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Western & Southern Open – Day 3: Schedule of Play & Results

Day 3 of the Western & Southern Open begins with Andy Murray (8) facing Portugal’s Joao Sousa on Center Court. Up next is Serena Williams (1), who will play Samantha Stosur (AUS). They’re followed by Roger Federer (2) and the young Canadian sensation Vasek Pospisil. The night matches begin with another Canadian, Eugenie Bouchard, who will play the Russian veteran Svetlana Kuznetsova. The final match on Center Court features the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (13), who will face the entertaining Frenchman Gael Monfils.

The full schedule is below. Results posted as known.

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Center Court Start 11:00 A.M.

(8) Andy Murray (GBR) d Joao Sousa (POR) — 6-3, 6-3

Not Before 1:00 P.M.

(1) Serena Williams (USA) d Samantha Stosur (AUS) — 7-6(7), 7-6(7)

(2) Roger Federer (SUI) d Vasek Pospisil (CAN) — 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-2

Not Before 7:00 P.M.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d (7) Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

Not Before 8:30 P.M.

Gael Monfils (FRA) d (13) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) — 6-4, 6-1

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Grandstand Start 11:00 A.M.

Elina Svitolina (UKR) d (3) Petra Kvitova (CZE) — 6-2, 7-6(2)

(11) John Isner (USA) d (Q) Marinko Matosevic (AUS) — 6-3, 7-6(1)

Not Before 3:00 P.M.

(4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-2, 6-2

Not Before 7:00 P.M.

(5) Milos Raonic (CAN) d (WC) Robby Ginepri (USA) — 6-2, 6-2

Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) d (4) Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) — 6-2, 6-4

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Court 3 Start 11:00 A.M.

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) d (7) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

(16) Tommy Robredo (ESP) d (WC) Sam Querrey (USA) — 6-2, 6-4

(15) Fabio Fognini (ITA) d Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) — 6-1, 6-4

(13) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d (Q) Taylor Townsend (USA) — 6-4, 6-3

Not Before 7:00 P.M.

(9) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d (WC) Christina McHale (USA) — 6-4, 6-0

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Court 9 Start 11:00 A.M.

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d (4) Tomas Berdych (CZE) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Not Before 1:30 P.M.

Sloane Stephens (USA) d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) — 7-5, 6-1

(6) David Ferrer (ESP) d Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) — 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4)

(WC) Steve Johnson (USA) d (9) Ernests Gulbis (LAT) — 6-4, 6-4

(8) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d (Q) Annika Beck (GER) — 6-1, 7-6(0)

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Court 4 Start 11:00 A.M.

(6) Angelique Kerber (GER) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) — 6-4, 6-1

Sabine Lisicki (GER) d (14) Sara Errani (ITA) — 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(2)

(14) Marin Cilic (CRO) d Fernando Verdasco (ESP) — 7-6(6), 7-6(5)

(1) Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) d Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) — 6-3, 7-5

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Court 6 Start 11:00 A.M.

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 6-3, 6-4

(15) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d (Q) Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-3, 7-5

(16) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d (Q) Zarina Diyas (KAZ) — 6-4, 6-2

(6) Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Karolina Pliskova (CZE) — 6-6 (Ret.)

Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d (3) Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) — 6-4, 0-6, 10-6

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Court 7 Start 11:00 A.M.

Eric Butorac (USA) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) d (PR) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 6-4, 6-3

Julien Benneteau (FRA) d (Q) James Ward (GBR) — 6-2, 6-2

(5) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 6-1, 6-1

Not Before 3:00 P.M.

Marina Erakovic (NZL) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d Kalashnikova / Savchuk — 1-6, 6-4, 11-9

(3) Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / Santiago Giraldo (COL) — 6-2, 6-3

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Court 10 Start 11:00 A.M.

Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU) d (7) Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) — 7-5, 7-6(5)

Not Before 12:30 P.M.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d (Q) Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-1, 6-3

Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d Andrea Petkovic (GER) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-4, 6-4

(6) Julien Benneteau (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Tommy Robredo (ESP) — 1-6, 6-4, 10-7

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) d (5) Leander Paes (IND) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) — 6-1, 4-6, 10-8

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August 13, 2014
Western & Southern Open – Day 2: Schedule of Play & Results

Day 2 of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, kicks off with Venus Williams playing the Czech Lucie Safarova (16). Next up is Rogers Cup champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), who faces the veteran Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Maria Sharapova (5) will then play the American Madison Keys. The night matches begin with World No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. the Frenchman Gilles Simon, followed by Simona Halep (2) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL).

The full schedule is below. Results posted as known.

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Center Court Start 11:00 A.M.

(16) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d Venus Williams (USA) — 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d (12) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) — 6-1, 6-4

Not Before 3:00 P.M.

(5) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Madison Keys (USA) — 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

Not Before 7:00 P.M.

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d Gilles Simon (FRA) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Not Before 8:30 P.M.

(2) Simona Halep (ROU) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) — 6-4, 6-2

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Grandstand Start 11:00 A.M.

(14) Marin Cilic (CRO) d Feliciano Lopez (ESP) — 6-3, 6-4

(14) Sara Errani (ITA) d (Q) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) — 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(2)

(3) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d (Q) Benjamin Becker (GER) — 6-3, 7-6(5)

Not Before 7:00 P.M.

(WC) Steve Johnson (USA) d (Q) Benoit Paire (FRA) — 6-4, 6-1

Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) — 6-4, 6-3

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Court 3 Start 11:00 A.M.

(Q) James Ward (GBR) d Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

(WC) Robby Ginepri (USA) d Dominic Thiem (AUT) — 6-3, 5-7, 7-5

(9) Ernests Gulbis (LAT) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) — 7-6(8), 7-6(4)

Sloane Stephens (USA) d Andrea Petkovic (GER) — 6-3, 6-3

Not Before 7:00 P.M.

(12) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d Shuai Zhang (CHN) — 6-2, 6-3

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Court 9 Start 11:00 A.M.

(WC) Christina McHale (USA) d (Q) Nicole Gibbs (USA) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d (LL) Mona Barthel (GER) — 7-5, 6-0

Sabine Lisicki (GER) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) — 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

Julien Benneteau (FRA) d (LL) Blaz Rola (SLO) — 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(7)

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Court 4 Start 11:00 A.M.

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d Radek Stepanek (CZE) — 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(4)

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Camila Giorgi (ITA) — 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3

(13) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d Martin Klizan (SVK) — 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d Julia Goerges (GER) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) — 6-2, 6-3

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Court 6 Start 11:00 A.M.

(15) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) — 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

Andreas Seppi (ITA) d Santiago Giraldo (COL) — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

(WC) Melanie Oudin (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) d Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Klara Koukalova (CZE) — 0-6, 6-0, 11-9

Not Before 2:30 P.M.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) d Martina Hingis (SUI) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 6-7(8), 6-1, 10-6

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Court 7 Start 11:00 A.M.

Kurumi Nara (JPN) d Romina Oprandi (SUI) — 6-0, 6-2

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-2

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) — 7-5, 6-2

Marin Cilic (CRO) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) d Treat Huey (PHI) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) — 6-3, 3-6, 10-5

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Court 10 Start 11:00 A.M.

(Q) Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d (Q) Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) — 7-6(4), 7-6(5)

(Q) Annika Beck (GER) d Garbine Muguruza (ESP) — 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) — 3-6, 6-1, 10-3

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / Santiago Giraldo (COL) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) — 3-6, 6-4, 10-3

Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Tommy Robredo (ESP) d Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) / Gael Monfils (FRA) — 5-7, 6-3, 10-3

Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) d (Alt) Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) — 5-7, 6-3, 10-3

August 12, 2014
Mona Barthel Wins Swedish Open

German Mona Barthel won her third career WTA title at the Swedish Open by beating South African Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 7-6(3).

Barthel fought from 5-3 down in a tough second set to claim victory and end Scheepers’s hopes.

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July 21, 2014
Caroline Wozniacki Wins Istanbul Cup

Caroline Wozniacki returned to top form with a victory in the final of the Istanbul Cup in Turkey over Roberta Vinci.

Wozniacki served up two bread-sticks en route to a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory behind a dominant service game.

