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  • Barclays ATP World Tour Finals: Final – Order of Play & Scores

    Barclays ATP World Tour Finals: Final – Order of Play & Scores

    Roger Federer Novak Djokovic

    On Sunday, November 16, in the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face World No. 2 and six-time year-end championship winner Roger Federer. In the doubles final, the Bryan brothers will play the team of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo for the title.

    [Scores added as known. All times are local.]

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    Doubles — 3:30 P.M.
    Bryan/Bryan vs Dodig/Melo

    Singles — 6:00 P.M.
    Djokovic vs Federer

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis

  • Slam Results – Consistency and Era

    Slam Results – Consistency and Era

    Roger Federer Pete Sampras Bjorn Borg

    I have often been struck by how amazingly consistent some of the contemporary great players are, and how it seems they are far more consistent in terms of Slam results than in past eras. I wanted to see if my hunch was correct, so I looked at all players who had won 4+ Slams in the Open Era (except for Ken Rosewall), plus Andy Murray added in the mix (as the player currently active with the best chance at 4+ Slams). I came up with a list of 16 players, who I then checked for a few statistics: total Slams, Quarterfinal appearances, % of Slams that were QF or better, Streaks of QF appearances at Slams, and years in which the player was in the QF of all Slams he appeared in (minimum 2 appearances).

    The results were somewhat surprising. First of all, when I compared the Big Four to the previous generation of greats, namely Sampras and Agassi, but also Courier, I found that the Big Four are far more consistent. Here are those players:

    QF% (longest QF streak, years of all QF)
    Murray: 62% (15, 4)
    Djokovic: 75% (22, 5)
    Nadal: 69% (11, 4)
    Federer: 69% (36, 8)
    Sampras: 56% (11, 2)
    Agassi: 59% (6, 5)
    Courier: 36% (5, 0)

    As you can see, the recent greats–in particular Djokovic and Federer–have been more consistent. Rafa’s QF% is the same as Roger’s, but his penchant for occasionally going out earlier has reduced his overall consistency. What really stands out for me in this list are two things:  Novak’s amazing QF%, and Roger’s ridiculous streak of 36 straight Slams, plus his eight years of making at least the QF in all Slams.

    Let’s dial back to another generation plus:
    Becker: 50% (5, 1)
    Edberg: 48% (5, 1)
    Wilander: 45% (7, 2)
    Lendl: 60% (13, 5)
    McEnroe: 58% (10, 4)

    As always, Becker and Edberg are neck-and-neck. Wilander was great in spurts, but bad in other years. Lendl was remarkably consistent in a very competitive era. Overall it seems the numbers are in line with Agassi and Sampras.

    One more jump:
    Borg: 78% (12, 6)
    Vilas: 39% (8, 3)
    Connors: 72% (27, 12)
    Newcombe: 55% (8, 2)

    Clearly Borg’s numbers are skewed by his shortened career. Connors’s numbers are surprisingly good, but we need to remember that in a lot of years he (and Borg) only played two or three Slams, which is easier to make it far in every appearance.

    So while it seems that the current group of greats are historically more consistent than most eras, there’s a range across the decades, so it doesn’t seem clear that the factors of the game today allow for greater consistency (the so-called court homogeneity), or if it simply could be that the current crop is just so damn good. I imagine its a combination of both.

    What do you think?

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  • Nikolay Davydenko Announces Retirement

    Nikolay Davydenko Announces Retirement

    Nikolay Davydenko

    Nikolay Davydenko, the former world No. 3, announced his retirement on Thursday at a press conference at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

    “I am 33 years old. I won 21 ATP World Tour tournaments, including three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. I don’t have any regrets about not winning a Grand Slam or not being No. 1 in the world. I was in the Top 10 for some years.

    “Unfortunately, for some years now, I have been struggling with injuries. It’s hard for me to talk about it. I have been thinking when to announce it. The time has come. I have my whole life to live. I officially announce my retirement from professional tennis.

    “I decided to retire in June after Roland Garros. I felt I could not play at the level I used to play at. I practised twice a day, but I felt I couldn’t achieve the result I wanted. But I was waiting for the moment when I would wake up and say to myself it was enough.”

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): mirsasha

  • US Open Day 15: Men’s Final

    US Open Day 15: Men’s Final

    2014 US Open F Men

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 5:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Final
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (14) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

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  • US Open Day 3: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 3: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open

    The third day of action at the US Open features an anticipated second-round meeting between Tomas Berdych, the #6 seed, against the dangerous veteran Lleyton Hewitt.  That match is second up on Ashe.  Also of interest is a meeting of two of the younger players, Grigor Dimitrov (7) and Ryan Harrison of the US.  The top seeds on the women’s side in action tomorrow are Simona Halep, Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Sharapova.  Americans Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens also play their second round matches.

