Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Aug 15-21

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After the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Marcos will play in Cincinnati for the Western & Southern Open. Let's hope for a kinder draw.

Official site: www.cincytennis.com/

Allez Marcos!

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main draw ceremony live on twitter

OnTheGoTennis on twitter:

Viktor Troicki has Fabio Fognini and then Marcos Baghdatis or James Blake

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so, it's James Blake, then Viktor Troicki



go Marcos !!!

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Main Draw

[1] Novak Djokovic/Bye
Ryan Harrison vs. Juan Ignacio Chela
John Isner vs. Qualifier
Andrey Golubev vs. [16] Stanislas Wawrinka

[11] Andy Roddick vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber
Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Feliciano Lopez
Ivan Dodig vs. Qualifier
[6] Gael Monfils/bye

[3] Roger Federer/Bye
Juan Martin Del Potro vs. Andreas Seppi
Marcos Baghdatis vs. James Blake
Fabio Fognini vs. [14] Viktor Troicki

[9] Nicolas Almagro vs. Alberto Montanes
Ivo Karlovic vs. Florian Mayer
Tommy Haas vs. Juan Monaco
[8] Tomas Berdych/Bye

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[5] David Ferrer/Bye
Qualifier vs. Grigor Dimitrov
Janko Tipsarevic vs. Qualifier
Jurgen Melzer vs. [10] Gilles Simon

[15] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Marin Cilic
Robby Ginepri vs. Qualifier
Qualifier vs. David Nalbandian
[4] Andy Murray/Bye

[7] Mardy Fish/Bye
Nikolay Davydenko vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky
Xavier Malisse vs. Kevin Anderson
Alexandr Dolgopolov vs. [12] Richard Gasquet

[13] Mikhail Youzhny vs. Michael Llodra
Thomaz Bellucci vs. Fernando Verdasco
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez vs. Qualifier
[2] Rafael Nadal/Bye

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www.cincytennis.com/del_potro_blake_vs_baghdatis_on_sunday_/

del Potro, Blake vs Baghdatis on Sunday

Main Draw Actions Starts Sunday at Western & Southern Open

The first two main draw matches of the 2011 Western & Southern Open will take place Sunday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

During the day session, 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will take on Andreas Seppi. This main draw singles match will take place on Center Court while the outer courts will be busy with the final round of qualifying.

During the night session, 2007 Western & Southern Open finalist James Blake will take on 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis. These two last played in the first round of Wimbledon, with Baghdatis prevailing in five sets.

The complete order of play for Sunday, including the qualifying and main draw doubles matches, will be released on Saturday evening.

Tickets for both of Sunday's sessions are still available for purchase on www.cincytennis.com.


Juan Martin del Potro
© Matthew Stockman



Marcos Baghdatis reached the semifinals in Cincinnati last year.
© DianneBunis

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CincyTennis on twitter:

Big match tomorrow night at Western & Southern Open as Marcos Baghdatis faces James Blake

2 minutes ago

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luckily enough Marcos break in the eighth game hasn't been followed by a Blake one

looks like Marcos' serve works today

first set to Marcos 6-3

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Blake returned the favour in the eighth game of the second set, f*cking unreal

second set to Blake 6-3

Marcos

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decider: Marcos broke Blake's serve in game two only to be broken in game three...
in the fifth game, Marcos was in danger of being broken to love, he managed to save four breaks points and, finally,... he was broken...

Marcos lost to Blake 3-6 6-3 6-2.

Marcos' first-serve percentage fell as low as 39% during the third set. knowing him well, i'm sure that he got impatient as he was so keen to get the break in the second set to finish things off quickly, but the things didn't go his way. someone must tell Marcos that tennis combines a lot of strategy and the mental part of the sport is huge.

Miles, anyone?

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Miles,

please slap him around the face, kick him hard and then punch him in the face.

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from Marcos' official site:

baghdatis.com/articles/view/blake-bests-marcos-in-cincy

Blake Bests Marcos In Cincy

Marcos was forced out of the Western & Southern Open on Sunday night in Cincinnati as he was beaten by American James Blake 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Blake broke serve four times from 11 opportunities and seized control of the match in the decider as he came from a set down to claim victory in one hour and 48 minutes.

“He took his chances and I couldn’t stay focused and finish it off,” lamented Marcos. “I didn’t serve so well in the last set and a half and it cost me the match.”

It was the chance to claim some revenge for the American, a former World No. 4, who had been beaten in five sets by Marcos in the first round at Wimbledon.

Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com.