“I served well and pushed her around the court,” said Wozniacki, who held serve for the duration of the match.

The victory moves Wozniacki back up to No. 13 in the world rankings. Hours later, former fiance Rory McIlroy won the British Golf Open at Royal Liverpool.

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Cover Photo: Andrew Campbell (Creative Commons License)

July 21, 2014
Breaking Bad: Petkovic Wins Nurnberger Title

Andrea Petkovic won her second title of the year at the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies tournament in Bad Gastein by defeating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-3.

Rogers was a surprise finalist and defeated the second seed Sara Errani en route to the championship decider. It was her debut in a WTA final.

Both players exchanged breaks in the first set, before Petkovic broke Rogers to take a 5-3 lead. She served out the final game to take the opening stanza.

The second set initially looked like Petkovic was going to run away with proceedings. She jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a double break. Rogers fought back twice but had difficulty consolidating her serve throughout the set, and her more experienced opponent ran out the match by taking the second set and the championship 6-3.

Petkovic, ranked No. 20, now has four career WTA titles to her name and this was her second of the year after triumphing at Charleston in April.

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July 15, 2014
Hall of Fame Inductees 2014

The International Tennis Hall of Fame inducted its “Class of 2014” at the annual Newport Tennis Championships. The class of 2014 comprised of the following figures from the sport:

Nick Bollettieri (Contributor)
Lindsay Davenport (Recent Player)
Jane Brown Grimes (Contributor)
John Barrett (Contributor)

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Cover Photo: WorldIslandInfo.com (Creative Commons license)

July 15, 2014
Simona Halep Prevails on Home Turf

Simona Halep defeated Roberta Vinci with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 win to take the inaugural Bucharest Open title in Romania.

Roared on by a partisan crowd in her home country, Halep dictated proceedings from start to finish to secure the title in just 68 minutes.

Halep, the top seed and World No. 3, has now won eight titles in the last two years.

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July 14, 2014
Serena Williams Stunned in Paris by Garbine Muguruza

Defending Champion and World Number One Serena Williams has been dumped out of the French Open in little over an hour by unheralded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza.

Muguruza showed few nerves and dominated the match from start to finish en route to a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Williams appeared uncharacteristically flat and her game was littered with unforced errors.

“I’m very happy,” stated Muguruza after the sensational upset. She will now meet Anna Schmiedlova, who defeated Serena’s sister Venus Williams just an hour earlier.

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Cover Photo: Marianne Bevis

May 28, 2014
Eugenie Bouchard Wins Title in Nuremberg

Canadian starlet Eugenie Bouchard broke through to win her first WTA title with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Karolina Pliskova to secure the Nuremberg Cup.

Bouchard looked comfortable after bagging the opening set, and seemed to be cruising at 4-2 in the second. She then began experiencing problems with her serve. Pliskova accepted the invitation to get back in the match and duly reeled off four straight games to take the second set and level proceedings. The streak continued with her adding another game to take an early lead in the third.

The deciding set was a roller coaster ride with both players being broken on multiple occasions before Bouchard steadied the ship to prevail and take her maiden title.

“This is kind of like a stepping stone for me. Winning a WTA title is of course a goal I’ve had, and I’m so happy to accomplish it,” stated a relieved Bouchard after the match.

Her win secured the first WTA title for a Canadian woman since Aleksandra Wozniak, in 2008.

She is now scheduled to take on Israel’s Shahar Peer in her opening match of the French Open at Roland Garros.

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Cover Photo by Yann Caradec (Creative Commons License)

May 25, 2014
Monica Puig Celebrates Maiden WTA Title

Unseeded Monica Puig claimed her first WTA title with a straight sets victory over Spain’s
Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-4, 6-3 in Strasbourg.

She becomes the first Puerto Rican female to win a WTA title and did not drop a set all week.

In a dominant display, Puig dropped just nine points on serve all match, two of them double-faults.

“I woke up this morning and I felt it. I felt I was going to do something amazing,” stated Puig after the match.

She moves on to another tough assignment in France, where she has been drawn to play 2010 finalist Sam Stosur in her opening match.

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May 25, 2014