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US Open Day 12: Women’s Semifinals – Order of Play & Scores

The women’s semi-finals will be played on Day 12 to set the finals set for Saturday. Shuai Peng of China is making her debut in the final four of a major, playing Caroline Wozniacki, who leads their head-to-head 5-1. The second semi pits the 5-time US Open Champion, Serena Williams against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, who was a winner in 2012 in the mixed doubles here. Williams has won 3 of their 4 matches played, including a straight sets win here two years ago. This year’s mixed doubles final is first up on the day’s schedule.

The full schedule for Day 12 is listed below (Results to follow). All times are local.

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Arthur Ashe Stadium — 12:30 P.M.

Mixed Doubles – Final
Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) — 6-1, 2-6 [11-9]

Not Before: 1:45 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Semifinals
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (10) d. Shuai Peng (CHN) — 7-6(1), 4-3 (Ret.)

Not Before: 3:45 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Semifinals
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) — 6-1, 6-3

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September 4, 2014
US Open Day 10: Men’s & Women’s Quarterfinals – Order of Play & Scores

Day 10 brings the quarterfinal clashes in the top halves of both the women’s and men’s draws, with three former US Open champions in action. Defending champion and overall 5 times winner here, Serena Williams, will face Flavia Pennetta, while Victoria Azarenka, last year’s finalist, will play Ekaterina Makarova. On the men’s side, one of the matches features two former champs. Novak Djokovic, 2011 winner and last year’s runner-up will play Andy Murray, the 2012 winner. And this year’s Australian Open winner, Stan Wawrinka will battle Kei Nishikori for a slot in the semi-finals.

The full schedule for Day 10 is listed below (Results to follow). All times are local.

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Arthur Ashe Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
Abigail Spears (USA) (10) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) (10) d. Taylor Townsend (USA) / Donald Young (USA) — 6-3, 6-4

Not Before: 12:30 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) — 6-4, 6-2

Not Before: 3:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) — 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(7), 6-7(5), 6-4

Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) — 6-3, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Andy Murray (GBR) (8) — 7-6(1), 6-7(1), 6-2, 6-4

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Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) d. Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) — 7-6(3), 6-4

Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (8) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (8) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Leonardo Mayer (ARG) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) — 7-5, 4-6, 10-7

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September 2, 2014
US Open Day 8: Order of Play & Scores

Day 8 features the fourth round matches for the top half of the draws. Serena Williams, the No. 1 seed, will face the unseeded Kaia Kanepi. The 2012 champion Andy Murray plays the No. 9 seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA). The evening session on Ashe begins with Victoria Azarenka taking on Aleksandra Krunic, and ends with Milos Raonic (5) vs. Kei Nishikori (10).

On Louis Armstrong Stadium, Novak Djokovic (1), the 2011 champion, will play Philipp Kohlschreiber (22). The young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7) faces Ekaterina Makarova (17), and the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (3) will take on the veteran Spaniard Tommy Robredo (16).

The full schedule for Day 8 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 4
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) — 7-5, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 4
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 6-3, 6-3

Men’s Singles – Round 4
Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) — 7-5, 7-5, 6-4

Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 4
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Round 4
Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) — 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4

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Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 3
Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Bradley Klahn (USA) / Tim Smyczek (USA) — 6-3, 7-6(5)

Men’s Singles – Round 4
Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) — 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 4
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) — 7-6(2), 6-4

Men’s Singles – Round 4
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) d. Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) — 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2

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Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

Junior Girls’ Singles – Round 1
Catherine Bellis (USA) (1) d. Renata Zarazua (MEX) — 6-1, 6-3

Men’s Doubles – Round 3
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (8) / Jack Sock (USA) (8) — 6-2, 6-2

Men’s Doubles – Round 3
Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) d. Leander Paes (IND) (6) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (6) — 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

Women’s Doubles – Round 3
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) — 6-1, 6-4

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Leander Paes (IND) (3) — 6-4, 4-6, 10-8

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Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
Taylor Townsend (USA) / Donald Young (USA) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) — 2-6, 7-6(3), 10-5

Men’s Doubles – Round 3
Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) / Michael Venus (NZL) — 6-3, 6-4

Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 3
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (2) — 7-6(4), 6-4

Men’s Doubles – Round 3
David Marrero (ESP) (7) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (7) d. Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (9) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (9) — 6-3, 6-2

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Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 3
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (8) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (8) d. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 6-4, 6-3

Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 3
Kveta Peschke (CZE) (5) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (5) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (9) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (9) — 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)

Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 3
Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Sania Mirza (IND) (3) d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) — 6-3, 6-2

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) d. Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) — 6-3, 1-2 (Ret.)

