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Roger Federer's little lapse in the second set meant that he had to spend more than two hours on the court -- hardly what he wanted after his long week in Toronto. But he survived to keep his lead on Stanislas Wawrinka in the contest for #3.
The biggest names in women’s tennis are heading to Wuhan this September for the inaugural Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, which China’s fastest-growing city will host from 21st to 27th September 2014.
The USTA announced today that single-day tickets for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff between the United States and Slovakia have been released and will be available for sale starting on Thursday, August 14. Matches will be played at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, September 12-14.
Former US Open Champion and World No. 22 Sam Stosur and 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens have been awarded the final singles main draw wildcards into the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, a WTA event that is part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series to be held August 15-23, 2014 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne Worcester.
The Thursday, August 14 Day Session (Session 10) is completely sold out and the Western & Southern Open is at tournament capacity for that session. No Center Court, Grandstand or Grounds Pass tickets remain.
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.
When Noah Rubin’s new classmates at Wake Forest ask him what he did this summer, he’ll have quite a list to rattle off. The Wimbledon juniors champion and John McEnroe Tennis Academy student completed a sweep of the singles and doubles championships at the USTA Boys 18's National Championships this weekend, defeating defending champion Collin Altamirano in three straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in singles action in the final today.
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.
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