New York, Apr 30 (ANI): Golf's US Open is set to be hosted by the Venerable Merion Golf Club for the first time in 32 years.

London, Apr 5 (ANI): US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray has signed on as the first client of a new partnership between his management company and Indian doubles star Mahesh Bhupathi's GloboSport.

Melbourne, Mar 6 (ANI): Come August, Venus Williams will be wearing a black floral tennis dress at the US Open, and for tournaments earlier in the summer, it'll be pink python prints, it has been revealed.

Washington, Feb. 3 (ANI): Vice President Joseph Biden has said that the White House is open to direct talks with Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.

Sydney, Jan 21(ANI): Australian Open authorities' decision to raise the prize money of year's first Grand Slam has put pressure on the US Open organisers to follow the suit or face players' revolt.

London, Jan. 20 (ANI): US Open champion Andy Murray wants to win the Australian Open trophy next Sunday to raise the spirits of his friend Ross Hutchins.

London, Jan 14(ANI): Tennis champ Andre Agassi believes Andy Murray can aim for the stars this year after bagging the US Open and the Olympic gold last year.

London, Jan 12(ANI): Andy Murray's coach Ivan Lendl has advised the Scot to not let his debut US Open and Olympics gold medal wins get over his head, adding that winning a Grand Slam is over-rated as top players never get affected by it.

Sydney, Jan 6(ANI): The current US Open and Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has celebrated her Brisbane International win with a spot of karaoke at a restaurant in front of many spectators.

London, Dec 29 (ANI): Olympic and US Open champion Andy Murray has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours after a year to remember for the Scottish tennis superstar.

Sydney, Dec 27(ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has said he is feeling less pressure after he broke his Grand Slam duck at the US Open this year, and added that he feels mentally much more relaxed now.

Johannesburg, Dec 15(ANI): The U.S. Open has decided to move the women's final to Sunday and the men's final to Monday in 2013, providing in a day of rest ahead of each title match for the first time.

Washington, Dec 15(ANI): Defending champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams have expressed happiness over United States Tennis Association's (USTA) decision to increase the prize money for next year's US Open.

London, Dec 01(ANI): The case against a US Open tennis judge, Lois Goodman, accused of beating her husband to death with a mug has been dismissed by the court.

Sydney, Nov 23(ANI): Andy Murray's coach Ivan Lendl believes it would be tough for the current US Open champion to win next year's Australia Open with the likes Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all back in action.

London, Nov 21(ANI): Tennis ace Rafael Nadal has started hitting the ball again after his latest knee injury forced him to pull out of August's US Open.

London, Nov 13(ANI): Andy Murray has accepted that even an Olympic gold medal and the US Open title will not be enough to make him BBC Sports Personality Of the Year.

New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova today said Sania Mirza's talent was really incredible and that she was a 'big competitor'.

London, Nov. 7 (ANI): Tennis ace Andy Murray is using marathon champ Jason Arday to gain inspiration for a roaring finish in his ATP World Tour Finals' showdown with Novak Djokovic at the O2 Arena.

London, Oct 16 (ANI): An underwear designed to jolt the buttocks with electricity may be able to prevent dangerous open wounds called pressure sores, researchers have suggested.

London, Oct 15(ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray believes winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open has helped him deal with defeats in a better manner after losing his Shanghai Masters final 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 to Novak Djokovic on Sunday.

London, Oct 12(ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has revealed a sports psychologist, who knows his coach Ivan Lendl, helped him deal with the pressures of life at the top, and win the elusive Grand Slam title at the US Open.

London, Oct 9(ANI): U.S. Open champion Andy Murray has admitted it won't be possible for him to attain the number one ranking in tennis this year, and believes Novak Djokovic is guaranteed to secure the top spot.

London, Oct 3(ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has claimed playing smart tennis rather than his best tennis was the major reason behind winning elusive Grand Slam at the US Open.

Sydney, Sep 18(ANI): Rafael Nadal, who was honored in Madrid on Monday as Person of the Year by the Spanish edition of Vanity Fair, has said he isn't sure how long he would continue playing professional tennis after missing out on the London Games and the U.S. Open with a knee injury.