TENNIS RESULTS, SCORES, AND ORDER OF PLAY FOR ATP • WTA CINCINNATI

Simona Halep of Romania in action against Johanna Konta of Britain during their match in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, USA, 18 August 2017. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

 

 

SEMIFINAL SATURDAY SET FOR WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN

Women’s Doubles Championship to be Held Saturday Night

 

WTA NO. 1 UPDATE

Friday’s results greatly simplified the chase for the WTA No. 1 ranking in singles. Defending champion Karolina Pliskova will retain the No. 1 ranking unless Simona Halep wins the title.

In doubles, with her quarterfinal win Friday, Lucie Safarova will become the new WTA No. 1 doubles player on Monday.

 

ATP No. 1 UPDATE

Despite his semifinal loss, Rafael Nadal will return to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday. He will move ahead of Andy Murray and return to the top spot for the first time since July 6, 2014.

 

RESULTS – FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017

ATP SINGLES – ROUND OF 16

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) d Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Spain) 7-6(1) 6-2

Nick Kyrgios (Australia) d Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3

 

ATP SINGLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Nick Kyrgios (Australia) d [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2 7-5

David Ferrer (Spain) d [3] Dominic Thiem (Austria) 6-3 6-3

[7] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) d Yuichi Sugita (Japan) 6-2 6-1

[14] John Isner (USA) d [WC] Jared Donaldson (USA) 7-6(4) 7-5

 

ATP DOUBLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Ryan Harrison (USA) / Michael Venus (New Zealand) d [1]Henri Kontinen (Finland) / John Peers (Australia) 7-6(4) 4-6 12-10

[3] Jamie Murray (Great Britain) / Bruno Soares (Brazil) d Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) / Horia Tecau (Romania) 7-6(6) 6-4

[5] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) / Nicolas Mahut (France) d [4] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) 4-6 7-5 10-8

Lukasz Kubot (Poland) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil) d [7] Rohan Bopanna (India) / Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-1 6-7(5) 10-7

 

WTA SINGLES – ROUND OF 16

[1] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) d [Q] Camila Giorgi (Italy) 6-3 4-6 6-0

Julia Goerges (Germany) d [5] Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 7-5 6-4

[WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) d Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 2-6 6-3 6-4

 

WTA SINGLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND

[1] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) d [6] Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6-2 6-4

[2] Simona Halep (Romania) d [7] Johanna Konta (Great Britain) 6-4 7-6(1)

[4] Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) d [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-2 5-7 7-5

[WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) d Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-1 7-6(3)

 

WTA DOUBLES – QUARTERFINAL ROUND

[3] Lucie Safarova (CZE) / Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) d [7] Ashleigh Barty (Australia) / Casey Dellacqua (Australia) 6-3 7-6(4)

Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) d [ALT] Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukraine) / Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2 7-5

 

WTA DOUBLES – SEMIFINAL ROUND

[2] Yung-Jan Chan (Chinese Taipei) / Martina Hingis (Switzerland) d [3] Lucie Safarova (CZE) / Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) 7-6(5) 6-2

Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) d [4] Sania Mirza (India) / Shuai Peng (CHN) 6-4 7-6(6)

 

ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017

CENTER COURT start 12:00 pm

WTA – [4] Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) vs [1] Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)

Not Before 2:00 pm

ATP – [14] John Isner (USA) vs [7] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

Not Before 4:00 pm

WTA – [WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs [2] Simona Halep (Romania)

Night Session – start 7:00 pm

ATP – Nick Kyrgios (Australia) vs David Ferrer (Spain)

Women’s Doubles Championship

WTA – [2] Yung-Jan Chan (Chinese Taipei) / Martina Hingis (Switzerland) vs Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) / Monica Niculescu (Romania)

 

GRANDSTAND start 1:00 pm

ATP – [3] Jamie Murray (Great Britain) / Bruno Soares (Brazil) vs Lukasz Kubot (Poland) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil)

ATP – Ryan Harrison (USA) / Michael Venus (New Zealand) vs [5] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) / Nicolas Mahut (France)

 

DRAWS

Women’s Singles

Men’s Singles

Women’s Doubles

Men’s Doubles

 

Tickets for remaining sessions can be purchased online at WSOpen.com, TicketMaster.com or by calling (513) 651-0303.

 

About the Western & Southern Open

The Western & Southern Open takes place August 12-20, 2017 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, 20 miles north of Cincinnati in Mason, OH. The tournament is one of the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 events on the men’s tour and a Premier 5 event for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), making it one of only five events in the world outside of the grand slams with events of that caliber occurring during the same week at the same venue. The tournament is also one of the last stops on the US Open Series before the US Open in New York. Since 1974, the tournament has contributed more than $10 million directly to its beneficiaries: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the Barrett Cancer Center and Tennis for City Youth.

 

What’s a The favorite flavor of Graeter’s Ice Cream. Nick Krygios loves cookie dough

 

About Paul Flory. All tourney directors should help grow the sport the way he did. He dedicated his life and donated his endless invisible hours to the Cincy tennis tourney. Ask Adele Robins. She ran the transport for players for decades with Paul at the helm.

He grew the sport. He was dedicated to the “Cincy” Tournament. He had a passion few mortals possess.

He was one of the worlds best tournament directors as well as promoter. His tourney in CINCY pulls in tennis fans from all over the country. Heavy with about 15 states that are around it. It’s also hugely popular with people from all over the world. The event is fabulous. Paul is gone. But his legacy will last forever. He never paid himself a salary. Nothing for decades. Actually For his whole career.

He grew the sport versus greedy, lazy “undertakers” that lost their tournaments in America. Why do I call them undertakers? Simple. They are killing the sport. Tennis needs its PATRONS.

 

Simona Halep of Romania (R) in action against Johanna Konta of Britain (L) during their match in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, USA, 18 August 2017. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

 

 

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in action against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the quartfinal round of the Western and Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason Ohio, USA on 18 August 2017. EPA/MARK LYONS

 

 

Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) shakes hands with Nick Kyrgios of Australia (L) after their match in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, USA, 18 August 2017. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

 

 

Julia Goerges of Germany in action against Sloane Stephens of the USA during the quartfinal round of the Western and Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason Ohio, USA on 18 August 2017. EPA/MARK LYONS

 

 

David Ferrer of Spain in action against Dominic Thiem of Austria during their match in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, USA, 18 August 2017. EPA/MARK LYONS