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinals
Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (6) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) (6) — 7-5, 2-6, 10-5

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): wchuang

August 31, 2014
US Open Day 6: Order of Play & Scores

Action on Arthur Ashe Stadium for Day 6 kicks off with the Italian Flavia Pennetta (11) playing the American Nicole Gibbs. They’re followed by the two world No. 1’s: Novak Djokovic faces Sam Querrey, then Serena Williams takes on her compatriot Varvara Lepchenko. The evening matches begin with the Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7) vs. the Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. The last match features the young Australian sensation Nick Kyrgios pitted against the veteran Spaniard Tommy Robredo (16).

The full schedule for Day 6 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 3
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Nicole Gibbs (USA) — 6-4, 6-0

Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Sam Querrey (USA) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) — 6-3, 6-3

Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (30) — 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-4

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) d. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3

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Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Petra Kvitova (CZE) (3) — 6-4, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) — 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) d. John Isner (USA) (13) — 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4)

Not Before: 6:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (3) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) — Walkover

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Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) d. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) — 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(3)

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) — 6-1, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) d. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. Jared Donaldson (USA) / Michael Russell (USA) — 6-1, 6-2

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Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 3
Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (23) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-3

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (15) — 7-5, 6-0

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (8) / Jack Sock (USA) (8) d. Marin Draganja (CRO) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 6-4, 6-2

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Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (2) d. Darija Jurak (CRO) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) — 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Sania Mirza (IND) (3) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) — 6-1, 6-2

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 3
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) — 6-2, 6-4

Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) — 6-2, 2-6, 13-11

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Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (9) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (9) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-2, 6-2

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (9) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (9) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (15) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (15) — 6-3, 6-0

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Marcel Granollers (ESP) (11) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (11) d. Robin Haase (NED) / Igor Sijsling (NED) — 6-4, 7-5

Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Sania Mirza (IND) (1) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Jamie Murray (GBR) — 6-2, 7-6(8)

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Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (11) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) (11) d. Janette Husarova (SVK) / Paula Kania (POL) — 6-3, 6-2

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (13) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (13) — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Bradley Klahn (USA) / Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Benjamin Becker (GER) / Artem Sitak (NZL) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Mixed Doubles – Round 1
Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. Lisa Raymond (USA) / Scott Lipsky (USA) — 4-6, 6-3, 11-9

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Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) / Joao Sousa (POR) — 7-6(1), 7-5

Women’s Doubles – Round 2
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d. Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) — 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 2
Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Sam Groth (AUS) / Chris Guccione (AUS) — 7-6(5), 6-4

Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Abigail Spears (USA) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Robert Farah (COL) — 5-7, 6-3, 11-9

Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Leander Paes (IND) (3) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) — 6-1, 4-6, 10-4

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Wallyg

August 29, 2014
US Open Day 4: Order of Play & Scores

Day 4 features the top seeds in action on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Serena Williams will play compatriot Vania King. Following them, Novak Djokovic faces the unseeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. Andy Murray (8), who won the US Open in 2012, plays the German Matthias Bachinger. The last match on Ashe pits the young Canadian sensation Eugenie Bouchard against the Romanian Sorana Cirstea.

The full schedule for Day 4 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
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Christina McHale (USA) — 6-3, 6-2

Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Vania King (USA) — 6-1, 6-0

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Andy Murray (GBR) (8) d. Matthias Bachinger (GER) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) — 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4

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Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (8) — 7-5, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Round 2
John Isner (USA) (13) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Madison Keys (USA) (27) — 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-5

Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Milos Raonic (CAN) (5) d. Peter Gojowczyk (GER) — 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3)

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Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP) — 6-4, 6-1 (Ret.)

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (9) d. Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Petra Kvitova (CZE) (3) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) — 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Venus Williams (USA) / Serena Williams (USA) d. Timea Babos (HUN) (7) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (7) — 7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-1

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Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) (28) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Nicole Gibbs (USA) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (23) — 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Tommy Robredo (ESP) (16) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) — 5-7, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d. Catherine Bellis (USA) — 6-3, 0-6, 6-2

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Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) — 6-2 (Ret.)

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) — 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) (24) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(8)

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-4

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Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Shelby Rogers (USA) — 6-4, 6-3

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) d. Benoit Paire (FRA) — 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (15) d. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) — 6-3, 6-3

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) d. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (31) — 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

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Court 13 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) d. Qiang Wang (CHN) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Mona Barthel (GER) — 6-4, 6-0

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (23) d. Matthew Ebden (AUS) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) — 6-1, 6-2

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Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Jared Donaldson (USA) / Michael Russell (USA) d. Stefan Kozlov (USA) / Noah Rubin (USA) — 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-4

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (13) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (13) d. Asia Muhammad (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) — 6-3, 6-1

Mixed Doubles – Round 1
Christina McHale (USA) / Stefan Kozlov (USA) d. Julia Goerges (GER) (7) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (7) — 7-5, 2-6, 12-10

