ATP Masters 1000 Cinicinnati

A Day Of Firsts As Cincinnati Comes To New York

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 […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW35

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 […]

Fernandez’s Elan For Tennis Goes Well Beyond Her Years

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 […]

Western & Southern Open: Have Plenty Of Popcorn Ready

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 […]

Djokovic Admits ‘Very Close To Not Coming’ To US Open

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 […]

This Year’s US Open Will Have A Different Look And Feel

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 […]

Past Champs Headline Western & Southern Open Qualifying Field

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 […]

Murray, Trio Of Americans Receive Western & Southern Open Wild Cards

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 […]