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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.
Roger Federer kicked off his Western & Southern Open title defense by hammering Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 during second-round action on Tuesday night.
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.
Ivo Karlovic fired 35 aces en route to a 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 victory over Gilles Simon on Monday at the Western & Southern Open.
Click here to see the latest draws, schedule and results from the men's and ladies' tennis tournament in Cincinnati.
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.
Ana Ivanovic had to be tired for this match -- she had played two and three-quarter hours the evening before. She had perhaps been sick. And she was facing Serena Williams on an American hardcourt.
GRAETERS Ice Cream is the hit of the Cincy tennis. Andrew Krasny is the handsome on court announcer. Always The players favorite ! He is quick and sensitive and bright and witty. A great combo. He is in a league of his own. His Favorite flavor is MINT CHIP !
Click here to check out the draws and order of play from the Western & Southern Open.
Going into this, we couldn't help but think that this was a contest to see which of these two had slipped more from his prime. It was, obviously, Murray, who will not rise above #9 and therefore will need a withdrawal by Rafael Nadal or someone if he is to earn the #8 U. S. Open seed.
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