Murray edges familiar foe Wawrinka in Cincinnati
Andy Murray outlasted familiar foe Stan Wawrinka 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5 in their first-round clash at the Cincinnati Open on Monday, the last big test before the U.S. Open.
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Rafael Nadal Puts Fitness Atop His Cincinnati Priority List
Rafael Nadal is keeping expectations in check while focusing on fitness as he prepares for the Cincinnati Masters. The world number three, who handed in an abdominal muscle injury walkover in his Wimbledon semi-final with Nick Kyrgios, takes the second seeding behind Daniil Medvedev in the American Midwest at the joint ATP and WTA tournament. With Novak Djokovic missing due to his refusal to get a Covid-19 vaccination, the 36-year-old Spaniard has one less dangerous opponent to deal with at the US Open tuneup.
Cincinnati Masters: Cameron Norrie beats Holger Rune to set up second round clash with Andy Murray
Cameron Norrie battled past Holger Rune 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in a tight first round match at the Cincinnati Masters to set up an all-British clash with Andy Murray. It’s the first time Norrie has won in Cincinnati and despite not being at his best, he did enough to get over the line. Ad Norrie was broken early by an aggressive Rune, but he broke back as the first set went to a tie-break.
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Frustration in Cincinnati as Williams and Raducanu match is postponed
The highly anticipated first-round match between Serena Williams and Emma Raducanu at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati was abruptly postponed from Monday to Tuesday, frustrating fans who had spent considerable money and travelled to the event to watch the match.
Nadal missing from Spain's Davis Cup squad, Djokovic to play for Serbia
Rafael Nadal will sit out the group stage of the Davis Cup finals next month after not being named in the Spain team on Monday, while Novak Djokovic is set to lead group rivals Serbia.
Elena Rybakina off the mark in Cincinnati
The world number 25 set up a second-round clash with eighth seed Garbine Muguruza, title-winner here in 2017. Rybakina's success rate since defeating Ons Jabeur in the All England Club final has been modest, with a first-round defeat at the Silicon Valley event and a 1-1 record last week in Toronto.
Iga Swiatek 'shy' about speaking to retiring Serena Williams
Serena Williams. The top-ranked Pole heads the field this week at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Masters where the 40-year-Wiliams will continue the countdown to the end of her career with an opener against US Open winner Emma Raducanu on Tuesday.