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Tournament Name: WESTERN & SOUTHERN FINANCIAL GROUP MASTERS
Location: CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA
Dates: AUGUST 16-23, 2009 (SUNDAY START-DOUBLES ONLY)
Prize Money: US $3,000,000 (US $2,430,000)
56 DRAW/28 DRAW QUALIFYING
SITE: 5460 Courseview Drive
Mason, OH 45040
SURFACE: DECO TURF II
BALL: PENN ATP
PRIZE MONEY: U.S. Dollars–Paid by ATP
WEB SITE: http://www.cincytennis.com/

Qualifying draw: Friday, August 14, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, August 14, 4:30 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, August 15, 6:00 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 6, 2009
Seeding: August 10, 2009

Federer, Roger SUI 1
Nadal, Rafael ESP 2
Murray, Andy GBR 3
Djokovic, Novak SRB 4
del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 5
Roddick, Andy USA 6
Simon, Gilles FRA 7
Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 8
Verdasco, Fernando ESP 9
Gonzalez, Fernando CHI 10
Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 11
Soderling, Robin SWE 12
Monfils, Gael FRA 13
Robredo, Tommy ESP 14
Cilic, Marin CRO 15
Blake, James USA 17
Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 18
Haas, Tommy GER 19
Berdych, Tomas CZE 20
Stepanek, Radek CZE 21
Ferrer, David ESP 22
Fish, Mardy USA 23
Andreev, Igor RUS 24
Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 25
Hanescu, Victor ROU 26
Karlovic, Ivo CRO 27
Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 29
Melzer, Jurgen AUT 30
Troicki, Viktor SRB 31
Sela, Dudi ISR 33
Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 35
Acasuso, Jose ARG 36
Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 37
Kiefer, Nicolas GER 38
Querrey, Sam USA 39
Lopez, Feliciano ESP 40
Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 41
Almagro, Nicolas ESP 42
Chardy, Jeremy FRA 43
Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 44
Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 45
Becker, Benjamin GER 46
Zverev, Mischa GER 47
Petzschner, Philipp GER 48
(SE)
(Q)
(Q)
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(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
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(WC) Isner, John USA
(WC)
(WC)
(WC)

[Ygxejxox]

I asked Wayne about this in DC--who does he have to sleep with to get a WC? It's absurd how many more Isner gets.

And don't even get me started on Donald Young.

[gardenerextraordinaire]

I asked Wayne about this in DC--who does he have to sleep with to get a WC? It's absurd how many more Isner gets.

And don't even get me started on Donald Young.

Donald is no longer an issue. I'm pretty sure John ate him.

[Gubocang]

Donald is no longer an issue. I'm pretty sure John ate him.

Must have been an annoyingly disappointing meal for Isner then.

[Carfanate]

Is there a "next big thing" in US men's tennis right now? (Young obviously was not it, and I've personally discounted him)

I think Querry and Isner are right about where they'll stay and fluctuate...? Respectable, but not top-tier. Or is one of them still supposed to climb much more?

Sorry for being U.S.-centric... but I'm obviously curious.

[gardenerextraordinaire]

Is there a "next big thing" in US men's tennis right now? (Young obviously was not it, and I've personally discounted him)

I think Querry and Isner are right about where they'll stay and fluctuate...? Respectable, but not top-tier. Or is one of them still supposed to climb much more?

Sorry for being U.S.-centric... but I'm obviously curious.

A few years back, I argued that the U.S. should try to buy Tursunov from Russia. Boy oh boy, was that ever a DUMB idea!

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8/14/Updates

Main Draw: (SE Spot cleared)
OUT: Gasquet, Montanes, Nalbandian, Santoro, Tursunov (and Beck, Nieminen, Hernandez, Moya, C.Rochus, M.Gonzalez from ALT)
IN: Garcia-Lopez, Becker, Zverev, Petzschner, Seppi, Vassallo Arguello
NEXT: Serra, Starace, Lu, Safin, L.Mayer, Monaco, Darcis, Minar

Qualifying

OUT: Fognini, Ginepri, Isner, Minar, Monaco, Petzschner, Seppi, Tipsarevic, Vliegen, Zverev (and Odesnik, Brands, Cipolla, Luczak, Dancevic, Bellucci, Karanusic, Reynolds from ALT)
IN: Stakhovsky, Schuettler, Ram, Lapentti, Mannarino, Guccione, Llodra, Russell, Giraldo, Evans
NEXT: Spadea, Levine, Kubot, Bogomolov, Recouderc, Levy

[insightmike]

From http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...13/?FORM=ZZNR4:
For next week in Cincinnati, where Nadal is expected to play doubles with Novak Djokovic, some of the white sleeved shirts, which he was supposed to wear at Wimbledon, will be shipped in. Really? Nice!

