Bhupathi through to second round

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi shocked seventh seeds Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in straight sets to advance to the second round of the US Open. The Indian pair beat the Canadian-Russian......

Ferrero ousted by Lopez in first round

Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first seeded casualty at the US Open after he was beaten 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 by fellow-Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the first round on Monday. The 21st seed, runner-up here......

Peer survives under pressure

Sixth seeded Israeli Shahar Peer battled through a tough first match at the Eastbourne International on Tuesday against an injured but determined Elena Likhovtseva. Peer won 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in a......

Sharapova enters semis

Maria Sharapova began her quest to play catch-up at the rain-hit Birmingham Classic by winning back-to-back matches on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships. After a......