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Steve Johnson (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA) — 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5)

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Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (8) / Jack Sock (USA) (8) d. Henri Kontinen (FIN) / Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) — 6-4, 6-4

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Alexander Peya (AUT) (2) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (2) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Diego Schwartzman (ARG) — 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) d. Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-2, 2-6, 6-0

Men’s Singles – Round 2
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Borna Coric (CRO) — 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

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Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Bradley Klahn (USA) / Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Austin Krajicek (USA) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) — 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 2
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (30) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

Mixed Doubles – Round 1
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (6) / Rohan Bopanna (IND) (6) d. Lauren Davis (USA) / Nicholas Monroe (USA) — 3-6, 6-2, 10-0

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-1, 3-0 (Ret.)

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Court 8 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) d. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-2, 6-1

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) / Michael Venus (NZL) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Juan Monaco (ARG) — 6-2, 3-0 (Ret.)

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) / Joao Sousa (POR) d. Marcos Giron (USA) / Kevin King (USA) — 6-4, 7-5

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (15) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (15) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) / Jana Cepelova (SVK) — 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3

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Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Scott Lipsky (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Jamie Murray (GBR) (15) / John Peers (AUS) (15) — 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Janette Husarova (SVK) / Paula Kania (POL) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) / Monica Puig (PUR) — 6-4, 6-4

Mixed Doubles – Round 1
Melanie Oudin (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) / Treat Huey (PHI) — 6-1, 6-4

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) d. Jennifer Brady (USA) / Samantha Crawford (USA) — 6-4, 6-2

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Court 12 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (9) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (9) d. Jesse Huta Galung (NED) / Rameez Junaid (AUS) — 6-4, 6-4

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (11) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) (11) d. Tereza Smitkova (CZE) / Stephanie Vogt (LIE) — 6-4, 7-6(4)

Mixed Doubles – Round 1
Cara Black (ZIM) (3) / Leander Paes (IND) (3) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) — 6-3, 4-6, 10-8

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (14) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) (14) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 6-1, 6-1

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Martin Klizan (SVK) — 7-5, 7-5

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Court 14 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Marin Draganja (CRO) / Florin Mergea (ROU) d. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-0

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (2) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Karin Knapp (ITA) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (9) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) (9) d. Raluca Olaru (ROU) / Stefanie Voegele (SUI) — 6-1, 6-4

Mixed Doubles – Round 1
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Jamie Murray (GBR) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 3-6, 6-1, 13-11

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Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Darija Jurak (CRO) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) d. Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR) / Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) — 6-4, 6-3

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Nicolas Barrientos (COL) / Santiago Giraldo (COL) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) / Denis Istomin (UZB) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (8) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (8) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) / Shahar Peer (ISR) — 6-0, 6-1

Women’s Doubles – Round 1
Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) — 4-3 (Ret.)

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

August 27, 2014
US Open Day 2: Order of Play & Scores

Day 2 action will feature the first round matches of the bottom halves of the men’s and women’s draws. Serena Williams and Roger Federer are the featured night matches on Arthur Ashe stadium. The top US man, John Isner is also in action tomorrow.

The full schedule for Day 2 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 1
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (8) d. Alison Riske (USA) — 6-3, 6-0

Not Before: 1:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
John Isner (USA) (13) d. Marcos Giron (USA) — 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(2)

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Petra Kvitova (CZE) (3) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) — 6-1, 6-0

Not Before: 7:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Roger Federer (SUI) (2) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Serena Williams (USA) (1) d. Taylor Townsend (USA) — 6-3, 6-1

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Louis Armstrong Stadium — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Sam Querrey (USA) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) — 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) — 6-2, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Round 1
David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) — 6-1, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Madison Keys (USA) (27) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) — 6-0, 6-3

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Grandstand — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Samantha Stosur (AUS) (24) d. Lauren Davis (USA) — 6-1, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Pablo Andujar (ESP) d. Jack Sock (USA) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 (Ret.)

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (16) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) — 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-1

Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Gael Monfils (FRA) (20) d. Jared Donaldson (USA) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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Court 17 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Kei Nishikori (JPN) (10) d. Wayne Odesnik (USA) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Richard Gasquet (FRA) (12) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) — 7-5, 7-6(5), 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (17) d. Grace Min (USA) — 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Nicole Gibbs (USA) d. Caroline Garcia (FRA) — 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

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Court 5 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (20) — 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3)

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (11) d. Julia Goerges (GER) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Filip Krajinovic (SRB) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(5)

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Dustin Brown (GER) — 7-6(2), 6-4, 7-6(3)

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Court 11 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Mona Barthel (GER) d. Shuai Zhang (CHN) (32) — 6-1, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Fabio Fognini (ITA) (15) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Gilles Simon (FRA) (26) d. Radu Albot (MDA) — 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Vania King (USA) d. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

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Court 13 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Heather Watson (GBR) — 6-1, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Federico Delbonis (ARG) d. Noah Rubin (USA) — 6-4, 6-3, 6-0

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) — 6-1, 6-2, 2-1 (Ret.)

