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Tournament Name: WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
Location: CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA
Dates: AUGUST 12-19, 2012 (SUNDAY START/COMBINED EVENT)
Prize Money: US $2,825,280
Site: Lindner Family Tennis Center
5460 Courseview Drive
Mason, OH 45040
Surface: Hard Court-Deco Turf II
BALL: PENN ATP
WEB SITE: http://www.cincytennis.com/

Qualifying draw: Friday, August 10, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, August 10, 5:30 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, August 11, 2:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 1000
F: 600
SF: 360
QF: 180
R16: 90
R32: 45 (Seeds 1-8: 10)
R64: 10 (WC: 0)
Q: +25
Q14: 14
Q28: 0

Entry deadline: July 2, 2012
Seeding: August 6, 2012

Djokovic, Novak SRB 1
Nadal, Rafael ESP 2
Federer, Roger SUI 3
Murray, Andy GBR 4
Ferrer, David ESP 5
Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 6
Berdych, Tomas CZE 7
Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 8
Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 9
Isner, John USA 10
Almagro, Nicolas ESP 11
Fish, Mardy USA 12
Simon, Gilles FRA 13
Monaco, Juan ARG 14
Verdasco, Fernando ESP 16
Lopez, Feliciano ESP 17
Cilic, Marin CRO 18
Gasquet, Richard FRA 19
Nishikori, Kei JPN 20
Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR 21
Raonic, Milos CAN 22
Granollers, Marcel ESP 23
Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 24
Roddick, Andy USA 25
Seppi, Andreas ITA 26
Stepanek, Radek CZE 27
Tomic, Bernard AUS 28
Mayer, Florian GER 29
Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 30
Anderson, Kevin RSA 31
Benneteau, Julien FRA 32
Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 33
Troicki, Viktor SRB 34
Melzer, Jurgen AUT 35
Andujar, Pablo ESP 36
Berlocq, Carlos ARG 37
Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 38
Istomin, Denis UZB 39
Nalbandian, David ARG 40
Haase, Robin NED 41
Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 42
Ramos, Albert ESP 43
Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 44
Giraldo, Santiago COL 45
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(Q)
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(WC) Baker, Brian USA
(WC) Harrison, Ryan USA
(WC) Querrey, Sam USA
(WC) Blake, James USA

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Tournament: Western & Southern Open
Dates: August 13 - 19, 2012 Cncinnati,Ohio USA
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $2,168,400
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Vince Cicero
Web Site: http://www.cincytennis.com

1. Maria Sharapova RUS
2. Agnieszka R Radwanska POL
3. Petra Kvitova CZE
4. Samantha Stosur AUS
5. Serena Williams USA
6. Caroline Wozniacki DEN
7. Angelique Kerber GER
8. Marion Bartoli FRA
9. Sara Errani ITA
10. Li Na CHN
11. Vera Zvonareva RUS
12. Dominkia Cibulkova SVK
13. Ana Ivanovic SRB
14. Sabine K Lisicki GER
15. Kaia Kanepi EST
16. Flavia Pennetta ITA
17. Carla Suarez ESP
18. Maria Kirilenko RUS
19. Nadia Petrova RUS
20. Jelena Jankovic SRB
21. Lucie Safarova CZE
22. Roberta Vinci ITA
23. Julia Goerges GER
24. Francesca Schiavone ITA
25. Jie Zheng CHN
26. Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP
27. Daniela Hantuchova SVK
28. Anna Pavlyuchenkova RUS
29. Klara Zakopalova CZE
30. Christina M McHale USA
31. Monica Niculescu ROU
32. Shuai Peng CHN
33. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
34. Yanina Wickmayer BEL
35. Tamira S Paszek AUT
36. Tsvetana K Pironkova BUL
37. Mona Barthel GER

Wild Cards

Venus Williams
Sloane Stephens
Camila Giorgi

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ATP Qualifying Entry List

Haas, Tommy GER 35
Chardy, Jeremy FRA 46
Falla, Alejandro COL 51
Dimitrov, Grigor BUL 53
Lacko, Lukas SVK 55
Karlovic, Ivo CRO 59
Young, Donald USA 60
Kukushkin, Mikhail KAZ 61
Goffin, David BEL 63
Mayer, Leonardo ARG 64
Fognini, Fabio ITA 65
Gulbis, Ernests LAT 67
Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 68
Ito, Tatsuma JPN 69
Kubot, Lukasz POL 73
Darcis, Steve BEL 75
Ebden, Matthew AUS 78
Matosevic, Marinko AUS 81
Janowicz, Jerzy POL 82
Russell, Michael USA 83
Pospisil, Vasek CAN 85
Levine, Jesse USA 87
Andreev, Igor RUS 89
Petzschner, Philipp GER 92
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ATP Doubles Entry List

