NEW YORK-- Japan's Kei Nishikori overcame second seed Andy Murray for a gruelling 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 see-saw victory on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals.
BASEL-- Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos.
BARCELONA-- Spain started their World Cup qualifying campaign with a crushing 8-0 win over Liechtenstein, laying down a marker in Group G with a ruthless second-half display on Monday.
NEW YORK-- Second seed Angelique Kerber was first through to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when Roberta Vinci was tripped up by a foot fault and tumbled out of the year's final grand slam falling 7-5 6-0.
NEW YORK-- Double grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka set up a marquee quarter-final showdown with 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro with a 6-4 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3 victory over Illya Marchenko of Ukraine at Flushing Meadows on Monday.
