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.@SerenaWilliams Looks Listless in Practice @CincyTennis, Then Withdraws

Posted by Admin on August 15, 2016
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SERENA WILLIAMS HAS WITHDRAWN WITH SHOULDER INJURY
Angelique Kerber Can Take Over No. 1 Ranking This Week

Serena Williams, Charleston 2012
CINCINNATI, OH (August 15, 2016) – Top seed Serena Williams has withdrawn from the 2016 Western & Southern Open due to a shoulder injury.

The legendary Williams looked listless on court during her 10:00 a.m. practice session this morning and was nearly nailed by a practice ball, something her reflexes would rarely allow. 

“I’m very disappointed I’m not able to compete in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati as I was really looking forward to defending my title,” Williams said. “My shoulder inflammation continues to be a challenge, but I am anxious to return to the court as soon as possible.”

Williams accepted a wild card into the tournament last week after playing at the Rio Olympics. She withdrew Monday after a morning practice at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

The withdrawal gives second seed Angelique Kerber an opportunity to claim the WTA No. 1 ranking this week if she were to win the title. Williams has been ranked No. 1 for 183 consecutive weeks and 306 overall.

Williams is replaced in the draw by lucky loser Misaki Doi of Japan. Doi was the No. 1 seed in qualifying, but was the fourth of the four lucky losers drawn for placement in the main draw. She moves into the second round and will play the winner of tonight’s match between Saisai Zheng and Christina McHale.

Williams had reached the final in her last two appearances in Cincinnati and had won back-to-back titles at the Western & Southern Open.

—Mostly by P. Holterman, Western & Southern Open
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.@DjokerNole likely out of @CincyTennis, @StanWawrinka doubtful

Posted by Admin on August 9, 2016
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Djokovic likely out of Cincinnati, Wawrinka doubtful
Steve Fogleman, Tennis Atlantic

Novak Djokovic, 2012 ATP Cincinnati

Djokovic (Photo: Courtney Massey)

Last night’s news that Novak Djokovic was pulling out of Cincinnati seemed like a hoax to me at first glance. 18 hours later, it appears that there’s been plenty of time to clear the air. Just as I put a positive spin on his doubles loss last night by suggesting on twitter that he might be practicing in Cincinnati a little earlier than planned, followers were quick to point out that Alex Krstanovic had posted the following only a half-hour before my wishful tweet:

While the Serbian-speaking reporter should have an in with Novak and be able to decipher comments made by his entourage, there wasn’t an official report on it all night.

With no denial issued by Djokovic, the tennis media world had to write something about it, and they did. Not surprisingly, no reports have dug any deeper than going with the “reportedly” cover, meaning “based on a tweet”.

It would be a shame for the world #1 to skip, seeing as he has never won the Western & Southern Open. Like TMF, the Talk Tennis Guru reminded us on the Talk Tennis Forum, “Many great players – Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Agassi, Connors, Lendl, Becker, Edberg, Wilander have won this event. Even Murray won Cincinnati twice.”

Make it three for the Muzzer?

Don’t expect a big press release from the Western & Southern Open. The main news on their site is this little ditty:

stan the man

The King of Wishful Thinking

Stan the Man has been the speculation of Cincinnati withdrawal syndrome for over a week now based on his recent injuries. Unlike Djokovic, he skipped Rio, and the latest news is that coach Magnus Norman has downgraded his chances for Cincinnati as “very doubtful”.

Injury is one thing, but “saving” yourself for the slams is downright un-American. Ironically, it was invented by Serena and Venus Williams,  but it’s still not right. For the tennis provinces, a tournament like the Western & Southern Open is America’s U.S. Open. I have met fans who drive 500 miles to see their favorites in action in the ‘Nati, and they are the real losers here.

Sometimes, millionaires just don’t care.

He’s a friendly enough player, but if Djokovic does skip Cincinnati for any reason other than debilitating injury, I won’t be cheering for him on the inside if he hoists another trophy in Flushing Meadows on September 11.

Mladenovic Withdraws @ConnecticutOpen; Results, Monday OOP

Posted by Admin on August 17, 2014
Posted in: Connecticut Open, US Open, US Open National Playoffs, WTA. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , .
Kiki Mladenovic (Photo: Christopher Levy for TennisEastCoast.com)

Kiki Mladenovic (Photo: Christopher Levy for TennisEastCoast.com)

Following the withdrawal of Kristina Mladenovic (playing with Timea Babos) due to lumbar spine injury, prior to the commencement of the Main Draw Doubles, the team of Medina Garrigues/Shvedova become Seed #5 moving to line 5.

Alternate team of Riske/Vandeweghe move into the draw on line 9.

