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Novak Djokovic is eager to take an “extra step” at the Western and Southern Open as he aims for the elusive Cincinnati title. Djokovic, seeking a 20th ATP Masters 1000 title, will try to claim his first trophy on the hardcourts of Cincinnati after losing in the final...

The top-ranked player has never won at Cincinnati, the only Masters title that has eluded him.

The top-ranked Djokovic is 0-4 career in finals at Cincinnati, where he’s never even won a set.

Lucie Safarova will face either 14th-seeded Elina Svitolina or unseeded Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open following Belinda Bencic’s withdrawal after one set today.

Ivanovic gave Serena all she could handle on Friday. But once again, Williams was too strong for the WTA Rising Star to withstand, holding for 5-4. I will have my chance tomorrow but I expect a tough match. She’s the best player in the world, so I have nothing to lose.

Novak Djokovic won his rain-delayed opening match, beating Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-2 in 1 hour, 39 minutes.

But once a fan realised who was behind the counter, Murray, who ended his eight-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic at the Montreal Masters last week, happily posed for photographs.

Smacking his racket on the court after losing serve, top-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled himself together and rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the final set to defeat David Goffin to a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio. But top...

Djokovic will face fifth-seeded Stan Wawrinka, who beat him for the French Open title.

Sabine Lisicki secured her place in the second round of the Rogers Cup with a comprehensive victory over Venus Williams.

Federer will start against either Roberto Bautista Agut or Pablo Cuevas, while Nadal’s opening foe will be either Jeremy Chardy, who has played so well in Montreal this week, or recent Newport victor Rajeev Ram. Djokovic broke again to seal a two-and-a-half hour struggle...

The last time Williams even lost a set to a player with a one-handed backhand was to Henin in the final of the Australian Open in 2010 (Williams would go on to win that match anyway, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2).

Representative for the couple confirmed that former Wimbledon champion, 28, and wife Sears, 27, are expecting their first child. Nadal hasn’t superior past the quarterfinal of a Grand Slam event since final yr’s French Open, however he’s reached the ultimate in...

Former Wimbledon champ Andy, 28, told friends and family that his new wife Kim, 27, was pregnant last week. He admitted he’s having his best season since 2011, but noted: “I’m coming in here with the same mindset as a lot of other players”.

The two-time major champion and his wife, Kim Sears, are expecting their first child early next year, Murray’s manager, Matt Gentry, confirmed in an email to The Associated Press.