US OPEN 2016: SERENA OVERCOMES SIMONA HALEP IN QUARTER FINALS

Serena Williams fought hard to overcome Simona Halep in the quarter finals of the US Open in Flushing Meadows...Serena won 6-4 4-6 6-3...Williams, 34, who is chasing her 23rd Grand Slam will 10th seed from Czech Karolina Pliskova in the semi finals...On the other side of the bracket Angelique Kerber will play Caroline Wozniacki...Kerber and Williams are battling for the number 1 spot.

US OPEN 2016: ANDY MURRAY IS KNOCKED OUT BY KEI NISHIKORI IN 5 SETS

Kei Nishikori (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)

Kei Nishikori from Japan fought back and beat Andy Murray in a quarter final match that ended in 5 sets...It took 3 hours and 57 seconds for the Japanese 6th seed to win 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5...He admitted that he didn't start well but he finished well...There was a rain delay that also helped Nishikori change tactics by using more drop-shots...

Simply put Andy Murray lost his cool and Nishikori took advantage by keeping calm and collecting points. 

US OPEN 2016: KYLE EDMUND STOPPED BY NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Kyle Edmund's run has come to a grand halt by world number 1 Novak Djokovic...Djokovic beat Edmunds 6-2 6-1 6-4 while showing he is back on form...Edmunds who is number 84 defeated two top seeds for the first time in his carrier but this time he was out classed from the start by Djokovic...Djokovic is going to face Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the last 8.

US OPEN 2016: LUCAS POULLIE BEATS RAFAEL NADAL IN FIVE SETS

French Lucas Poullie has won the best match of his carrier buy beating Rafael Nadal in 5 sets...Poullie won the match 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) and now will play fellow compatriot Gael Monfils, who beat Marcos Baghdatis...It is the first time since 2004 Nadal has failed to reach a final of a grand Slam.

US OPEN 2016: FIRST TIME US OPEN KYLE EDMUND UPSETS RICHARD GASQUET

Kyle Edmund upset the no. 13 Richard Gasquet on day one of the US Open...No. 84 Edmund beat Gasquet 6-2 6-2 6-3 in Flushing Meadows...It's he's best performance and now he will face American wildcard Ernesto Escobedo in the second round.

US OPEN 2016: DUSTIN JOHNSON ASHINDA KWA KUFANYA KWELI SHIMO LA MWISHO

Hali ilikuwa sio shwari kwa Dustin Johnson mashimo matatu ya mwisho kutokana na penalty aliyokuwa inamkabili huku akifukuziwa na wachezaji wengine...Kilichomsaidia sana ni shimo la mwisho ambalo alimaliza kwa birdie na kushangiliwa sana na mashabiki na mke wake na mtoto ndogo...Johnson alikuwa anafukuzwa na Shane Lowry na Scott Piercy na Jim Furyk...

Tatizo lililojitokeza mpaka atapewa hiyo penalty ya stroke 1 kutokana na waandaaji kuhisi alisukumiza mpira bahati mbaya na yeye alisema hakusukumisa mpira shimoni...Waandaaji wamelaumiwa sana na wachezaji hasa Rory McIlory na Jordan Spieth...Bofya hapa upate habai zaidi.

US OPEN 2016: SHANE LOWRY AONGOZA US OPEN

Shane Lowry anaongoza michuono mikubwa sana kwenye calender ya Golf...Lowry yuko -5 akifuatiwa na Andrew Landry -2...Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood na Dustin Johnson wote wako -1...Lowry bado ana mashimo 4 ya kumalizia kabla hajaanza round ya mwisho Jumapili ndani ya Oakmond Country Club...Bofya hapa upate habari zaidi.

US OPEN 2016: TIGER WOODS HATOSHIRIKI

Tiger Woods amesema hatocheza US OPEN 2016 ndani ya Oakmont Country Club na Quicken Loans Nationa ndani ya Congressional Country Club Maryland...Baada ya kuumia mgongo aliambiwa itachukua muda mrefu kupona na yeye ameona hilo na ameamua kutocheza michuano mikubwa ambayo inaweza kumletea madhara badae...Bofya hapa upate habari zaidi.