WTA Premier Cincinnati

Azarenka Claims Western & Southern Open Title After Osaka Withdraws

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) By walkover, unseeded and 59th-ranked Victoria Azarenka won the Western & Southern Open women’s singles title for the second time on Saturday. Earlier, World No. 10 Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final due […]

To Play Or Not To Play, Osaka Did Both And Won Twice

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Friday was supposed to have been finals day at the Western & Southern Open in its temporary New York home at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. That was before Naomi […]

Second Day Of Upsets Highlight Western & Southern Open

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) As the Queen City of Cincinnati came to the borough of Queens, the second day of the Western & Southern Open in New York City presented another slate of quality first round matches […]

American Dream: Biggest Title For Keys And By The Slimmest Of Margins

CINCINNATI, August 19, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) On paper, 16th seed Madison Keys had the edge. She came into Sunday afternoon’s women’s final of the Western & Southern Open against resurgent wild card Svetlana Kuznetsova sporting a perfect 3-0 record. […]