SHARAPOVA & FEDERER HEADLINE TUESDAY NIGHT AT WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN

Written by: Staff on 12th August 2013

SHARAPOVA & FEDERER HEADLINE TUESDAY NIGHT AT WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN

epa03761249 Maria Sharapova of Russia returns to Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal during their second round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 26 June 2013. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

RESULTS – TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013

Men’s Singles – First Round

Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) d [13] Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 76(3) 64

Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) d [14] Fabio Fognini (Italy) 62 64

[WC] James Blake (USA) d [16] Jerzey Janowicz (Poland) 61 75

Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) d Mardy Fish (USA) 75 62

Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) d Sam Querrey (USA) 67(5) 63 64

Juan Monaco (Argentia) d Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 63 62

Jeremy Chardy (France) d [Q] Adrian Mannarino (France) 64 63

Marcel Granollers (Spain) d Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 57 64 60

[WC] Brian Baker (USA) d Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 75 63

[Q] Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) d Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 46 76(6) 64 [Q] David Goffin (Belgium) d Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 61 61

Women’s Singles – First Round

[9] Angelique Kerber (Germany) d [Q] Karin Knapp (Italy) 67(6) 60 61

[11] Samantha Stosur (Australia) d Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 61 75

[12] Roberta Vinci (Italy) d [WC] Bethanie Mattek-Sands 64 57 63

[16] Maria Kirilenko (Russia) d [Q] Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) 46 76(4) 76(4)

Venus Williams (USA) d [Q] Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 64 61

[Q] Monica Puig (Peurto Rico) d [Q] Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 63 64

Sloane Stephens (USA) vs [Q] Petra Martic (Coatia) 62 36 63

Simona Halep (Romania) d Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) 67(5) 61 62

[WC] Lauren Davis (USA) d Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) 76(3) 76(1)

[Q] Vania King (USA) d Kristina Mladenovic (France) 63 64

[Q] Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) d Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 63 64

Alisa Kleybenova (Russia) d [Q] Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 46 64 76(7)

Men’s Doubles – First Round

Andreas Seppi (Italy) / Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) d Benoit Paire (France) / Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) 62 64

Mardy Fish (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (Austria) d Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) / Gilles Simon (France) 64 36 14-12

Women’s Doubles – First Round

Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) / Arantza Parra Santonja (Spain) d [8] Sania Mirza (India) / Jie Zheng (China) 67(4) 64 10-5

[WC] Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) / Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) d Katalin Marosi (Hungary) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) 764) 64

Vera Dushevina (Russia) / Silvia Soler-Espinosa (Spain) d Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) / Shuai Zhang (China) 26 75 10-4

[WC] Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) / Martina Hingis (Switzerland) d Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) / Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 46 64 10-5

Julia Goerges (Germany) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Czech Republic) d Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Abigail Spears (USA) 63 63

Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva (Russia) / Anastasia Rodionova (Australia) d Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) 62 62

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013

CENTER COURT DAY SESSION start 11:00 am

[Q] Vania King (USA) vs [2] Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) – WTA

Not Before 1:00 PM

Florian Mayer (Germany) vs John Isner (USA) – ATP

[3] David Ferrer (Spain) vs [WC] Ryan Harrison (USA) – ATP

EVENING SESSION Not Before 7:00 PM

Sloane Stephens (USA) vs [3] Maria Sharapova (Russia) – WTA

Not Before 8:30 PM

[5] Roger Federer (Switzerland) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) – ATP

GRANDSTAND DAY SESSION start 11:00 am

[10] Kei Nishikori (Japan) vs Feliciano Lopez (Spain) – ATP

Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) vs Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) – ATP

[15] Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) vs Alize Cornet (France) – WTA

EVENING SESSION Not Before 7:00 PM

[12] Milos Raonic (Canada) vs [WC] Jack Sock (USA) – ATP

Hao-Ching Chan (Chinese Taipei) / Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) vs Shuko Aoyama (Japan) / Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) – WTA

COURT 3 DAY SESSION start 11:00 am

Kevin Anderson (South Africa) vs [11] Tommy Haas (Germany) – ATP

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) vs Jamie Hampton (USA) – WTA

Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) vs [WC] Brian Baker (USA) – ATP

Shuai Peng (China) vs [10] Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) – WTA

EVENING SESSION Not Before 7:00 PM

[14] Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) vs Sabine Lisicki (Germany) – WTA

COURT 9 start 11:00 am

[WC] Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) vs [Q] Andrea Petkovic (Germany) – WTA

Andreas Seppi (Italy) vs [9] Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) – ATP

Elena Vesnina (Russia) vs [13] Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) – WTA

Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) vs Sorana Cirstea (Romania) – WTA

[WC] J Blake (USA) / S Johnson (USA) vs Ivan Dodig (Croatia) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil) – ATP

COURT 4 start 11:00 am

Benoit Paire (France) vs Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) – ATP

Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) vs [Q] Polona Hercog (Slovakia) – WTA

[Q] Annika Beck (Germany) vs Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) – WTA

Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) vs Julien Benneteau (France) – ATP

Janette Husarova (Slovakia) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) vs Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Germany) / Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) – WTA

COURT 6 start 11:00 am

Flavia Pennetta (Italy) vs Varvara Lepchenko (USA) – WTA

[Q] Pablo Andujar (Spain) vs [Q] Benjamin Becker (Germany) – ATP

Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) vs Julia Goerges (Germany) – WTA

Natalie Grandin (South Africa) / Darija Jurak (Croatia) vs [PR] Vania King (USA) / Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) – WTA – after suitable rest

COURT 7 start 11:00 am

Mona Barthel (Germany) vs Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) – WTA

[Q] Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) vs Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) – ATP

Vasek Pospisil (Canada) vs [15] Gilles Simon (France) – ATP

Fabio Fognini (Italy) / Juan Monaco (Argentina) vs Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico) / Scott Lipsky (USA) – ATP

COURT 10 start 11:00 am

Tommy Robredo (Spain) vs Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) – ATP

Kristina Mladenovic (France) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs Liezel Huber (USA) / Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spain) – WTA

Cara Black (Zimbabwe) / Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) vs Angelique Kerber (Germany) / Andrea Petkovic (Germany) – WTA – after suitable rest

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (China) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) / Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) – WTA- after suitable rest

Jeremy Chardy (France) / Richard Gasquet (France) vs [WC] Brian Baker (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) – ATP – after suitable rest

NOTES

– Rafael Nadal will conduct a pre-tournament press conference at 12 p.m. Tuesday in the main interview room.

– Novak Djokovic, a four-time Western & Southern finalist, will conduct a pre-tournament press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the main interview room.

– Li Na, the women’s defending champion, will conduct a pre-tournament press conference at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the main interview room.

– The day session on Monday was a sellout. Each of the first five sessions this week have exceeded ticket sales compared to last year. In 2012, a nine-day record of more than 176,000 spectators attended the Western & Southern Open.

– For more information, including tickets, visit www.cincytennis.com.

– For regular updates throughout the tournament, follow @CincyTennis on Twitter.

DRAWS

The Western & Southern Open hosted 176,000 fans in 2012, recording a record 10 sellouts over the 16 total sessions spanning nine days. The event drew fans from all 50 states and 19 countries. Cincinnati is one of the last stops on the Emirates Airline US Open Series leading up to the US Open, and often critical points and bonus money are on the line adding drama to the week.