CONNECTICUT OPEN PRESENTED BY UNITED TECHNOLOGIES – NEW HAVEN, USA
$ 710,000.00
17-23 AUGUST 2014

RESULTS – AUGUST 17, 2014
Women’s Singles – First Round

[6] F Pennetta (ITA) d K Koukalova (CZE) 61 63
A Riske (USA) d C Dellacqua (AUS) 61 64
C Giorgi (ITA) d C Vandeweghe (USA) 63 61
E Makarova (RUS) d R Vinci (ITA) 63 63

Women’s Doubles – First Round
A Klepac (SLO) / S Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d [2] K Peschke (CZE) / K Srebotnik (SLO) 76(2) 64
D Jurak (CRO) / M Moulton-Levy (USA) d [4] H Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) 61 75

Women’s Qualifying Singles – Third Round
Qualifying – S Peng (CHN) d K Knapp (ITA) 63 63
Qualifying – I Begu (ROU) d [WC] C Garcia (FRA) 64 57 76(5)
Qualifying – B Bencic (SUI) d M Barthel (GER) 63 76(6)
Qualifying – S Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d K Kanepi (EST) 64 62
Qualifying – M Doi (JPN) d A Beck (GER) 76(4) 26 76(3)
Qualifying – T Bacsinszky (SUI) d F Schiavone (ITA) 62 75

USONP Men’s Singles Championship – Semifinals
[1] S Singh (IND) d [4] R Schneider (USA) 76(4) 61
[2] J Dadamo (USA) d [3] J Witten (USA) 63 36 63

USONP Women’s Singles Championship – Semifinals
C Whoriskey (USA) d [4] A Weinhold (USA) 64 61
M Gordon (USA) d [5] J Cako (USA) 61 62

CONNECTICUT OPEN PRESENTED BY UNITED TECHNOLOGIES – NEW HAVEN, USA
$ 710,000.00
17-23 AUGUST 2014

ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014
STADIUM start 12:00 noon
WTA – [Q] S Peng (CHN) vs E Svitolina (UKR)
WTA – [WC] S Stosur (AUS) vs K Nara (JPN)

Not Before 3:30 pm
WTA – B Jovanovski (SRB) vs [3] E Bouchard (CAN)

Not Before 7:00 pm
WTA – [4] C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [Q] T Bacsinszky (SUI)
WTA – [5] [WC] D Cibulkova (SVK) vs [WC] A Petkovic (GER)

GRANDSTAND start 12:00 noon
WTA – G Muguruza (ESP) vs [7] S Errani (ITA)
WTA – [8] C Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs [Q] I Begu (ROU)
WTA – [WC] K Flipkens (BEL) vs [Q] M Doi (JPN)
WTA – [5] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs S Peer (ISR) / K Piter (POL)

COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
WTA – B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) vs [Q] B Bencic (SUI)
WTA – M Rybarikova (SVK) vs [Q] S Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
WTA – O Kalashnikova (GEO) / A Rosolska (POL) vs C Dellacqua (AUS) / S Voegele (SUI)
WTA – C Garcia (FRA) / M Niculescu (ROU) vs A Groenefeld (GER) / K Koukalova (CZE)

COURT 2 start 12:00 noon
USONP Women – M Gordon (USA) vs C Whoriskey (USA)
USONP Men – [1] S Singh (IND) vs [2] J Dadamo (USA)

—M. Van Tuinen, CT Open

Monfils out @CitiOpen With Biceps Injury

Posted by Admin on July 28, 2013
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Rumors of Monfils death are greatly exaggerated

Rumors of Monfils death are greatly exaggerated

This was the terse note at the top of the daily results email from the Citi Open Media Director tonight:

‘Note: Gael Monfils has withdrawn with a biceps injury. His position in the draw will be filled by a qualifier.’

Hello!

Poring over these qualifying matches and trying to write posts about Saturday’s on-court action suddenly came to a sobering halt.

All I know is that he had a pair of grueling three setters in a row at the ATP Vegeta Croatian Open over the last two days. On Friday, he beat Albert Montanes 6-0, 5-2, 7-5 and yesterday in the semifinals, Fabio Fognini got what was left of Monfils in eliminating the Frenchman 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(3).

I feel for Gaels Monfils.

And all the amateur and professional photographers in the DC area who see him as the Holy Grail of Tennis Subjects with his vertical style. He will be missed.

In the meantime, you can watch this video of Monfils in DC from 2011, which seemed to infuriate his fans to the tune of 109,000 views. It was an early attempt at humor that won’t be repeated anytime soon, even though given the metrics, maybe I should?

—Steve Fogleman