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) d. Donna Vekic (CRO) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-1

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Mate Pavic (CRO) / Andre Sa (BRA) d. Chase Buchanan (USA) / Tennys Sandgren (USA) — 6-2, 6-3

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Court 4 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (25) d. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) — 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (30) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) — 6-1, 6-3

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Christina McHale (USA) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) — 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(5)

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) — 6-4, 6-4, 7-5

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Court 6 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) (28) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Igor Sijsling (NED) — 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Catherine Bellis (USA) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (12) — 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (15) d. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

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Court 7 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) — 7-5, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Shelby Rogers (USA) d. Maryna Zanevska (UKR) — 6-4, 6-3

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (17) d. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) — 5-7, 7-6(1), 1-6, 7-5, 6-1

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (23) d. Teliana Pereira (BRA) — 6-2, 6-0

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Court 8 — 11:00 A.M.

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Marcel Granollers (ESP) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 7-6(1), 6-3, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Borna Coric (CRO) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) (29) — 6-4, 6-1, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) d. Klara Koukalova (CZE) — 6-1, 2-6, 6-3

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Eric Butorac (USA) (12) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) (12) d. Tomasz Bednarek (POL) / Johan Brunstrom (SWE) — 6-3, 6-1

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Court 10 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (29) d. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) — 7-5, 6-3

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) — 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
David Marrero (ESP) (7) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (7) d. Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Donald Young (USA) — 6-4, 6-4

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Michael Llodra (FRA) (10) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (10) d. Peter Kobelt (USA) / Hunter Reese (USA) — 6-4, 6-1

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) d. Colin Fleming (GBR) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) — 6-4, 6-3

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Court 12 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Qiang Wang (CHN) d. Paula Kania (POL) — 6-2, 6-0

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) — 6-0, 7-5

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) — 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-5

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Benjamin Becker (GER) / Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Treat Huey (PHI) (14) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (14) — 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2

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Court 14 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. Pere Riba (ESP) — 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) — 6-1, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Katarzyna Piter (POL) — 6-4, 6-1

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Court 15 — 11:00 A.M.

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) — 6-2, 6-2

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) / Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) — 6-4, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Round 1
Polona Hercog (SLO) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 6-2, 7-6(4)

Men’s Singles – Round 1
Sam Groth (AUS) d. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) — 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3

Men’s Doubles – Round 1
Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Rohan Bopanna (IND) (13) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (13) — 7-6(10), 4-6, 7-6(5)

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

August 25, 2014
Serena Williams Wins Cincinnati

Serena Williams won her first ever title in at the Western and Southern Open, beating Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-1. The Serb made a strong start, breaking Williams in the first game of the match and seemed committed to being aggressive on the intimidating Williams serve, often standing inside the baseline. But Serena found her serve, breaking back in the sixth game for 3-3. After that, Ivanovic appeared to be feeling the effects of a long and emotional match win last night over Maria Sharapova. And Williams began to play her best tennis of this North American hard court swing, the lead-up to the US Open, which begins in 8 days.

Ivanovic, having the winningest season of any woman on tour, will be back in the top 10 when the rankings come out tomorrow. Serena, one month shy of her 33rd birthday, goes into the next Slam as the heavy favorite. She is looking for her 18th Major title, which would tie her with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. And having won the US Open tune-up season, she would also collect a bonus, should she win the title in New York…a payday of $4 million dollars.

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Marianne Bevis

August 17, 2014
Western & Southern Open Finals – Sunday, August 17 – Day 7: Schedule of Play & Results

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.

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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

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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.)

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

August 17, 2014
Western & Southern Open – Saturday, August 16 – Day 6: Schedule of Play & Results

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.

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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

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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

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Kiu Kaffi

August 16, 2014
Serena Regroups and Wins in Stanford

After some very mysterious behavior at Wimbledon, Serena Williams, determined to prove that was the result of just an anomalous illness, bypassed all critics and put in a dominating performance at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, CA, a tournament she has won three times. Today, she beat Angelique Kerber, of Germany, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Williams, who captured Stanford titles in 2011-12, improved her unbeaten run at the tournament to 13-0 three weeks before she is set to defend her title at the U.S. Open, which begins August 25.

Williams was down 1-5 in the first – saving two set points at 2-5 – before seizing control of the match and closing out Kerber in 1 hour and 19 minutes.

“Serena had the better answer at the end,” said third-seeded Kerber.

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Francisco Carbajal

August 4, 2014