Cincinnati Update – Del Potro, Blake, Baghdatis on Sunday

Written by: Staff on 13th August 2011

Cincinnati Update - Del Potro, Blake, Baghdatis on Sunday

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina takes on Rafael Nadal of Spain during their fourth round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 27 June 2011. EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA |

The first two main draw matches of the 2011 Western & Southern Open will take place Sunday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

During the day session, 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will take on Andreas Seppi. This main draw singles match will take place on Center Court while the outer courts will be busy with the final round of qualifying.

During the night session, 2007 Western & Southern Open finalist James Blake will take on 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis. These two last played in the first round of Wimbledon, with Baghdatis prevailing in five sets.

The complete order of play for Sunday, including the qualifying and main draw doubles matches, will be released on Saturday evening.

Tickets for both of Sunday’s sessions are still available for purchase on www.cincytennis.com.

About the Western & Southern Open The Western & Southern Open will be held August 13-21, 2011 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, 20 miles north of Cincinnati in Mason, OH. The tournament is one of the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 events on the men’s tour and a Premier 5 event for the WTA – making it one of three events in the US and one of five in the world with events of that caliber occurring during the same week(s). The tournament is also one of the last stops on the Olympus US Open Series prior to the US Open in New York.

Cincinnati-based Western & Southern Financial Group is the tournament title sponsor. The Western & Southern Open is operated by Cincinnati Tennis LLC. The United States Tennis Association is a majority owner of Cincinnati Tennis LLC. Since 1974, the tournament has contributed more than $8.5 million to its beneficiaries: the Barrett Cancer Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Tennis for City Youth.