WTA Bronx

A week out from the US Open, a final hit out for some of the women is in The Bronx, New York City. This is the first time the tournament has been held as part of the WTA Tour, and replaces the Tournoi de Quebec.

Bronx Open - a WTA International category tournament, on Hard, Decoturf, in The Bronx, New York City, USA, 18-24 August 2019.

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Danielle Collins replaced by Veronika Kudermetova 

- Anna-Lena Friedsam replaced by Wang Yafan 

- Johanna Konta replaced by Karolina Muchova 

- Anett Kontaveit replaced by Margarita Gasparyan 

- Maria Sakkari replaced by Kateryna Kozlova 

- Dayana Yastremska replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck 

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Carla Suarez Navarro (2) replaced by lucky loser Viktorija Golubic 

- Zheng Saisai (6) replaced by lucky loser Laura Siegemund 

- Ajla Tomljanovic (8) replaced by lucky loser Anna Blinkova

The draw has been rearranged so that third seed Barbora Strycova is now placed where second seed Suarez Navarro would have been (inheriting a first round bye), and Blinkova is placed where eighth seed Tomljanovic would have been.

Additionally, Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Karolina Muchova were assigned as ninth and tenth seeds, and placed in the draw accordingly.

Wang Qiang, world number 18, is top seed.

The other seeds are all in the top 47

The top two seeds have first round byes.

First round results

- Alizé Cornet defeated Kateryna Kozlova 6-4 6-2

- Wildcard Bernarda Pera defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-0 6-2

- Qualifier Fiona Ferro defeated lucky loser Viktorija Golubic 6-0 6-1

- Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated lucky loser Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-0 6-4

- Lucky loser Anna Blinkova defeated wildcard Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-0

- Andrea Petkovic defeated Zhang Shuai (4) 6-3 6-4

- Camila Giorgi defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-3 6-2

- Qualifier Zhu Lin defeated Yulia Putintseva (7) 7-6(2) 6-4

- Karolina Muchova (10) defeated Viktoria Kuzmova 7-5 6-2

- Wildcard Kristie Ahn defeated qualifier Jil Teichmann 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Magda Linette defeated qualifier Kaia Kanepi 6-2 7-5

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (9) defeated Polona Hercog 6-3 6-2

- Katerina Siniakova (5) defeated Wang Yafan 6-3 6-2

- Qualifier Anastasia Potapova defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 4-6 6-4 6-2

Medvedev and Keys take Cincinnati titles

Cincinnati finals.

Western & Southern Open - an ATP Masters 1000 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (10) who defeated Roger Federer (2) 6-4 6-4

Final result

Daniil Medvedev (9) defeated David Goffin (16) 7-6(3) 6-4

Medvedev is the hottest player on the ATP Tour at the moment, having made the final in the last three tournaments, two at Masters 1000 level. He has finally broken through to win a Masters title, and he defeated Novak Djokovic in he semis on the way to achieve it. That’s twice in a row the world number one has fallen to Medvedev, following the loss in Monaco earlier this year.

Daniil has moved up three spots to a career high ranking of #5, and also sits at #5 in the 2019 ATP Race.

Goffin also achieved a milestone in Cincinnati, making his first Masters 1000 final. His ranking has moved up four spots to #15, and both he and Medvedev can look confidently to Flushing Meadows in a couple of weeks.

Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Kiki Bertens who defeated Simona Halep (1) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Final result 

Madison Keys (16) defeated wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova 7-5 7-6(5), after trailing in each set down a break.

This was the second title of the year for Keys, and the biggest of her career. It put her back in contention for the US Open, after a series of inconsistent results had frustrated her season since the April success on clay in Charleston.

The win propels Keys up eight spots back into the top ten at #10, and now she is #13 in the 2019 WTA Race.

Sveta Kuznetsova enjoyed a remarkable tournament, considering her injury interrupted 2019, and a ranking of 153 entering Cincinnati. The dual Grand Slam title holder certainly took advantage of the wildcard granted her, and her appearance in the final enabled her to jump ninety one spots to #62 in the rankings.  She now is #47 in the 2019 WTA Race.

Thanks to Sveta, the number one ranking is still held by Naomi Osaka, as the Russian took out both challengers to the top spot - Karolina Pliskova in the quarters and Ash Barty in the semis.

Cincinnati semi finals

Cincinnati semi finals.

Western & Southern Open - an ATP Masters 1000 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (10) who defeated Roger Federer (2) 6-4 6-4

Semi final results 

Daniil Medvedev (9) defeated Novak Djokovic (1) 3-6 6-3 6-3

David Goffin (16) defeated Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-4, and will play Daniil Medvedev in the final.

Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Kiki Bertens who defeated Simona Halep (1) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Semi final results 

Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova defeated Ash Barty (1) 6-2 6-4

Madison Keys (16) v Sofia Kenin 7-5 6-4, and will play Sveta Kuznetsova in the final.

