Tennis

Auckland champion Venus Williams has won her 47th WTA career title by beating Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza in the Wuhan Open final.

The Davis Cup final means so much to Andy Murray that he's thinking seriously about skipping the end of year World Tour Finals.

A knee injury has ended NZ No.1 Marina Erakovic's tennis season, and her participation in January's ASB Classic in Auckland is also in doubt.

After winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, Italy's Flavia Pennetta made the shock announcement that she's retiring following her greatest victory.

Roger Federer will face top seed Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, after Federer clinically dispatched fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka.

There'll be an all-Swiss clash for a place in the US Open final after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both booked their semi spots.

Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka have strolled into the fourth round of the US Open as have Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Simona Halep.

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has been knocked out in the third round at the US Open by the Italian Fabio Fognini.

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt's time at the US Open was ended by fellow Australian Bernard Tomic, while Caroline Wozniacki also departed.

World No.3 Andy Murray made another trademark escape to overcome Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and reach the third round of the US Open.

World tennis No.1 Novak Djokovic, reigning champion Marin Cilic and former winner Rafael Nadal all cruised into the third round at the US Open.

US great Venus Williams will return to Auckland's ASB Classic, where she'll be joined by French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the men's tournament.

World No.1s Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic have been named the top seeds for the US Open tennis championships in New York next week.

Defending Cincinnati Open champ Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon final loss to Novak Djokovic by beating the top-seeded Serb 7-6 6-3 in the final.