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Andy Murray loses at W&S Open
The biggest upset of the tournament thus far just took place on Grandstand Court, as No. 3 seed Andy Murray went down 6-4, 6-4 to 38th-ranked Frenchman Jeremy Chardy. It was Chardy’s first career win in 5 tries against Murray, the defending Western &...
Posted: 8/16/2012 3:20 PM in Serve the Word
Williams sisters both reach quarters
Serena Williams overcame service breaks in both sets before overpowering qualifier Urszula Radwanska 6-4, 6-3. She got a nice round of applause for her recent gold-medal win at the London Olympics. She’ll play No. 5 seed Angelique Kerber next. Sister...
Posted: 8/16/2012 2:33 PM in Serve the Word
A. Radwanska into quarterfinals
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska survived a scare by American wild card Sloane Stephens in a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory on Grandstand to open Thursday’s play. The players were knotted at 3 in the final set when Radwanska broke Stephens. Unforced errors plagued...
Posted: 8/16/2012 1:30 PM in Serve the Word
Fish celebrates win with birthday message
Mardy Fish became the first player in the men’s draw to reach the quarterfinals after beating Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3. He’ll play the winner of this afternoon’s match between Roger Federer and Bernard Tomic. During the obligatory on-court interview afterwards,...
Posted: 8/16/2012 1:07 PM in Serve the Word
Thursday at W&S Open
Should be a great day of tennis, with the top 16 players on men’s and women’s side all in action for a place in the quarterfinals. - No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro was in trouble early on Grandstand, losing his serve twice and calling the trainer to examine...
Posted: 8/16/2012 12:10 PM in Serve the Word
Li Na advances
Ninth-seeded Li Na survived a scare from Sorana Cirstea in Wednesday’s nightcap on Center Court. Li won 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in two-plus hours despite committing 42 unforced errors and winning only six of 17 break points. She advances to play qualifier Johanna...
Posted: 8/15/2012 11:34 PM in Serve the Word
Grounds passes available Thursday
Again, because a certain number of stadium seating tickets have been allotted, the W&S Open on Thursday is opening up grounds passes once more. They’re $35 each. While they don’t guarantee you a seat on Center Court, you can wander around anywhere else...
Posted: 8/15/2012 11:32 PM in Serve the Word
Wednesday’s results
We don’t have the Li Na / Sorana Cirstea result yet (the match hasn’t started yet) but here are the rest of today’s results: WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN – CINCINNATI, OH, USA USD 2,825,280.00 (ATP) USD 2,168,400.00 (WTA) AUGUST 11 – AUGUST 19, 2012 RESULTS...
Posted: 8/15/2012 8:37 PM in Serve the Word
Thursday’s schedule
WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN – CINCINNATI, OH, USA USD 2,825,280.00 (ATP) USD 2,168,400.00 (WTA) AUGUST 11 – AUGUST 19, 2012 ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012 CENTER COURT start 11:00 am [10] M Fish (USA) vs R Stepanek (CZE) – ATP Not Before 1:00 PM...
Posted: 8/15/2012 8:30 PM in Serve the Word
Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams advance
It took less than an hour for former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki to defeat qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva 6-0, 6-1 on Grandstand Court. Wozniacki – whose boyfriend, Rory McIlroy signed autographs aplenty after the match – advances to the Round of 16. Ditto...
Posted: 8/15/2012 6:31 PM in Serve the Word
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