Cincinnati quarter finals

Cincinnati Masters quarter finals.

Western & Southern Open - an ATP Masters 1000 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (10) who defeated Roger Federer (2) 6-4 6-4

Quarter final results 

Novak Djokovic (1) defeated Lucas Pouille 7-6(2) 6-1

Daniil Medvedev (9) defeated qualifier Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-3

Richard Gasquet defeated Roberto Bautista Agut (11) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-2

David Goffin (16) received a walkover from qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka because of illness 

Semi final match ups 

Novak Djokovic (1) v Daniil Medvedev (9)

Richard Gasquet v David Goffin (16)

Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Kiki Bertens who defeated Simona Halep (1) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Quarter final results 

Ash Barty (1) defeated Maria Sakkari 5-7 6-2 6-0

Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova defeated Karolina Pliskova (3) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-3

Madison Keys (16) defeated Venus Williams 6-2 6-3

Sofia Kenin defeated Naomi Osaka (2) 6-4 1-6 2-0 (retired)

Semi final match ups 

Ash Barty (1) v wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova 

Madison Keys (16) v Sofia Kenin

Cincinnati Premier 5 round of sixteen

Cincinnati Premier 5 round of sixteen.

Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Kiki Bertens who defeated Simona Halep (1) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Round of sixteen results 

- Ash Barty (1) defeated Anett Kontaveit 4-6 7-5 7-5

- Maria Sakkari defeated Aryna Sabalenka (9) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

- Karolina Pliskova (3) defeated qualifier Rebecca Peterson 7-5 6-4

- Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova defeated Sloane Stephens (8) 6-1 6-2

- Venus Williams defeated Donna Vekic 2-6 6-3 6-3

- Madison Keys (16) defeated Simona Halep (4) 6-1 3-6 7-5

- Sofia Kenin defeated Elina Svitolina (7) 6-3 7-6(3)

- Naomi Osaka (2) defeated Hsieh Su-Wei 7-6(3) 5-7 6-2

Quarter final match ups 

Ash Barty (1) v Maria Sakkari 

Karolina Pliskova (3) v wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova 

Venus Williams v Madison Keys (16)

Sofia Kenin v Naomi Osaka (2)

Cincinnati Masters round of sixteen

Cincinnati Masters round of sixteen.

Western & Southern Open - an ATP Masters 1000 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (10) who defeated Roger Federer (2) 6-4 6-4

Round of sixteen results 

- Novak Djokovic (1) defeated qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-4

- Lucas Pouille defeated Karen Khachanov (8) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Andrey Rublev defeated Roger Federer (3) 6-3 6-4

- Daniil Medvedev (9) defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2 6-1

- Roberto Bautista Agut (11) defeated qualifier Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 6-2

- Richard Gasquet defeated Diego Schwartzman 7-6(6) 6-3

- Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka v defeated Alex de Minaur 7-5 6-4

- David Goffin (16) defeated Adrian Mannarino 7-6(6) 6-2

Quarter final match ups 

Novak Djokovic (1) v Lucas Pouille 

Qualifier Andrey Rublev v Daniil Medvedev (9)

Roberto Bautista Agut (11) v Richard Gasquet 

Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka v David Goffin (16)

Cincinnati Premier 5 second round

Cincinnati Premier 5 second round completed.

Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Kiki Bertens who defeated Simona Halep (1) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Second round results 

- Ash Barty (1) defeated wildcard Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-1

- Anett Kontaveit defeated qualifier Iga Swiatek 6-4 7-6(2)

- Aryna Sabalenka (9) defeated Zheng Saisai 6-4 6-3

- Karolina Pliskova (3) defeated lucky loser Wang Yafan 6-1 6-3

- Qualifier Rebecca Peterson defeated qualifier Veronika Kudermetova 2-6 7-5 6-2

- Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova defeated Dayana Yastremska 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2

- Sloane Stephens (8) defeated Yulia Putintseva 2-6 6-4 6-3

- Donna Vekic defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 7-5

- Madison Keys (16) defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-1

- Simona Halep (4) defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 7-5 6-4

- Elina Svitolina (7) defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1

- Sofia Kenin defeated qualifier Zarina Diyas 6-4 6-1

- Hsieh Su-Wei defeated qualifier Jennifer Brady 7-6(9) 6-3

- Naomi Osaka (2) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2

Round of sixteen match ups 

Ash Barty (1) v Anett Kontaveit 

Aryna Sabalenka (9) v Maria Sakkari 

Karolina Pliskova (3) v qualifier Rebecca Peterson 

Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova v Sloane Stephens (8)

Venus Williams v Donna Vekic 

Madison Keys (16) v Simona Halep (4)

Elina Svitolina (7) v Sofia Kenin 

Hsieh Su-Wei v Naomi Osaka (2)