NEWS SUMMER,. 2007 | WWW.CINCYTENNIS.COM | VOLUME. 22,. NUMBER. 2 Tournament Can Roddick Repeat in ‘07? Info: Focus On the Men This issue is dedicated to the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, and may arrive during or near the time of the W&SFG Women’s Open (which is July 14-22). American Andy Roddick will look to defend his W&SFG Masters 2007 Dates title, but the world’s best players, including world No. 2 Rafael Women’s.........Jul. 14-22 Nadal, rising star Andy Murray and top-ranked Roger Federer, are Seniors.......... Aug. 10-11 eager to dethrone him. Men’s............ Aug. 11-19 Every.singles.winner.of.the. With.Roger Federer,.Rafael Tickets last.18.Grand.Slam.events,.the. Nadal,.Andy Roddick,.Marcos Get.your.tickets.today. last.37.ATP.Masters.Series. Baghdatis,.James Blake,.Andy at.www.cincytennis. event.winners,.an.American. Murray,Nikolay Davydenko, com or.by.calling.the. defending.champion,.and. Fernando Gonzalez, Lleyton. tournament.at.513- the.two.most.dominant. 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Nicolas.Mahut,.a.2007.finalist.at.Queen’s. Club..Read.more.on.qualifying.on.page.13. Mahut AN.ATP MASTERS SERIES.EVENT INDIAN. WELLS MIAMI MONTE-CARLO ROMA HAMBURG TORONTO CINCINNATI MADRID PARIS SHANGHAI. 2007 Only The Best! The.following.information.is.on.some.of.the. players.expected.to.compete.in.Cincinnati.. Information.is.as.of.July.9,.2007..A.key.to.the. symbols.appears.on.page.11.. Roger Federer / Switzerland Cincinnati Highlights >..Making.7th.appearance.(8-5) >..Singles Champion, 2005 Federer 1 Nadal 9 Roddick 4 Davydenko 1 Djokovic 1 Gonzalez 0 Career Highlights >. He.has.advanced.to.nine.straight.Grand. Slam.finals.and.in.July.he.won.his.fifth. >. Born.in.Mallorca.on.June.3,.1986.(21). >. Quarterfinalist,.2005 Hamburg;.R32.at.Miami.&.Monte.Carlo consecutive.Wimbledon.title. Career Highlights 2007 International Series Highlights >..His.49.singles.titles.(at.press.time). Andy Roddick / USA >. His.10.singles.titles.include.‘06.AMS.Paris. >. SF.at.Doha.&.Rotterdam;.QF.at.Barcelona. includes.11.Slams.&.13.AMS.titles. Cincinnati Highlights >. In.2006,.he.finished.at.No..3,.marking.the. &.Poertschach 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results >. Making.8th.appearance.(24-5) second.straight.year.with.a.top-five.finish. Did You Know? >..W.at.Wimbledon,.Australian.&.Hamburg;. >. Singles Champion, 2006 & ‘0 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results >. He.moved.from.Ukraine.to.Germany. F.at.Monte.Carlo.&.French;.R16.at.Miami. >. Finalist,.2005 >. SF.at.Rome.&.French;.QF.at.Australian;. when.he.was.15.to.live.with.his.coach.and. &.Rome;.R64.at.Indian.Wells >. Semifinalist,.2004 R16.at.Indian.Wells,.Wimbledon.&. brother.Eduard. 2007 International Series Highlights >. Quarterfinalist,.2002 >..W.at.Dubai Career Highlights Did You Know? >. His.22.career.singles.titles.include.four. Expected Players >. Father.(Swiss).and.mother.(South.African). AMS.titles.(Cincinnati.‘03.&.‘06;.Canada. Each.player.below.appears.with.his.country,.his.ranking.(as.of.the.cut-off.date.of.June.25).and.his. worked.for.the.same.pharmaceutical.firm. ‘03,.Miami.‘04).and.the.2003.U.S..Open. Cincinnati.singles.record..The.seeding.for.the.W&SFG.Masters.will.be.based.on.later.rankings... and.first.met.on.a.business.trip. >. Has.also.reached.three.Grand.Slam.finals. *.=.Entry.via.Wild.Card;...@.=.Injury.Protected.Ranking... >. Born.in.Basel;.turns.26.on.Aug..8.(1981) (Wimbledon.‘04.&.‘05;.U.S..Open.‘06).and. three.AMS.singles.finals.(Canada.‘02.&. Federer, Roger * ............ SUI..... 1 .....8-5 .615 Tursunov, Dmitry ..........RUS... 2 .....1-3 .250 Rafael Nadal / Spain ‘04;.Cincinnati.‘05).. Nadal, Rafael ................. ESP..... 2 .....-3 .500 Safin, Marat *.................RUS... 24 .....8-7 .533 Cincinnati Highlights >..In.2003,.became.the.youngest.American. Roddick, Andy * ..............USA..... ... 24-5 .828 Nalbandian, David .........ARG... 25 .....5-4 .556 Ancic, Mario ..................CRO... 26 .....2-1 .667 >. Making.4th.appearance.(3-3) to.be.ranked.No..1,.and.the.second- Davydenko, Nikolay .......RUS..... 4 .....-3 .500 Djokovic, Novak .............SRB..... 5 .....1-2 .333 Volandri, Filippo ............. ITA... 27 .....0-1 .000 >. Quarterfinalist,.2006. youngest.overall.in.the.history.of.the. Gonzalez, Fernando .......CHI..... 6 ... 