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Although neither man would admit to it during the week, there was always a lot at stake this week. For World No. 1 Novak Djokovic – it was a chance to become the first man to own all nine Masters titles within his Career.
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.
With all the sledging controversy still swirling in the air like an acrid summer BBQ in Australia gone wrong, the great and the good of tennis have offered their opinions in varying degrees.
Jelena Jankovic is nothing if not unpredictable as her off the cuff statement in her on-court interview proved as she booked her place in the Cincinnati semi-finals.
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.
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.
The two World No, 1s got to do their stuff and in almost comic time on both occasions, the rains came. No – the heavens opened in almost biblical rage that these puny mortals would dare wave their tennis racquets about.
We have definitely moved along from the Waffle n Chicken - today was fish tacos, cookie dough and choc chip ice cream From The Greatest Graetners and sliders.
Forgive the Star Trek parlance, but ‘the line must be drawn here; this far, no further’ – that was the over-riding message of the day from Stan Wawrinka after his hard fought battle against Croatian talent, Borna Coric.
Maria Sharapova sealed a mad half hour in the evening in Cincinnati as first Venus Williams withdrew from the last night match of the schedule with a viral illness, before the World No. 2 came in to discuss the reasons for pulling out.
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.
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?
Maybe disturbingly, even before a ball was struck on Saturday, debate was raging about how this would be Britain’s best chance of winning the Davis Cup. Not just the tie, mind… the cup itself.
A scorching day, for the crowd a dream pairing of the Murray brothers, but would it be Pimms v Champagne on Doubles Day at the Davis Cup quarter-final?
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