1 Mirnyi, Max (BLR)/Nestor, Daniel (CAN) 2
2 Bryan, Bob (USA)/Bryan, Mike (USA) 6
3 Fyrstenberg, Mariusz (POL)/Matkowski, Marcin (POL) 16
4 Lindstedt, Robert (SWE)/Tecau, Horia (ROU) 21
5 Berdych, Tomas (CZE)/Mayer, Florian (GER) 29
6 Bhupathi, Mahesh (IND)/Bopanna, Rohan (IND) 29
7 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)/Petzschner, Philipp (GER) 35
8 Marrero, David (ESP)/Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 38
9 Haase, Robin (NED)/Monaco, Juan (ARG) 43
10 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER)/Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS) 47
11 Marray, Jonathan (GBR)/Nielsen, Frederik (DEN) 47
12 Hanley, Paul (AUS)/Zimonjic, Nenad (SRB) 50
13 Benneteau, Julien (FRA)/Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 52
14 Kubot, Lukasz (POL)/Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 56
15 Fleming, Colin (GBR)/Hutchins, Ross (GBR) 56
16 Dodig, Ivan (CRO)/Melo, Marcelo (BRA) 61
17 (OS)
18 (OS)
19 (OS)
20 (OS)
21 (OS)
22 (OS)
23 (WC)
24 (WC)

[Nzmoafzn]

I am so bummed
I was going to work as a volunteer marshal at Cincy again this year. My wife tore up her knee 3 weeks ago and I had had to cancel the trip.
It is an great tournament with both men and women combined and the draw is phenomenal for a non major.
If you can get there, I recommend it. the venue is tremendous

[Riprincattiva]

I am so bummed
I was going to work as a volunteer marshal at Cincy again this year. My wife tore up her knee 3 weeks ago and I had had to cancel the trip.
It is an great tournament with both men and women combined and the draw is phenomenal for a non major.
If you can get there, I recommend it. the venue is tremendous

It is my plan for next summer to attend this tournament - already looking forward to it.

[PyncGyncliacy]

I'll be there either Saturday or Sunday for qualifying and then probably on Tuesday as well so I'll stage a Nelsus-esque take over of the thread with reports from those days.

[Goalseexere]

Glad to hear past attendees like this event so much. I have a good friend here originally from the Cincy area, who has tried to talk me into going a few times. Another TATeur has also brought it up.

I'm not sure if I can get over my "Mason, OH? In AUGUST?!" humidiphobia, though.

Would I be fooling myself that the weather in, say, Montreal, would be any cooler or less humid?

[CialisBestPrice]

I'm pretty sure Montreal would be several degrees (even Celsius) cooler. Can't say about humidithy, though.

[effenseshoora]

It is my plan for next summer to attend this tournament - already looking forward to it.

Book a good hotel as early as you can, out by Mason. The options are abyssmal.

[effenseshoora]

Glad to hear past attendees like this event so much. I have a good friend here originally from the Cincy area, who has tried to talk me into going a few times. Another TATeur has also brought it up.

I'm not sure if I can get over my "Mason, OH? In AUGUST?!" humidiphobia, though.

Would I be fooling myself that the weather in, say, Montreal, would be any cooler or less humid?

It's not so bad. Evening sessions are perfect summer nights. The facilities have just been upgraded, and there's shade. It's an amazing tournament. You get to see all the top players in an intimate setting, many playing on general-admission courts. At least one of the top 4 men have made the final nearly every year for the past 7 or 8.

[DeilMikina]

I'll be there either Saturday or Sunday for qualifying and then probably on Tuesday as well so I'll stage a Nelsus-esque take over of the thread with reports from those days.

Oooh Ben maybe you'll get to see some of your "scrubs" play --

[PyncGyncliacy]

Oooh Ben maybe you'll get to see some of your "scrubs" play --

I'm going to make sure of it Kandi, that's why I'm going for qualifying just in case they don't make it to the main draw for when I'm there later in the week.

[Eviftilia]

I hope to attend next year. Of course, I also hope to win Powerball, but I think Cincy is more realistic.

[tiereenny]

I hope to attend next year. Of course, I also hope to win Powerball, but I think Cincy is more realistic.

lol

tell that to my officemates. they're out of control with the lottery pool. i want to pull out, but then i'll be the *only* one left in the office if by some massive aberration we actually win

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Nadal Drops Out of Cincinnati With Bad Knee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rafael Nadal dropped out of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday because of a knee problem that also forced him to miss the Olympics.

