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Roger Federer continued his quest for a seventh Western & Southern Open title and a return to No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, turning aside Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6(6) on Saturday.
There was winning stylishly and winning ugly on the menu for the day’s action as the men’s semi-finals kicked off Cincinnati’s Saturday.
We have seen this story before: Roger Federer looks borderline unbeatable in a win over Andy Murray only to get taken out by Novak Djokovic one round later.
Whereas other top player stumbled and bumbled their way through the Western & Southern Open draw, Roger Federer simply has not been messing around this week.
Roger Federer continued to fire on all cylinders in his quest for an unprecedented seventh Western & Southern Open crown, notching match win No. 40 in Cincinnati.
Andy Murray downed Richard Gasquet 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Friday in Cincinnati to continue his quest for a 12th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. Murray now has 56 wins in 2015, more than any other player on the ATP World Tour.
Any doubts that Novak Djokovic might have had about his game evaporated in the almost noon-day sun in Cincinnati on quarter-final Friday.
The sun was shining after frankly the kind of weather I could have stayed at home for, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for some of our key ones to watch.
Feliciano Lopez sent Rafael Nadal packing early from the Western & Southern Open with a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) third-round upset on Thursday night. Lopez fired 14 aces before prevailing in two hours and 24 minutes.
I thought it was worth taking some time out this morning to reflect on Andy Murray’s opening gambit against Mardy Fish, who will be rounding out his career on his own terms.
With the U.S. Open draw being made next week, the Western & Southern Open gives players their last opportunity to maneuver for seeding at the year's final Grand Slam. Let's take a look from 1-32 where the battles are being waged.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Andy Murray headline Wednesday’s schedule in Cincinnati, returning to the North American hard courts only three days after meeting in the Montréal final.
Grigor Dimitrov is one match win from reaching his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final of the year, following a 7-6(4), 7-6(5) dismissal of Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday in Cincinnati.
With all the rain that greeted my arrival in Cincinnati on the first day of the Western and Southern Open, any worries I may have had about a fear of missing out were allayed by one pretty torrential rain in the region – not good news for my well travelled, but ultimately non-rain-proof fabric Converses.
Andy Murray notched his 11th win over a World No. 1 on Sunday, stunning Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 for the Rogers Cup title.
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