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Samantha Stosur led in both tiebreaks -- including 4-0 in the first set tiebreak -- but when it came down to it, it was Serena Williams versus Samantha Stosur, and you know who will blink in those situations! That will cost Stosur three ranking spots, but it still looks as if she'll be one of the Top 24 U. S. Open seeds.
Roger Federer kicked off his Western & Southern Open campaign on Wednesday afternoon with a 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-2 win over Vasek Pospisil in the second round. Federer struck six aces without double-faulting a single time to advance after two hours and one minute of play.
Click here to see the latest results and order of play from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
I started out this series of articles to emphasize the importance of the six week season from the week of the Washington D.C. tournament before Toronto through to the end of the US Open. I ended up talking more about the Big Four and how they have attained and maintained their dominance over the field since September 2008, almost 6 years ago.
Last year heading into the Western & Southern Open, Roger Federer was mired in one of the biggest slumps of his career. The 17-time Grand Slam champion had lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky in the Wimbledon second round, to Federico Delbonis in the Hamburg semifinals, and to Daniel Brands in his opening match in Gstaad. He then skipped the Rogers Cup.
Throughout his illustrious career, Novak Djokovic has captured the title at every single Masters 1000 event except one: the Western & Southern Open. The four-time runner-up has another chance this week in Cincinnati, where he will kick off his campaign on Tuesday night against Gilles Simon.
Check out the results & order of play from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Click here to see the results and order of play from the Western & Southern Open.
First-round action at the Western & Southern Open will continue on Monday, with John Isner headlining the night session. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also missed out on a first-round bye, but he will not play until Tuesday having just captured the Canada Masters title. Let's take a look at some of the remaining opening-round matches in Cincinnati.
Check out the schedule for the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
With Rafael Nadal out of the tournament, this year’s draw was never going to be as nightmarish for Roger Federer as the 2013 version (his No. 5 ranking led him into a quarterfinal clash against Nadal, which the Spaniard won in three sets). It is, however, no walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination.
Click here to see the results and order of play from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
The Tennis Channel is live from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati starting August 11, with nearly 40 hours of match play. The network's on-air coverage team at the tournament is made up of Hall of Famers, former players, coaches.
In a record-setting holiday promotion for the Western & Southern Open, fans purchased $53,775 worth of tournament “Court Cards” from 12:01AM to 11:59PM on December 2, 2013 on Cyber Monday.
Last month's sudden "retirement" scenario for Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli may well be developing cracks after L'Equipe reported that the French player may have already decided to go ahead and play in January's Hopman Cup, the eight-nation teams exhibition in Perth, Western Australia.
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