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In the late 2000s, the U.S. Open Series branded itself as "the greatest road trip in sports." Fast forward a few years and it is now the greatest reality show in sports.
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?
Roger Federer faces a tough path in his quest to successfully defend his Western & Southern Open crown, with Rafael Nadal in his quarter, while top seed Novak Djokovic has Stan Wawrinka as a potential quarter-final opponent in his quest to claim the Career Golden Masters.
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As Roger Federer celebrated his 34th birthday, an age when travel-worn, injury-ravaged professionals are calling time on their global adventures, the elegant Swiss continues his career by virtue of his success and, most importantly, his desire.
CINCINNATI / The Western & Southern Open will release Grounds Pass tickets to select day sessions beginning at 10AM on Saturday, August 1, available on Ticketmaster. This marks the first time the event has released grounds passes this early.
Wimbledon champion Serena Williams and Wimbledon runner-up Roger Federer will attempt to defend their titles at the Western & Southern Open next month when the tournament returns to the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, August 15-23.
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.
Roger Federer took care of Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Saturday night. Federer, who made similarly short 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 work of Raonic in the Wimbledon semis, needed just one hour and eight minutes to set up a final showdown against David Ferrer.
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For the sixth time in their six career meetings, Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) was defeated by the great Roger Federer. The Swiss Maestro defeated Raonic 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Western and Southern Open on Saturday night in Cincinnati, Ohio. / Pour une sixième fois consécutive, Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) a dû s’avouer vaincu face à Roger Federer.
This was a match of rather wild momentum swings. The first two swings are obvious, but in the third set, Serena Williams built a 5-2 lead, then almost let it slip away. That leaves Caroline Wozniacki at #11, and with no chance to rise above that at New Haven.
World No. 1 Serena Williams clinched the 2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series women’s title today by defeating Caroline Wozniacki, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
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