    The full schedule for Day 3 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Sloane Stephens (USA) (21) — 5-7, 6-4, 6-2

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (6) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (5) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Venus Williams (USA) (19) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) — 6-1, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) — 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(1)

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Shuai Peng (CHN) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (14) d. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) — 6-3, 3-1 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Simona Halep (ROU) (2) d. Jana Cepelova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-1

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (7) d. Ryan Harrison (USA) — 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) — 6-2, 6-3

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) (19) d. Ivan Dodig (CRO) — 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 1-1 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (9) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) — 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (11) d. Kenny De Schepper (FRA) — 6-1, 6-4, 6-2

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (18) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) — 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(1)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Tatsuma Ito (JPN) d. Steve Johnson (USA) — 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 4-1 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (26) d. Madison Brengle (USA) — 6-4, 6-1

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    Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Alize Cornet (FRA) (22) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) — 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) — 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Joao Sousa (POR) (32) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN) — 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Sara Errani (ITA) (13) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) — 6-2, 7-6(2)

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Kurumi Nara (JPN) (31) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (6) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) — 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Andrea Petkovic (GER) (18) d. Monica Puig (PUR) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Blaz Kavcic (SLO) d. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (30) — 6-2, 7-6(6), 6-3

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    Court 13 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) (27) — 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (14) d. Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d. Shahar Peer (ISR) — 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) — 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5

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    Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) (5) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (5) — 4-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(6)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) — 2-6, 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Vania King (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) d. Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (16) — 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(2)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Michael Mmoh (USA) / Francis Tiafoe (USA) d. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) / Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Olga Savchuk (UKR) d. Romina Oprandi (SUI) / Shelby Rogers (USA) — 2-6, 6-1, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) — 3-6, 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    David Goffin (BEL) d. Niels Desein (BEL) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Lauren Davis (USA) / Renata Voracova (CZE) d. Nicole Gibbs (USA) / Maria Sanchez (USA) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (28) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Marina Erakovic (NZL) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. Louisa Chirico (USA) / Katerina Stewart (USA) — 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) / Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) d. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (6) / Abigail Spears (USA) (6) — 6-4, 2-6, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (4) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (4) — 7-6(5), 3-6, 10-6

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    Court 8 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. Tornado Alicia Black (USA) / Bernarda Pera (USA) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (10) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (10) — 6-2, 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Tornado Alicia Black (USA) / Ernesto Escobedo (USA) — 6-2, 3-6, 10-5

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) d. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) / Bernard Tomic (AUS) — 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Alison Riske (USA) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Illya Marchenko (UKR) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) — 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(13), 7-6(4)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Christina McHale (USA) / Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) — 6-3, 6-1

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Petra Cetkovska (CZE) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) d. Grace Min (USA) / Melanie Oudin (USA) — 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Irina Falconi (USA) / Anna Tatishvili (USA) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

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    Court 12 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Andre Begemann (GER) / Julian Knowle (AUT) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Leander Paes (IND) (6) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (6) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA) — 7-6(5), 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Misaki Doi (JPN) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. Mona Barthel (GER) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) — 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(4)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Martin Emmrich (GER) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) d. Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Oliver Marach (AUT) — 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(4)

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    Court 14 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Sania Mirza (IND) (3) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) — 6-3, 6-0

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) (16) / Robert Farah (COL) (16) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP) / Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) — 7-6(9), 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Robin Haase (NED) / Igor Sijsling (NED) d. Mikhail Elgin (RUS) / Philipp Marx (GER) — 6-1, 6-3

    Mixed Doubles – Round 1
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) d. Shelby Rogers (USA) / Bradley Klahn (USA) — 7-6(1), 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) / Alejandro Falla (COL) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Jiri Vesely (CZE) d. Matthew Ebden (AUS) / Ivo Karlovic (CRO) — 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Kveta Peschke (CZE) (5) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (5) d. Sharon Fichman (CAN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (12) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (12) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) / Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) — 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d. Kristina Barrois (GER) / Annika Beck (GER) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Sam Groth (AUS) / Chris Guccione (AUS) d. Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Gilles Muller (LUX) — 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5)

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • US Open Day 1: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open Day 1: Order of Play & Scores

    US Open

    The full schedule for Day 1 is listed below (Results to follow)…

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    Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Simona Halep (ROU) (2) d. Danielle Rose Collins (USA) — 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-2

    Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Venus Williams (USA) (19) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) — 6-3, 7-6(6), 7-6(3)

    7:00 P.M.
    US Open 2014 Opening Ceremony

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (5) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) — 6-4, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) — 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

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    Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.    

