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.