As her music plays over the Center Court sound system — and @denis_shapo practices — @CincyTennis pays respect to Queen of Soul @ArethaFranklin #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/7lm9bTT2Dp
— Tennis Panorama News (@TennisNewsTPN) August 16, 2018
RAIN DELAYS ROUND OF 16 AT WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
Several Doubleheaders on Friday Schedule
NOTE – Play was called on account rain just after 10 pm Thursday night. Four singles matches were suspended in progress while five other Round of 16 matches had yet to take the court. Those nine matches will lead Friday’s schedule, with the quarterfinals scheduled for later in the day.
RESULTS – Thursday, August 16, 2018
ATP Singles – Round of 16
Milos Raonic (Canada) d Denis Shapovalov (Canada) 7-6(6) 6-4
Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) d Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-4 6-2
ATP Singles – Second Round
[4] Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) d Hyeon Chung (South Korea) 6-2 6-3
WTA Singles – Round of 16
[15] Elise Mertens (Belgium) d [3] Sloane Stephens (USA) 7-6(8) 6-2
[13] Madison Keys (USA) d [4] Angelique Kerber (Germany) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) d [6] Caroline Garcia (France) 6-4 3-6 7-5
[8] Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) d Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4 6-2
Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) d Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 7-5(5) 6-2
WTA Singles – Second Round
[1] Simona Halep (Romania) d Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Amanda Anisimova (USA) d [Q] Petra Martic (Croatia) 6-4 6-3
ATP Doubles – Second Round
[5] Lukasz Kubot (Poland) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil) d Raven Klaasen (South Africa) / Michael Venus (New Zealand) 6-4 7-6(4)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) / Fernando Verdasco (Spain) d [8] Nicolas Mahut (France) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 10-6
WTA Doubles – Second Round
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) / Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) d [5] Nicole Melichar (USA) / Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) 6-2 5-2 (Ret.)
Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) d Xinyun Han (China) / Darija Jurak (Croatia) 1-6 6-1 10-7
ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018
CENTER start 11:00 am
WTA – [1] Simona Halep (Romania) vs [16] Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
ATP to finish – [10] Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs [5] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 26 63 21
ATP – Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) vs [2] Roger Federer (Switzerland)
ATP – Milos Raonic (Canada) vs [10] Novak Djokovic (Serbia) or [5] Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Not Before 7:00 pm
WTA – [13] Madison Keys vs Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
WTA – Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) or [WC] Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) vs Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) or [2] Roger Federer (Switzerland)
GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
ATP – [15] Nick Kyrgios (Australia) vs [4] Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)
ATP to finish – Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) vs [WC] Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 12
WTA – [8] Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) vs [15] Elise Mertens (Belgium)
WTA – [5] Elina Svitolina or [WC] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) or Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)
ATP – [6] Kevin Anderson (South Africa) or [11] David Goffin (Belgium) vs [15] Nick Kyrgios (Australia) or [4] Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)
STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
ATP – [6] Kevin Anderson (South Africa) vs [11] David Goffin (Belgium)
ATP to finish – Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs [7] Marin Cilic (Croatia) 67(5) 63 11
ATP to finish – [3] Henri Kontinen (Finland) / John Peers (Australia) vs Ivan Dodig (Croatia) / Robin Haase (Netherlands) 22
ATP – [13] Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) vs Karen Khachanov (Russia) or [7] Marin Cilic (Crotia)
WTA – [1] Simona Halep (Romania) or [16] Ashleigh Barty (Australia) vs Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine)
WTA – [7] Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) / Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) or Johanna Konta (Great Britain) / Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) vs Shuko Aoyama (Japan) / Lidziya Marozava (Belarus) or [2] Timea Babos (Hungary) / Kristina Mladenovic (France)
COURT 10 start 11:00 am
WTA – [5] Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) vs [WC] Amanda Anisimova (USA)
WTA to finish – Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) vs Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 36 41
WTA – Andreja Klepac (Slovakia) / Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spain) vs Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria (USA)
WTA – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) / Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) vs [3] Andrea Sestini Hlavackova (Czech Republic) / Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic)
COURT 4 start 11:00 am
ATP – [6] Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) / Horia Tecau (Romania) vs Sam Querrey (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA)
WTA to finish – [7] Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) / Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) vs Johanna Konta (Great Britain) / Jelana Ostapenko (LAT) 00
ATP to finish – [1] Oliver Marach (Austria) / Mate Pavic (Croatia) vs Nikola Mektic (Croatia) / Alexander Peya (Austria) 67(3) 11
WTA – Shuko Aoyama (Japan) / Lidziya Marozava (Belarus) vs [2] Timea Babos (Hungary) / Kristina Mladenovic (France) 52
WTA – [1] Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) / Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) vs [6] Elise Mertens (Begium) / Demi Schuurs (Netherlands)
Draws
