Post Tagged with: "Western and Southern Open"
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Cibulkova Bows Out with Injury in Cincinnati
It’s been a frustrating few months for Dominika Cibulkova. A quarter final showing and a defeat of Victoria Azarenka at the French Open helped the Slovakian regain the sort of form she was showing back in 2009. Close to equaling her best ever world rankings position, the 23-year-old was promptly [...] -
Serena Rolls on in Cincinnati
Serena Williams’ scintillating form was showing no sign of abating in Cincinnati today as the world no.4 rolled into the 3rd round of the Western and Southern Open. That world ranking is looking increasingly misleading as Serena continues to mount a convincing argument that no one on the planet can [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...]