Nadal pulled out of the London Olympics because of a sore left knee, missing the chance to be Spain's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

He won the French Open for a record seventh time at the start of the season, but has been bothered by a problem with the tendon in the knee for weeks. He lost in the second round at Wimbledon and hasn't played since then, dropping out of the Olympics and the Rogers Cup this week.

The Masters event in suburban Mason begins on Sunday. Nadal will be the only man ranked in the Top 10 who's not in the tournament.

"Hi all, another message to announce something that definitely doesn't make me happy but unfortunately I won't be competing at the tournament in Cincinnati next week," Nadal posted on his Facebook page Thursday. "I am still not ready to play. I have many fans in Cincy and unforgettable moments such as 2008. I am continuing with my recup (recovery) and practice. Thanks."

Nadal will be the only man currently ranked in the ATP's top 10 to miss the tournament. Gold medalist Serena Williams leads the women's field that includes nine of the top 10 WTA players.

Nadal has been one of the most popular players at the Cincinnati tournament, drawing large crowds to his matches.

"We're certainly disappointed that Rafa won't be able to play in Cincinnati this year," tournament director Vince Cicero said. "He's one of the great competitors in the sport and he will be sorely missed."


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012...Sets&seid=auto

[effenseshoora]

I hope to attend next year. Of course, I also hope to win Powerball, but I think Cincy is more realistic.

We'll have to meet up! I know you said nexr year...

[effenseshoora]

Nadal Drops Out of Cincinnati With Bad Knee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rafael Nadal dropped out of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday because of a knee problem that also forced him to miss the Olympics.

Nadal pulled out of the London Olympics because of a sore left knee, missing the chance to be Spain's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

He won the French Open for a record seventh time at the start of the season, but has been bothered by a problem with the tendon in the knee for weeks. He lost in the second round at Wimbledon and hasn't played since then, dropping out of the Olympics and the Rogers Cup this week.

The Masters event in suburban Mason begins on Sunday. Nadal will be the only man ranked in the Top 10 who's not in the tournament.

"Hi all, another message to announce something that definitely doesn't make me happy but unfortunately I won't be competing at the tournament in Cincinnati next week," Nadal posted on his Facebook page Thursday. "I am still not ready to play. I have many fans in Cincy and unforgettable moments such as 2008. I am continuing with my recup (recovery) and practice. Thanks."

Nadal will be the only man currently ranked in the ATP's top 10 to miss the tournament. Gold medalist Serena Williams leads the women's field that includes nine of the top 10 WTA players.

Nadal has been one of the most popular players at the Cincinnati tournament, drawing large crowds to his matches.

"We're certainly disappointed that Rafa won't be able to play in Cincinnati this year," tournament director Vince Cicero said. "He's one of the great competitors in the sport and he will be sorely missed."


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012...Sets&seid=auto

That's too bad. He's never played his best there - it's the only Masters where he's yet to reach the final - but I believe it was Cincy whete he became #1 for the first time, in 2008. Fed had lost to Karlovic in R16, and all Rafa needed to do was reach semi.

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Jo confirms he walked into a fire hydrant and wasn't in a fender bender. Original is in French.
Basically says that he walked into the hydrant and required eight stitches and will have to rest for six days. Bing translation is hi-larious.

Original French

‎ Jo Wilfried Tsonga doit renoncer à jouer le tournoi de Cincinnati, la faute à un malheureux accident survenu ce jeudi dans les rues de Toronto. Jo a du se faire poser 8 points de sutures sur le genou droit et doit observer une période de repos de dix jours selon les médecins Canadiens.

Il a simplement rencontré une bouche à incendie (fire hydrant) en marchant dans la rue et il s’est donc ouvert le genou. Sa participation a l’US Open n’est pas remise en cause. Bing Translation.

Jo Wilfried Tsonga must renounce playing the Cincinnati tournament, fault an unfortunate accident on Thursday in the streets of Toronto. Jo has of being ask 8 points of sutures on the right knee and must observe a rest period of 10 days according to Canadian doctors.

He met just a mouth to fire (fire hydrant) walking in the street and it therefore opened the knee. Its participation in the US Open is not questioned.

[Eviftilia]

I usually wait till finals weekend, but I could zip over there for a day early in the week. It's not that far, and I'd love to check out the early rounds one of these days.

Sounds like a plan.

I've tended to stay away from finals matches (especially when travelling, when we had actual tournaments here in Philly it was different), because of the whole getting trapped up in potential less-than-exciting matches. That's why first weekend and Monday of Indian Wells makes for a great experience - good mix up of matches, some fun doubles, and everyones still around, so the practice courts make for great entertainment.

But I can certainly make it mid-to-late week, and I am sure we'd get to see some great tennis.