Archive: western-and-southern-open
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.
A terrific Thursday is on tap at the Western & Southern Open, with all Round of 16 singles matches scheduled. Center Court will highlight the action with both of the world's No. 1 players - Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic - playing during the day session.
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.
Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer all are top seeds at the Cincy Open
Lisicki Wins First Match Since Wimbledon Final.
In another surprise from the Western and Southern Open, #4 seeded Agnieszka Radwanska has withdrawn from the tournament due to family reasons.
Just 40 days after experiencing the exhilaration and joy of winning the Wimbledon title, Marion Bartoli has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of just 28.
As a match, this was pretty dull -- Milos Raonic had only four aces, and won only 60% of first serve points, and he isn't going to win matches that way!
On day 3 it was a juggling and balancing act again. Luckily no rain because rain is a pain when you are working with 5 different girls at one time.
The draws for both the men's and women's tournaments were made Friday night and can be found here.
Main Draw Players Expected to Practice Alongside Qualifying Matches Opening Weekend, August 10-11
AMERICANS BLAKE & HARRISON HEADLINE FIRST MAIN DRAW ACTION
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