Cincinnati Masters second round

Cincinnati Masters second round completed.

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

Second round results 

- Lucas Pouille defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-4

- Karen Khachanov (8) defeated Nick Kyrgios 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-2

- Qualifier Andrey Rublev defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4

- Daniil Medvedev (9) defeated Benoit Paire 7-6(2) 6-1

- Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(6)

- Qualifier Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Alexander Zverev (7) 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4

- Roberto Bautista Agut (11) defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 3-6 6-1

- Diego Schwartzman defeated Radu Albot 6-4 6-2

- Richard Gasquet defeated lucky loser Federico Delbonis 7-5 7-6(1)

- Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Kei Nishikori (6) 7-6(2) 6-4

- Alex de Minaur defeated wildcard Reilly Opelka 7-6(3) 6-4

- David Goffin (16) defeated Guido Pella 6-1 7-5

- Adrian Mannarino defeated lucky Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-3

Round of sixteen match ups 

Novak Djokovic (1) v qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta 

Lucas Pouille v Karen Khachanov (8)

Roger Federer (3) v qualifier Andrey Rublev

Daniil Medvedev (9) v Jan-Lennard Struff 

Qualifier Miomir Kecmanovic v Roberto Bautista Agut (11)

Diego Schwartzman v Richard Gasquet 

Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka v Alex de Minaur 

David Goffin (16) v Adrian Mannarino 

Cincinnati Premier 5 1st round complete

Cincinnati Premier 5 first round complete.

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

- Lesia Tsurenko was a late withdrawal, and was replaced by lucky loser Wang Yafan.

- Serena Williams (10) was a late withdrawal, and was replaced by lucky loser Jessica Pegula.

First round results 

- Anett Kontaveit defeated Angie Kerber (13) 7-6(7) 6-2

- Zheng Saisai defeated Viktoria Kuzmova 6-3 6-1

- Lucky loser Wang Yafan defeated lucky loser Monica Puig 3-6 7-5 6-3

- Donna Vekic defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-3

- Victoria Azarenka defeated Belinda Bencic (12) 6-4 1-0 (retired)

- Madison Keys (16) defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4

- Daria Kasatkina defeated lucky loser Barbora Strycova 6-4 7-6(9)

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6-4 6-1

- Sofia Kenin defeated Julia Goerges 6-4 7-6(6)

- Qualifier Zarina Diyas defeated lucky loser Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-4

- Hsieh Su-Wei defeated Wang Qiang 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Jennifer Brady defeated qualifier Ons Jabeur 6-2 6-2

Second round results 

- Maria Sakkari defeated Petra Kvitová (6) 6-4 2-6 6-3

- Venus Williams defeated Kiki Bertens (5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)

Cincinnati Masters 1st round complete

Cincinnati Masters first round complete.

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

- Dominic Thiem (4) was a late withdrawal because of illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Federico Delbonis Delbonis takes Thiem’s spot in the draw, and inherits the first round bye which Thiem would have enjoyed as fourth seed

First round results 

- Denis Shapovalov defeated lucky loser Joao Sousa 2-6 6-3 6-2

- Stan Wawrinka defeated Grigor Dimitrov 5-7 6-4 7-6(4)

- Qualifier Andrey Rublev defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (15) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2

- Daniil Medvedev (9) defeated Kyle Edmund 6-2 7-5

- Benoit Paire defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 (retired)

- Frances Tiafoe defeated Gael Monfils 7-6(7) 6-3

- Roberto Bautista Agut (11) defeated Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(6) 6-3

- Diego Schwartzman defeated Laslo Djere 7-6(2) 6-3

- Wildcard Reilly Opelka defeated Borna Coric (12) 4-6 6-3 7-5

- David Goffin (16) defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4 4-6 6-4

Second round results 

- Novak Djokovic (1) defeated wildcard Sam Querrey 7-5 6-1

- Qualifier Pablo Carreño Busta defeated John Isner (13) 6-4 6-7(1) 7-6(6)

- Roger Federer (3) defeated wildcard Juan Ignacio Londero 6-3 6-4

Cincinnati Premier 5 First round

Cincinnati Premier 5 first round.

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

- Amanda Anisimova was a late withdrawal with a back injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Barbora Strycova.

First round results 

- Wildcard Maria Sharapova defeated wildcard Alison Riske 6-3 7-6(4)

- Qualifier Iga Swiatek defeated Caroline Garcia 7-6(1) 6-1

- Aryna Sabalenka (9) defeated Petra Martic 6-1 6-4

- Maria Sakkari defeated Camila Giorgi 6-3 6-0

- Qualifier Veronika Kudermetova defeated wildcard Bernarda Pera 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Rebecca Peterson defeated Johanna Konta (14) 6-3 3-6 7-5

- Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova defeated Anastasija Sevastova (11) 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 6-4

- Dayana Yastremska defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-4

- Yulia Putintseva defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3

- Venus Williams defeated qualifier Lauren Davis 7-5 6-2

- Elise Mertens defeated wildcard Catherine McNally 7-5 6-0

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated qualifier Astra Sharma 6-1 4-6 6-1

Cincinnati Masters continues

Cincinnati Masters first round.

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

- Fabio Fognini (10) was a late withdrawal because of an ankle injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Joao Sousa.

First round results 

- Wildcard Sam Querrey defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(2) 7-6(1)

- Qualifier Pablo Carreño Busta defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 7-6(4)

- Lucas Pouille defeated qualifier Denis Kudla 6-3 7-6(6)

- Nick Kyrgios defeated Lorenzo Sonego 7-5 6-4

- Wildcard Juan Ignacio Londero defeated Matteo Berrettini 7-6(3) 6-3

- Jan-Lennard Struff defeated qualifier Ivo Karlovic 7-5 7-6(4)

- Qualifier Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3

- Radu Albot defeated Marin Cilic (14) 6-4 7-6(6)

- Richard Gasquet defeated wildcard Andy Murray 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Jordan Thompson 7-5 5-7 6-4

- Guido Pella defeated qualifier Casper Ruud 7-5 7-6(4)

- Adrian Mannarino defeated Cristian Garin 6-4 6-1

Cincinnati Premier 5

This week, Cincinnati is hosting the best players in the world with the Western & Southern Open.

It has both the WTA Premier 5 category tournament, and the ATP Masters 1000 event.

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

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

- Catherine Bellis replaced by Venus Williams 

- Danielle Collins replaced by Viktoria Kuzmova 

- Marketa Vondrousova replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova 

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Bianca Andreescu replaced by lucky loser Monica Puig 

Ash Barty, world number 2, is top seed.

The other seeds are all in the top 18

The top 8 seeds have first round byes

Cincinnati Masters 1000

This week, Cincinnati is hosting the best players in the world with the Western & Southern Open.

It has both the WTA Premier 5 category tournament, and the ATP Masters 1000 event.

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

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

- Kevin Anderson replaced by Lorenzo Sonego 

- Juan Martin del Potro replaced by Jordan Thompson 

- Milos Raonic replaced by Grigor Dimitro

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Rafa Nadal (2) replaced by lucky loser Mikhail Kukushkin (fatigue)

Kukushkin takes Nadal’s spot in the draw, and inherits the first round bye which Nadal would have enjoyed as second seed.

Novak Djokovic, world number 1, is top seed.

The other seeds are all in the top 19

The top 7 seeds (1 and 3-8) have first round byes

First round results 

- John Isner (13) defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-6(3) 1-6 7-5

- Alex de Minaur defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2