WASHINGTON, August 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) August 22 is a date that many had marked on their calendar denoting the return of the ATP Tour after five months. It arrived with much fanfare even if there were no fans […]
STARNBERG, August 22, 2020 The ATP Tour returns at the Western & Southern Open, with seven of the Top 10 players in the FedEx ATP Rankings set to compete in New York. The field is led by World No. 1 […]
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Leylah Fernandez of Canada had her eye on her third WTA quarterfinal of the season last week at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Ky., when she faced 116th-ranked American Shelby Rogers in a […]
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) About 10 years ago, former player and coach Brad Gilbert, now an analyst for ESPN, came up with the term “popcorn match,” which he defined on Twitter as “Get out a big bowl of […]
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic admits he was “very close to not coming,” to New York to play in the Masters 1000 Western & Southern Open and US Open, both being held under […]
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) No other US Open in history has ever been staged during the middle of a global health pandemic. Because of COVID-19, this year’s US Open, which begins August 31 at the USTA Billie […]
CINCINNATI, August 12, 2020 (Western & Southern Open Press Release) Both the women’s and men’s defending champions are among the initial entries to play doubles at the 2020 Western & Southern Open, which will be held August 20-28 at the […]
CINCINNATI, August 7, 2020 (Western & Southern Open Press Release) The Western & Southern Open has awarded 11 wild cards to its qualifying field, with 10 Americans – including one Cincinnatian – among the recipients. The five men and six […]
CINCINNATI, August 4, 2020 (Press Release) Players with past Western & Southern Open success will be among those competing for a spot in the main draw during this year’s two-round qualifying event. Former champions Victoria Azarenka (2013) and Vera Zvonareva […]
CINCINNATI, August 3, 2020 (Press Release) Two-time winner Andy Murray and Americans Tommy Paul, Tennys Sandgren and Frances Tiafoe have been awarded wild cards for the Western & Southern Open. Murray, who claimed the Cincinnati title in 2008 and 2011, is the sixth Western & Southern Open […]
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