Tag: Tennis

Tennis-Coric Beats Tsitsipas to Win Cincinnati and Signal Return to Fitness

Resurgent Borna Coric powered past fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7–6 (0), 6–2 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, signaling his return to full fitness from shoulder surgery and showing that he will be a threat at the U.S. Open. On the comeback trail after undergoing right shoulder surgery last year, Coric returned to the…


Coric Beats Tsitsipas to Win Cincinnati and Signal Return to Fitness

Resurgent Borna Coric powered past fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7–6 (0), 6–2 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, signaling his return to full fitness from shoulder surgery and showing that he will be a threat at the U.S. Open. On the comeback trail after undergoing right shoulder surgery last year, Coric returned to the…


Caroline Garcia Beats Petra Kvitova to Win Western & Southern Open

Caroline Garcia continued her hot summer with a stellar 6–2, 6–4 victory over Petra Kvitova to win the Western & Southern Open final at Mason, Ohio. Garcia racked up 11 aces in beating Kvitova in one hour and 42 minutes for her third title in less than three months. It is her 10th career WTA…


Tsitsipas Downs Medvedev to Set Up Coric Clash in Cincinnati Final

Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas edged world number one Daniil Medvedev 7–6(6) 3–6 6–3 in an absorbing semifinal at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday to set up a summit clash with Borna Coric after the Croatian’s 6–3 6–4 win over Cameron Norrie. Tsitsipas saved a set point in the opening tie-break to take the lead but…


Misfiring Kvitova Beats Keys to Reach Cincinnati Final

Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6–7(6) 6–4 6–3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open. In the day’s first match on a muggy Centre Court, a misfiring Kvitova had trouble getting into gear but produced some of her best tennis when it…


Taylor Fritz Beats Andrey Rublev, Reaches Quarters in Ohio

Taylor Fritz recorded 44 winners and saved all six break points en route to a 6–7 (4), 6–2, 7–5 win over sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open at Mason, Ohio. Fritz, the 11 seed, delivered 13 aces while earning a showdown with top-seeded Daniil Medvedev. He…


Emma Raducanu Records Another Stellar Win in Cincinnati

One day after thrashing Serena Williams, 10th-seeded Emma Raducanu dismantled another Grand Slam champion by rolling to a 6–0, 6–2 win over Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern Open at Mason, Ohio. The 19-year-old Brit had five aces and converted five of six break points in the easy…


Rafael Nadal Falls in Opening Match at Cincinnati

Rafael Nadal’s tuneup for the U.S. Open didn’t go as planned. Nadal lost his opening match at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, falling to Croatia’s Borna Coric 7–6 (9), 4–6, 6–3 on Wednesday in second-round action. Nadal, the reigning French Open champion, received a first-round bye as the tournament’s second seed. The…


Keys Upsets Swiatek in Cincinnati, Kvitova Ousts Jabeur

Madison Keys shocked Iga Swiatek 6–3, 6–4 on Aug. 18 to move into the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, further disrupting the world number one’s preparations for the U.S. Open. Swiatek, who won her 50th match of the year in the previous round, saved four match points but was far from her best as she again exited…


Tennis-Keys Upsets Swiatek in Cincinnati, Kvitova Ousts Jabeur

Madison Keys shocked Iga Swiatek 6–3, 6–4 on Thursday to move into the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, further disrupting the world number one’s preparations for the U.S. Open. Swiatek, who won her 50th match of the year in the previous round, saved four match points but was far from her best as she again exited a…