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Shvedova Through to Second Round in Cincinnati, Pavlyuchenkova joins her
Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova is becoming name to be feared on the WTA tour. Normally a doubles specialist, this year’s singles tour has seen her reach the quarter finals of the French Open and of course produce that now famous golden set against the much fancied Sara Errani at Wimbledon. Against [...] -
Venus Williams overcomes Kirilenko in Cincinnati, Bartoli out
Marion Bartoli, seeded sixth in the Western and Southern Open being played in Cincinnati this week as part of the run up series to the US Open, certainly was not at her energetic best when she served a total of thirteen double faults in her straight set defeat to Johanna [...] -
Haas defeats Nalbandian in a marathon match in Cincy, plays Del Potro next
German player Tommy Haas was able to overcome Argentine David Nalbandian 6-7 (0) 7-6 (4) 6-3 in an epic match that lasted more than three hours to reach the second round of Cincinnati Masters. There were many ups and down in the performance of both players. Haas had the early [...] -
Chardy and Querrey through to the second round in Cincinnati
Jeremy Chardy of France defeated American player Andy Roddick 7-6 6-3 in 92 minutes in the first round of Cincinnati Masters. Chardy entered the draw as a lucky loser, replacing injured John Isner. Chardy and Roddick showed some quality tennis throughout the first set and with no breaks of serve, [...] -
Peng beats Jankovic in a thriller, Goerges ousts Peer in Cincinnati
Former world no.1 Jelena Jankovic won’t have very good memories on Monday night in Cincinnati. China’s Peng Shuai defeated her in the first round after a three set thriller, winning 5-7 7-5 7-6 (8). Jankovic has also lost in the opening round of last week’s Rogers Cup in Montreal, going [...] -
Barthel to play Kvitova in round two in Cincinnati, Cibulkova also through
Fourth seeded Petra Kvitova received a bye into the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. There she will meet an impressive looking Mona Barthel after the German claimed her place in the last 32 with a 6-0 6-4 win over Spain’s Martinez-Sanchez. 11th seeded Cibulkova of [...] -
Roddick out of Cincinnati, Haas and Hewitt through to round two
Tommy Haas and Lleyton Hewitt proceed to second round of 2012 Cincinnati Masters while sixteenth seed Andy Roddick drops out. Querrey, Istomin, Troicki, and Chardy are also through. German veteran Haas has been in a great form recently as he won the Halle tournament in June and played some superb [...] -
Cincinnati Western and Southern Open 2012 WTA Draw Preview and Analysis
With the hardcourt season well underway, the WTA’s top players are eyeing the trophy in Cincinnati en route to the US Open. Following her Olympic gold medal, 2nd seed Serena Williams will return to action here and could set up a number of interesting matchups in the quarterfinal and semifinal [...] -
American Wildcards Blake and Baker Survive 1st Round in Cincy
Wildcard Brian Baker overcame two tight sets to pull an upset and defeat the 15th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. With little between the two players, Baker was able to come through when it counted, winning both sets in tiebreakers. The American’s career was halted for 5 years due to injury and [...] -
Kvitova wins Rogers Cup 2012 for her first title of the year
When Petra Kvitova and Na Li walked on to centre court in Montreal Monday night to contest the weather delayed final of the 2012 edition of the Rogers Cup, both players were gunning for their first title on the WTA tour this year. In fact, Kvitova has not been in [...] -
Davydenko defeats Dolgopolov in first round of Cincinnati, Cilic also through
Marin Cilic and Nikolay Davydenko advance to the second round of Cincinnati. Mayer, Levine, Andujar, and Seppi also win their first round matches. Thirteenth seed Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, who conquered Washington a couple of weeks ago, was helpless against the experienced Russian Nikolay Davydenko. Former No. 3 crushed Dolgopolov in [...] -
Djokovic Defends Rogers Cup Title, Overpowers Gasquet in Final
Novak Djokovic successfully managed to defend his Rogers Cup title as he put on a superb performance to defeat Richard Gasquet in Sunday’s final, winning 6-3 6-2. In a tournament that saw many rain interruptions throughout the week, the Serb mastered both his opponents and the weather with some brilliance [...] -
Li Na battles past Safarova, plays Kvitova in Montreal final
After the weather related delays during the week, which caused postponements, suspensions and frustration for players and officials alike, both women’s singles semis in the 2012 Rogers Cup were played and completed on Sunday, with the final being postponed to Monday night at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. In a [...]
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