SEMIFINAL SATURDAY SET FOR WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
Women’s Doubles Championship to be Held Saturday Night
WTA NO. 1 UPDATE
Friday’s results greatly simplified the chase for the WTA No. 1 ranking in singles. Defending champion Karolina Pliskova will retain the No. 1 ranking unless Simona Halep wins the title.
In doubles, with her quarterfinal win Friday, Lucie Safarova will become the new WTA No. 1 doubles player on Monday.
ATP No. 1 UPDATE
Despite his semifinal loss, Rafael Nadal will return to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday. He will move ahead of Andy Murray and return to the top spot for the first time since July 6, 2014.
RESULTS – FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017
ATP SINGLES – ROUND OF 16
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) d Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Spain) 7-6(1) 6-2
Nick Kyrgios (Australia) d Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3
ATP SINGLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Nick Kyrgios (Australia) d [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2 7-5
David Ferrer (Spain) d [3] Dominic Thiem (Austria) 6-3 6-3
[7] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) d Yuichi Sugita (Japan) 6-2 6-1
[14] John Isner (USA) d [WC] Jared Donaldson (USA) 7-6(4) 7-5
ATP DOUBLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Ryan Harrison (USA) / Michael Venus (New Zealand) d [1]Henri Kontinen (Finland) / John Peers (Australia) 7-6(4) 4-6 12-10
[3] Jamie Murray (Great Britain) / Bruno Soares (Brazil) d Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) / Horia Tecau (Romania) 7-6(6) 6-4
[5] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) / Nicolas Mahut (France) d [4] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) 4-6 7-5 10-8
Lukasz Kubot (Poland) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil) d [7] Rohan Bopanna (India) / Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-1 6-7(5) 10-7
WTA SINGLES – ROUND OF 16
[1] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) d [Q] Camila Giorgi (Italy) 6-3 4-6 6-0
Julia Goerges (Germany) d [5] Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 7-5 6-4
[WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) d Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 2-6 6-3 6-4
WTA SINGLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND
[1] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) d [6] Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6-2 6-4
[2] Simona Halep (Romania) d [7] Johanna Konta (Great Britain) 6-4 7-6(1)
[4] Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) d [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-2 5-7 7-5
[WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) d Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-1 7-6(3)
WTA DOUBLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND
[3] Lucie Safarova (CZE) / Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) d [7] Ashleigh Barty (Australia) / Casey Dellacqua (Australia) 6-3 7-6(4)
Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) d [ALT] Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukraine) / Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2 7-5
WTA DOUBLES – SEMIFINAL ROUND
[2] Yung-Jan Chan (Chinese Taipei) / Martina Hingis (Switzerland) d [3] Lucie Safarova (CZE) / Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) 7-6(5) 6-2
Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) d [4] Sania Mirza (India) / Shuai Peng (CHN) 6-4 7-6(6)
ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017
CENTER COURT start 12:00 pm
WTA – [4] Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) vs [1] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)
Not Before 2:00 pm
ATP – [14] John Isner (USA) vs [7] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Not Before 4:00 pm
WTA – [WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs [2] Simona Halep (Romania)
Night Session – start 7:00 pm
ATP – Nick Kyrgios (Australia) vs David Ferrer (Spain)
Women’s Doubles Championship
WTA – [2] Yung-Jan Chan (Chinese Taipei) / Martina Hingis (Switzerland) vs Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Monica Niculescu (Romania)
GRANDSTAND start 1:00 pm
ATP – [3] Jamie Murray (Great Britain) / Bruno Soares (Brazil) vs Lukasz Kubot (Poland) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil)
ATP – Ryan Harrison (USA) / Michael Venus (New Zealand) vs [5] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) / Nicolas Mahut (France)
DRAWS
Tickets for remaining sessions can be purchased online at WSOpen.com, TicketMaster.com or by calling (513) 651-0303.
About the Western & Southern Open
The Western & Southern Open takes place August 12-20, 2017 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 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), making it one of only five events in the world outside of the grand slams with events of that caliber occurring during the same week at the same venue. The tournament is also one of the last stops on the US Open Series before the US Open in New York. Since 1974, the tournament has contributed more than $10 million directly to its beneficiaries: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the Barrett Cancer Center and Tennis for City Youth.
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