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d. Sharon Fichman (CAN) — 6-1, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Robin Haase (NED) — 6-3, 7-6(6), 1-6, 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (21) d. Annika Beck (GER) — 6-0, 6-3

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) d. Taro Daniel (JPN) — 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1)

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    Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (6) d. Ksenia Pervak (RUS) — 6-2, 3-6, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) — 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Blaz Kavcic (SLO) d. Donald Young (USA) — 7-5, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-1, 3-6, 2-0 (Ret.)

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    Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (21) — 7-5, 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(1)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (9) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 6-2, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Madison Brengle (USA) d. Julia Glushko (ISR) — 6-3, 6-2

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    Court 5 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Andrea Petkovic (GER) (18) d. Ons Jabeur (TUN) — 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Alize Cornet (FRA) (22) d. Amandine Hesse (FRA) — 6-1, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Michael Llodra (FRA) d. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) — 6-4, 6-3, 7-5

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    Court 11 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Benoit Paire (FRA) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) (24) — 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Johanna Konta (GBR) — 6-2, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Bradley Klahn (USA) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5

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    Court 13 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Kurumi Nara (JPN) (31) d. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) — 6-2, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Shuai Peng (CHN) d. Jie Zheng (CHN) — 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) d. James McGee (IRL) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (26) d. Francoise Abanda (CAN) — 6-3, 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Sara Errani (ITA) (13) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) — 6-1, 7-5

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    Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (14) d. Timea Babos (HUN) — 6-4, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Matthias Bachinger (GER) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) d. Facundo Bagnis (ARG) — 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (28) d. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.    

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (23) d. Albert Montanes (ESP) — 6-2, 3-0 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Romina Oprandi (SUI) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) — 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (30) d. Alejandro Falla (COL) — 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) d Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) — 6-3, 6-1, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (31) d. Blaz Rola (SLO) — 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (25) — 6-3, 7-6(4)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) — 7-6(4), 6-3

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    Court 8 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Saisai Zheng (CHN) d. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) — 1-6, 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) d. Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) — 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) — 6-7(7), 4-3 (Ret.)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) — 6-7(7), 7-5, 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 6-1

    [divider]

    Court 10 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) — 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Monica Puig (PUR) d. Tereza Smitkova (CZE) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Virginie Razzano (FRA) — 6-0, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Peter Gojowczyk (GER) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

    [divider]

    Court 14 — 11:00 A.M. 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Matthew Ebden (AUS) d. Tobias Kamke (GER) — 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2)

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) d. Andreas Beck (GER) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(0)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d. Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) — 6-4, 6-3

    [divider]

    Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Jana Cepelova (SVK) d. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 2-6, 7-5, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-4, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) — 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) d. Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) — 6-3, 6-4

    [divider]

    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • 2014 US Open Men’s Draw

    2014 US Open Men’s Draw

    US Open

    The men’s draw for the US Open was released today. In the top half are the No. 1 seed, Novak Djokovic (SRB), and the No. 3 seed, Stan Wawrinka (SUI). In the bottom half are the No. 2 seed, Roger Federer (SUI), and the No. 4 seed, David Ferrer (ESP).

    [divider]

    First Quarter

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1)
    Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

    Gilles Muller (LUX)
    Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

    Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)
    Sam Querrey (USA)

    Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
    Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) (28)

    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22)
    Qualifier

    Michael Llodra (FRA)
    Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)

    Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
    Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

    Marcos Giron (USA)
    John Isner (USA) (13)

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9)
    Juan Monaco (ARG)

    Qualifier
    Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)

    Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
    Qualifier

    Benoit Paire (FRA)
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (24)

    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (31)
    Blaz Rola (SLO)

    Bradley Klahn (USA)
    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)

    Qualifier
    Radek Stepanek (CZE)

    Robin Haase (NED)
    Andy Murray (GBR) (8)

    [divider]

    Second Quarter

    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3)
    Jiri Vesely (CZE)

    Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)
    Nicolas Mahut (FRA)

    Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
    Donald Young (USA)

    Alejandro Falla (COL)
    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (30)

    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (21)
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

    Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
    Andreas Seppi (ITA)

    Simone Bolelli (ITA)
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

    Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16)

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10)
    Wayne Odesnik (USA)

    Pablo Andujar (ESP)
    Jack Sock (USA)

    Matthew Ebden (AUS)
    Tobias Kamke (GER)

    Albert Montanes (ESP)
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (23)

    Lukas Rosol (CZE) (29)
    Qualifier

    Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)
    Igor Sijsling (NED)

