Tennis results / Men

Written by: on 14th August 2013
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Tennis results / Men

epa03821392 Canadian Milos Raonic returns a ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their Men's singles final match of the Open ATP tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada, 11 August 2013. Nadal later won the match. EPA/ANDRE PICHETTE  |

Cincinnati

 

Roger Federer began his late tune-up for the US open by winning his opening match 6-3, 7-6(7) over good friend Philipp Kohlschreiber as his back pain issues from last month faded away. The five-time champion is looking for matches prior to the US open. The fifth-ranked Swiss was playing the tournament for the 13th time, improving his record to 31-10 this season. He recovered from a break down in the second set to take the victory.

Spain’s third seed David Ferrer booked a spot in the third round after a slow start to his pre-US Open hard court campaign a week ago in Canada. The No. 4 wasted a match point but broke back a game later to dismiss US player Ryan Harrison 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4 in a two-and three-quarter-hour struggle. The Spanish third seed had 19 break point chances against his opponent but was only able to convert on three of them.

He was joined as a second-round winner by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Bryan Baker of the US 6-3, 6-2.In first-round action, seeds split the difference with two wins and two opening defeats.

Swiss No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka was untroubled by Italy’s Andreas Seppi, with a 6-3, 6-4 win while German 11th seed Tommy Haas did the same in a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Kevin Anderson after a poor start north of the border. There were defeats for Japan’s number 10 Kei Nishikori, eliminated 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) by Feliciano Lopez. Canadian Vasek Pospisil benefited as French 15th seed Gilles Simon quit in a 6-2, 1-1 loss due to hip problems.

Canadians doubled up for wins, with Montreal semi-finalist Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil both got wins. Raonic got a revenge win 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 over Jack Sock, who beat him last February in a Memphis opening match while Vasek Pospisil, now ranked a career-high 40th, advanced when French 15th seed Gilles Simon quit trailing 6-2, 1-1 with a hip injury. German 11th seed Tommy Haas stopped Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4.

Mikhail Youzhny set up a match with second seed Andy Murray as he beat Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 6-3 after the Latvian upset Murray in the Montreal third round. John Isner got a home win with a defeat of Florian Mayer 6-3, 6-4.

 

THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Cincinnati (1000/Hard). Defending Champion: Roger Federer

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Winston-Salem (250/Hard). Defending Champion: John Isner

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of August 13, 2013

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….10810

2..(2) Murray………….8530

3..(3) Nadal…………..7870

4..(4) Ferrer………….7210

5..(6) Berdych…………4785

6..(5) Federer…………4525

7..(7) Del Potro……….4390

8..(8) Tsonga………….3470

9.(11) Gasquet…………2625

10..(9) Wawrinka………..2585

11.(10) Raonic………….2510

12.(12) Nishikori……….2405

13.(13) Haas……………2140

14.(14) Janowicz………..2126

15.(15) Almagro…………2110

16.(17) Simon…………..2040

17.(16) Fognini…………2015

18.(18) Cilic…………..1805

19.(19) Anderson………..1740

20.(20) Tipsarevic………1685

21.(22) Isner…………..1630

22.(21) Seppi…………..1550

23.(23) Robredo…………1540

24.(25) Youzhny…………1475

25.(26) Kohlschreiber……1445

26.(24) Paire…………..1415

27.(27) Lopez…………..1390

28.(29) Dimitrov………..1375

29.(28) Querrey…………1310

30.(31) Verdasco………..1270

DRAWS

 

Cincinnati — Week of August 12

1 Djokovic

–bye

Monaco

Melzer

Goffin (Q)

McDonald (Q)

Pospisil (SE)

16 Simon

 

12 Raonic

Sock (WC)

Tipsarevic

Querrey

F Mayer

Isner

–bye

8 Gasquet

 

3 Ferrer

–bye

R Harrison (WC)

Dolgopolov

Tursunov (Q)

Klizan

Blake (WC)

16 Janowicz

 

10 Nishikori

Lopez

Chardy

Mannarino (Q)

Paire

Davydenko

–bye

7 del Potro

 

5 Federer

–bye

Kohlschreiber

Fish

Granollers

Rosol

Anderson

11 Haas

 

13 Almagro

Dimitrov

B Baker (WC)

Istomin

Andujar (Q)

Becker (Q)

–bye

4 Nadal

 

5 Berdych

–bye

Roger-Vasselin (Q)

Nieminen

Robredo

Bellucci

Seppi

9 Wawrinka

 

14 Fognini

Stepanek

Benneteau

Baghdatis

Gulbis

Youzhny

–bye

2 Murray

 

TUESDAY

Cincinnati

Singles – Second Round

[3] D Ferrer (ESP) d [WC] R Harrison (USA) 76(5) 36 64

[5] R Federer (SUI) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 63 76(7)

G Dimitrov (BUL) d [WC] B Baker (USA) 63 62

J Benneteau (FRA) d R Stepanek (CZE) 62 57 76(4)

Singles – First Round

[9] S Wawrinka (SUI) d A Seppi (ITA) 63 64

F Lopez (ESP) d [10] K Nishikori (JPN) 64 76(4)

[11] T Haas (GER) d K Anderson (RSA) 64 64

[12] M Raonic (CAN) d [WC] J Sock (USA) 36 64 63

V Pospisil (CAN) d [15] G Simon (FRA) 63 11 ret. (hip flexor strain)

J Isner (USA) d F Mayer (GER) 63 64

N Davydenko (RUS) d B Paire (FRA) 76(8) 63

[Q] B Becker (GER) d [Q] P Andujar (ESP) 61 64

J Nieminen (FIN) d [Q] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 63 64

T Robredo (ESP) d T Bellucci (BRA) 67(6) 76(7) 62

M Youzhny (RUS) d E Gulbis (LAT) 75 63

Doubles – First Round

J Chardy (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) d [WC] B Baker (USA) / R Ram (USA) 64 64

[WC] J Blake (USA) / S Johnson (USA) d I Dodig (CRO) / M Melo (BRA) 62 75

S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) d F Fognini (ITA) / J Monaco (ARG) 64 63








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