[payporanymn]

Rafa and Nole team up to take out the Evil Federer for once and for all.

[Misebeita]

8/14/Updates

Main Draw: (SE Spot cleared)
OUT: Gasquet, Montanes, Nalbandian, Santoro, Tursunov (and Beck, Nieminen, Hernandez, Moya, C.Rochus, M.Gonzalez from ALT)
IN: Garcia-Lopez, Becker, Zverev, Petzschner, Seppi, Vassallo Arguello
NEXT: Serra, Starace, Lu, Safin, L.Mayer, Monaco, Darcis, Minar

Qualifying

OUT: Fognini, Ginepri, Isner, Minar, Monaco, Petzschner, Seppi, Tipsarevic, Vliegen, Zverev (and Odesnik, Brands, Cipolla, Luczak, Dancevic, Bellucci, Karanusic, Reynolds from ALT)
IN: Stakhovsky, Schuettler, Ram, Lapentti, Mannarino, Guccione, Llodra, Russell, Giraldo, Evans
NEXT: Spadea, Levine, Kubot, Bogomolov, Recouderc, Levy

Why does Gasquet keep pulling out of tournaments???

[skupaemauto]

When should they announce the other wild cards?

[Roamsaffots]

well L'Equipe did not say anything specific only that he doesn't want to talk as he is only focusing on his training.

:Richard ne souhaite pas parler dans l'immédiat. Il se concentre sur l'entraînement» s'est contenté de déclarer son agent.

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/breves2...t-forfait.html

[j2Y6Ysmb]

Rafa and Nole team up to take out the Evil Federer for once and for all.

Finally!

[Roamsaffots]

ohhh Rafa and Djoko teaming up, that's super news!!!!!!!

[cigattIcTot]

Is there a "next big thing" in US men's tennis right now? (Young obviously was not it, and I've personally discounted him)

I think Querry and Isner are right about where they'll stay and fluctuate...? Respectable, but not top-tier. Or is one of them still supposed to climb much more?

Sorry for being U.S.-centric... but I'm obviously curious.

I've thought for a while that Sam Querrey could have a career similar to Todd Martin's. There's obvious talent there but the results haven't been consistent, similar to Martin's early career. But Todd worked his butt off and improved a ton of aspects of his game in a relatively short amount of time. Querrey, though, has to be willing to put in a similarly large, intense amount of work. Otherwise, he's...David Wheaton.

[gardenerextraordinaire]

I've thought for a while that Sam Querrey could have a career similar to Todd Martin's. There's obvious talent there but the results haven't been consistent, similar to Martin's early career. But Todd worked his butt off and improved a ton of aspects of his game in a relatively short amount of time. Querrey, though, has to be willing to put in a similarly large, intense amount of work. Otherwise, he's...David Wheaton.

Sam needs to stop buying the Querrey hype. He does well in a few ATP tournaments that are really no more than glorified challengers in the big scheme of things, and then he falls to pieces when the real world sets in on the big stage at big events.

In some respects, Sam is the U.S. answer to Tsonga. Lots of talent, but the heart of a pea when things aren't going their way and the road gets tough when it matters most.

[Automobill]

In some respects, Sam is the U.S. answer to Tsonga. Lots of talent, but the heart of a pea when things aren't going their way and the road gets tough when it matters most.

I don't think that's fair. Tsonga is a head and shoulders above Sam in terms of talent, but he is injured much more often as well...

[gardenerextraordinaire]

I don't think that's fair. Tsonga is a head and shoulders above Sam in terms of talent, but he is injured much more often as well...

I'd agree with that. I just think they're similar in their supreme lack of guts. Tsonga is far more talented than Sam. But the lack of guts is still a huge cause for concern as it relates to his future.

[cigattIcTot]

I'd agree with that. I just think they're similar in their supreme lack of guts. Tsonga is far more talented than Sam. But the lack of guts is still a huge cause for concern as it relates to his future.

So funny you say this. Tsonga just blew a bunch of match points against Roger and still never actually proves his "intestinal fortitude" as Roger DF's the match away.

[gardenerextraordinaire]

So funny you say this. Tsonga just blew a bunch of match points against Roger and still never actually proves his "intestinal fortitude" as Roger DF's the match away.

Nothing would please me more than to see Tsonga develop a mental game that matched his talent. But he'll take what you give him. Sometimes that's enough, but it won't make a champion.