Maria Sakkari beats Serena Williams to reach Cincinnati quarterfinals

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Maria Sakkari of Greece rallied from a set and a break down to defeat a fatigued Serena Williams 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 in the third round of the Western & Southern Open. In the previous round...

Lacoste’s fresh tennis clothes rock New York City

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Lacoste always succeeds in creating timeless designs that look traditional and refreshing at the same time. The company's latest ladies' tennis collection was promoted by Anett Kontaveit and Christina McHale at the Western &...

Serena, Ivanovic to meet in Cincy final

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Women's Tennis Blog has been having a great week since our photographer Omar Boraby is in Cincinnati, but not that much of a great week technically, since some Wordpress problems and other work obligations...

BREAKING: Naomi Osaka re-enters Cincinnati semifinals “after lengthy consultation with the WTA and USTA”

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Is this the first time in tennis history that a player has pulled out of a tournament only to change their mind and continue to compete? Well, the strange 2020 season is bringing that...

Pliskova confidently wins Cincinnati, denies Kerber No.1 ranking

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Playing her first ever match for the No.1 WTA ranking, Angelique Kerber lost to Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-1 in the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The opening was full of Kerber's...

Semifinalist Naomi Osaka withdraws from Cincy in protest over Jacob Blake shooting

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Just hours after a hard-fought victory over Anett Kontaveit in Wednesday's quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open, bi-racial Naomi Osaka that plays for Japan announced that she was leaving the tournament to raise...

Cincinnati PHOTOS: Halep completes rain-hit match against Tomljanovic + third-round action

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Our Jimmie48 continued his Western & Southern Open coverage on Thursday, photographing the remainder of second-round action and the defining of quarterfinalists in the third round. World No.1 Simona Halep victoriously completed her rain-affected comeback...

Muguruza races to Cincinnati title, No.1 ranking again escapes from Halep

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Garbine Muguruza followed her Wimbledon triumph with a title at the US Open hardcourts, winning the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a quick 6-1 6-0 victory over Simona Halep in the final, denying...

Naomi Osaka to face resurgent Victoria Azarenka in Cincinnati final

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Despite being ready to concede her semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open, as a way of making a stand against racial injustice, Naomi Osaka was persuaded by the WTA and USTA to...

Clijsters makes Kuznetsova her third Top 20 victim, Venus Williams upset in Cincinnati

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Wildcard Kim Clijsters is still doing impressively well in her comeback after a two-year-long break and a child birth, scoring her third Top 20 victory in three matches she played since returning to competitive...