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Grand Slam winners to face off in Western & Southern Open final

NAOMI Osaka and Victoria Azarenka will face off in the final of the Western & Southern Open after the pair won their respective semi-finals today. The 2018 US Open winner Osaka had initially withdrawn from the tournament in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but with the tournament suspended for a day because of […]

Djoker finds a way, reaches W&S Open final to face Raonic

NOVAK Djokovic just found a way to win. As has become a staple of the world number one’s game when challenged, the Serbian star just got it done when it counted. In what was a three-hour epic semi-final contest against Roberto Bautista Agut, the Spaniard had his chances, stunning his highly ranked opponent by winning […]

Osaka’s call to action sees USTA halt W&S Open semi-finals

IN what was a huge decision for sport yesterday, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) postponed the Western and Southern Open tennis semi-finals in a political statement, standing up against racial injustice and police brutality.  While Naomi Osaka was the first player to step forward and withdraw from competing, it was in solidarity with the […]

Krajinovic stuns “horrible” Thiem in straight sets smashing

DOMINIC Thiem is out of the 2020 Western & Southern Open after falling in a performance that he himself described as “horrible”, losing in just over an hour to Serbian, Filip Krajinovic. The Austrian second seed won just three games against Krajinovic in a 6-2 6-1 loss. The world number 32 is far from a […]

Form shows in New York as stacked qualifying draw gets underway

IT was a huge first day at the traditional Cincinnati Masters – moved to New York for COVID-19 reasons in the lead up to the United States – with the Western & Southern Open’s qualifying taking place in the women’s and men’s draws. Focusing the attention on the women’s draw, three of the top four […]