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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.
An exodus of seeds has taken place on both the men's and women's sides at the Western & Southern Open. Two men's seeds were added to the list on Tuesday when both Milos Raonic and John Isner bowed out in the first round.
Stan Wawrinka and Leander Paes stormed back to beat Kevin Anderson and Jeremy Chardy 1-6, 6-1, 10-6 in Monday's Western & Southern Open first round.
Jerzy Janowicz has repeated his Australian Open upset of Gael Monfils, defeating the Frenchman 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday.
It only makes sense that Mardy Fish's first win in almost exactly two years came at what is arguably his favorite and best tournament.
Click here to see the latest draws, schedule and results from the men's and ladies' tennis tournament in Cincinnati.
Roger Federer is sounding a timely warning for his younger rivals. One week after celebrating his 34th birthday, Roger Federer arrives as the defending champion in Cincinnati of the belief he is a better player now than he was a decade ago.
In the late 2000s, the U.S. Open Series branded itself as "the greatest road trip in sports." Fast forward a few years and it is now the greatest reality show in sports.
There are scant hours now before the main draw of the Western and Southern Open starts in Cincinnati – are we headed for the ultimate showdown between the stars of the WTA, as a prelude to the main act of the US Open?
Roger Federer faces a tough path in his quest to successfully defend his Western & Southern Open crown, with Rafael Nadal in his quarter, while top seed Novak Djokovic has Stan Wawrinka as a potential quarter-final opponent in his quest to claim the Career Golden Masters.
Click here to see the latest draws from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI / The Western & Southern Open will release Grounds Pass tickets to select day sessions beginning at 10AM on Saturday, August 1, available on Ticketmaster. This marks the first time the event has released grounds passes this early.
The last time Bob and Mike Bryan faced Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock, the result was a 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 thriller won by Pospisil and Sock in last month's Wimbledon final. With the Pospisil-Sock duo still undefeated prior to Sunday and with the Bryans generally considered the best team ever, hype surrounding a rematch was off the charts.
Serena Williams won her 62nd career title and first at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday. It is her WTA-leading fifth title of 2014.
That second set problem Roger Federer had made this a longer match, but it didn't make much difference to the final outcome. David Ferrer just can't solve Federer. In the course of more than a decade of facing his Spanish opponent, Federer has won all sixteen meetings.
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