Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon final loss to Novak Djokovic by beating the Serbian 7-6(1) 6-3 to capture his second consecutive Western & Southern Open title. Federer easily handled his service games throughout the match and employed an attacking style that gave Djokovic fits. Federer remained perfect in Cincinnati finals, winning an unprecedented seventh championship. The win will also give Federer a jolt of confidence going into the US Open where he will be seeking a sixth title. Federer will now move into second spot in the world rankings.
Defending champion Serena Williams finished her last US Open tune-up in style by beating Romanian third seed Simona Halep 6-3 7-6(5) to win the Western & Southern Open. It marked the fifth title of the year for Williams following wins at the Australian Open, in Miami and at the French Open and Wimbledon. The win was also the 69th career title for Williams.
- The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as “lawn tennis”.
- Prior to the use of rackets in tennis, people used their palms to hit the ball back and forth.
- There are five types of court surface used in professional play: Clay, Hard, Glass, Carpet and Wood.
- There’s a pineapple on top of the Wimbledon trophy. Apparently it represents the tradition of English sailors putting pineapples on their gateposts when they returned from a long voyage.
- The shortest Grand Slam final ever took place in 1988 when Steffi Graf took Natalia Zvereva to the woodshed in a 6-0, 6-0 win to defend her title in just 34 minutes.
- The Western & Southern Open is also known as Cincinnati Masters
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