After yesterday’s rain in Cincinnati, it was a heavy schedule of matches at the Western and Southern Open on Wednesday. Here’s what happened.
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, USA – ATP Masters 1000
Third round
[8] D. Thiem (AUT) d [9] G. Monfils (FRA) w/o (back)
Second round
[1] A. Murray (GBR) d [PR] J. Monaco (ARG) 63 62
[2] S. Wawrinka (SUI) d [WC] J. Donaldson (USA) 26 63 64
[3] R. Nadal (ESP) d P. Cuevas (URU) 61 76(4)
[4] M. Raonic (CAN) d J. Isner (USA) 76(5) 76(5)
[5] K. Nishikori (JPN) d [Q] M. Youzhny (RUS) 63 62
[6] T. Berdych (CZE) d M. Granollers (ESP) 63 76(4)
[7] J. Tsonga (FRA) d [WC] R. Opelka (USA) 76(5) 76(3)
[8] D. Thiem (AUT) d [Q] J. Millman (AUS) 75 61
[9] G. Monfils (FRA) d M. Baghdatis (CYP) 75 60
B. Tomic (AUS) d [11] D. Goffin (BEL) 36 75 64
[12] M. Cilic (CRO) d [WC] F. Verdasco (ESP) 63 61
K. Anderson (RSA) d [13] R. Gasquet (FRA) 62 64
B. Coric (CRO) d [14] N. Kyrgios (AUS) 76(2) 46 76(6) saved 1 m.p.
G. Dimitrov (BUL) d [16] F. Lopez (ESP) 57 63 76(6)
[Q] Y. Sugita (JPN) d N. Mahut (FRA) 63 75
S. Johnson (USA) d [PR] J. Benneteau (FRA) 36 62 76(5)
First round
J. Monaco (ARG) d I. Karlovic (CRO) 64 64
[Q] Y. Sugita (JPN) d A. Zverev (GER) 67(4) 64 62
N. Mahut (FRA) d [15] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) 76(2) 26 63
M. Granollers (ESP) d [Q] J. Vesely (CZE) 64 67(5) 62
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, USA – WTA Premier 5
Second round
[2] A. Kerber (GER) d K. Mladenovic (FRA) 60 75
[3] S. Halep (ROU) d [Q] A. Beck (GER) 63 61
[4] G. Muguruza (ESP) d C. Vandeweghe (USA) 76(4) 62
[5] A. Radwanska (POL) d A. Petkovic (GER) 60 61
[6] R. Vinci (ITA) d [LL] T. Pironkova (BUL) 75 63
[7] S. Kuznetsova (RUS) d [Q] A. Riske (USA) 36 63 61
[8] D. Cibulkova (SVK) d [LL] J. Larsson (SWE) 67(5) 64 75
[9] C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) d [Q] A. Cornet (FRA) 62 10 Retired
[10] J. Konta (GBR) d [Q] D. Vekic (CRO) 62 63
[12] T. Bacsinszky (SUI) d L. Tsurenko (UKR) 63 60
[Q] T. Babos (HUN) d [13] B. Bencic (SUI) 75 62
B. Strycova (CZE) d [14] S. Stosur (AUS) 76(11) 63
[16] A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d [Q] K. Nara (JPN) 76(5) 61
[Q] D. Gavrilova (AUS) d [17] E. Svitolina (UKR) 62 62
[LL] M. Doi (JPN) d [WC] C. Mchale (USA) 26 63 64
First round
[Q] K. Nara (JPN) d [LL] V. Golubic (SUI) 64 46 75
[LL] J. Larsson (SWE) d I. Begu (ROU) 63 46 63
A. Petkovic (GER) d L. Safarova (CZE) 64 67(4) 62
K. Mladenovic (FRA) d [Q] K. Bondarenko (UKR) 76(1) 63
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