    Qualifier
    Benjamin Becker (GER)

    Qualifier
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (5)

    [divider]

    Third Quarter

    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (6)
    Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

    Qualifier
    Martin Klizan (SVK)

    Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)
    Qualifier

    Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
    Santiago Giraldo (COL) (27)

    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) (19)
    Ivan Dodig (CRO)

    Steve Johnson (USA)
    Qualifier

    Lukas Lacko (SVK)
    Dominic Thiem (AUT)

    Kenny De Schepper (FRA)
    Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (11)

    Marin Cilic (CRO) (14)
    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)

    Qualifier
    Qualifier

    Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
    Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

    Pablo Cuevas (URU)
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (18)

    Gilles Simon (FRA) (26)
    Qualifier

    Noah Rubin (USA)
    Federico Delbonis (ARG)

    Bernard Tomic (AUS)
    Dustin Brown (GER)

    Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4)

    [divider]

    Fourth Quarter

    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (7)
    Ryan Harrison (USA)

    Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
    Dudi Sela (ISR)

    Qualifier
    David Goffin (BEL)

    Frank Dancevic (CAN)
    Joao Sousa (POR) (32)

    Gael Monfils (FRA) (20)
    Jared Donaldson (USA)

    Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)
    Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

    Qualifier
    Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)

    Denis Istomin (UZB)
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (12)

    Fabio Fognini (ITA) (15)
    Andrey Golubev (KAZ)

    Pere Riba (ESP)
    Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

    Qualifier
    Tim Smyczek (USA)

    Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (17)

    Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (25)
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

    Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
    Marcel Granollers (ESP)

    Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
    Sam Groth (AUS)

    Marinko Matosevic (AUS)
    Roger Federer (SUI) (2)

    [divider]

    Cover Photo: Kiu Kaffi, Tennis Frontier correspondent

  • Western & Southern Open Finals – Sunday, August 17 – Day 7: Schedule of Play & Results

    Western & Southern Open Finals – Sunday, August 17 – Day 7: Schedule of Play & Results

    Western & Southern Open

    On Sunday, the Western & Southern Open features the men’s and women’s finals. Up first are the women. No. 1 seed Serena Williams will play Ana Ivanovic (9). They will be followed by the Spaniard David Ferrer (6), who will face the No. 2 seed, Roger Federer.

    The full schedule is below. Results posted as known.

    [divider]

    Center Court Start 2:00 P.M.

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (9) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) — 6-4, 6-1

    Not Before 4:00 P.M.

    (2) Roger Federer (SUI) d (6) David Ferrer (ESP) — 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

    [divider]

    Grandstand Start 12:15 P.M.

    (1) Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) d Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before 2:45 P.M.

    (7) Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Abigail Spears (USA) d (6) Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) — 6-1, 2-0 (Ret.)

    [divider]

    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • Western & Southern Open – Saturday, August 16 – Day 6: Schedule of Play & Results

    Western & Southern Open – Saturday, August 16 – Day 6: Schedule of Play & Results

    Western & Southern Open

    Saturday at the Western & Southern Open features the men’s and women’s semifinals. First up on Center Court is Serena Williams (1) vs. Caroline Wozniacki (12). They are followed by the Spaniard David Ferrer (6), who faces the unseeded Julien Benneteau. The third match pits Maria Sharapova (5) against the Serb Ana Ivanovic (9). Center Court action concludes with Roger Federer (2) playing the Canadian Milos Raonic (5).

    The full schedule is below. Results posted as known.

    [divider]

    Center Court Start 1:00 P.M.

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (12) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) — 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

    Not Before 3:00 P.M.

    (6) David Ferrer (ESP) d Julien Benneteau (FRA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.

    (9) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d (5) Maria Sharapova (RUS) — 6-2, 5-7, 7-5

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.

    (2) Roger Federer (SUI) d (5) Milos Raonic (CAN) — 6-2, 6-3

    [divider]

    Grandstand Start 1:00 P.M.

    (6) Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) — 6-4, 1-6, 10-7

    Not Before 2:00 P.M.

    (1) Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) d (WC) Steve Johnson (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA) — 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-8

    Not Before 3:30 P.M.

    (7) Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) / Abigail Spears (USA) d (8) Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) — 7-5, 7-5

    Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) d (6) Julien Benneteau (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) — 7-6(5), 3-6, 10-6

    [divider]

    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

  • Western & Southern Open 2014 PhotoBlog (Kiu) — Part II

    Western & Southern Open 2014 PhotoBlog (Kiu) — Part II

    Tennis Frontier Correspondent, Kiu Kaffi, is in Cincinnati for the Western & Southern Open.