12-5 .706 Soderling, Robin .......... SWE... 28 .....5-3 .625 Career Highlights rankings.(behind.Lleyton.Hewitt). Robredo, Tommy ........... ESP..... 7 ... 11-5 .688 Calleri, Agustin .............ARG... 29 .....0-1 .000 >. Compiled.an.Open.Era.record.81-match. 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results Murray, Andy ................GBR..... 8 .....4-2 .667 Kohlschreiber, Philipp ...GER... 0 .....0-0 .000 win.streak.on.clay.that.ended.in.May... >. SF.at.Australian.&.Indian.Wells;.QF.at. Blake, James .................USA..... 9 .....6-5 .545 Melzer, Jurgen ..............AUT... 1 .....0-2 .000 >..He.has.won.21.career.singles.titles,. Wimbledon.&.Miami;.R16.at.Rome;.R128. Haas, Tommy .................GER... 10 ... 11-8 .579 Monaco, Juan ................ARG... 2 .....0-0 .000 Berdych, Tomas ............. CZE... 11 .....1-2 .333 Hrbaty, Dominik ............ SVK... 33 .....6-6 .500 including.nine.AMS.titles.and.the.last. at.French;.DNP.Hamburg,.Monte.Carlo Ljubicic, Ivan .................CRO... 12 ... 10-7 .588 Clement, Arnaud ...........FRA... 4 .....7-8 .467 three.French.Opens. 2007 International Series Highlights Youzhny, Mikhail ...........RUS... 1 .....7-4 .66 Bjorkman, Jonas ........... SWE... 5 ... 7-10 .412 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results >..W.at.Queen’s;.F.at.Memphis;.QF.at. Gasquet, Richard ...........FRA... 14 .....1-2 .333 Malisse, Xavier ............. BEL... 6 .....4-7 .64 >..W.at.Indian.Wells,.Monte.Carlo,.Rome. Poertschach Ferrer, David ................. ESP... 15 .....4-3 .571 Mayer, Florian ...............GER... 7 .....0-0 .000 &.French.Open;.F.at.Wimbledon.&. Did You Know? Baghdatis, Marcos ......... CYP... 16 .....2-1 .667 Fish, Mardy ...................USA... 8 .....6-4 .600 Canas, Guillermo ...........ARG... 17 .....2-2 .500 Mathieu, Paul-Henri ......FRA... 9 .....2-3 .400 Hamburg;.QF.at.Australian.Open.&.Miami. > His.2004.semifinal.showdown.with.Andre. Ferrero, Juan Carlos * ... ESP... 18 ... 1-7 .650 Almagro, Nicolas ........... ESP... 40 .....1-1 .500 2007 International Series Highlights Agassi.in.Cincinnati.was.named.one.of. Hewitt, Lleyton * ............AUS... 19 ... 18-6 .750 Verdasco, Fernando ...... ESP... 41 .....0-3 .000 >..W.at.Barcelona;.SF.at.Chennai;.QF.at. the.five.best.matches.of.‘04.by.the.ATP... Chela, Juan Ignacio .......ARG... 20 .....8-6 .571 Gicquel, Marc ................FRA... 42 .....0-1 .000 Dubai.&.Queen’s >..Born.in.Omaha.on.Aug..30,.1982.(24). Nieminen, Jarkko ...........FIN... 21 .....-3 .500 Stepanek, Radek ........... CZE... 61 .....0-2 .000 Did You Know? Moya, Carlos * ................ ESP... 22 ... 1-8 .619 Kiefer, Nicolas ..............GER.............7-7 .500 >. Parents.have.a.restaurant.and.a.glass. Nikolay Davydenko / Russia and.window.business.. Cincinnati Highlights * Current or former world No. 1-ranked player. >. Plays.left-handed;.writes.right-handed. >. Making.his.4th.appearance.(3-3) Note: Number in shield under photos is number of ATP Masters titles for that player. 2 Robredo 1 Murray 0 Blake 0 Haas 1 Berdych 1 Gasquet 0 Ljubicic 0 Youzhny 0 >. Born.in.Severodonezk.on.June.2,.1981. of.his.career.in.‘06.on.the.strength.of.that. >..Born.in.Hostalric.on.May.1,.1982.(25). Wimbledon,.Indian.Wells.&.Rome;.R64.at. (26). AMS.Madrid.final.and.two.additional.AMS. Miami;.R128.at.French;.DNP.Monte.Carlo semifinals.. Andy Murray / Great Britain 2007 International Series Highlights Novak Djokovic / Serbia >..At.the.2004.Athens.Olympics,.won.the. Cincinnati Highlights >..W.at.Sydney;.F.at.Delray.Beach;.SF.at. Cincinnati Highlights gold.medal.in.doubles.with.Nicolas. >. Making.his.3rd.appearance.(4-2) Houston;.QF.at.Halle >. Making.3rd.appearance.(1-2) Massu,.and.bronze.medal.in.singles. Career Highlights Did You Know? Career Highlights 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results >..Was.the.second-youngest.player.to.finish. >..Played.two.seasons.for.Harvard,.1998- >. Won.his.first.AMS.title.this.year.at.Miami. >..F.at.Australian.&.Rome;.QF.at.Hamburg;. in.top.20.in.2006.(behind.Djokovic). 1999,.before.turning.pro.in.June.1999. >. Reached.the.semifinals.at.both.the. R16.at.Indian.Wells;.R32.at.Miami,.Monte. >. His.two.singles.career.titles.have.both. >. Recently.wrote.an.autobiography. French.Open.and.Wimbledon.this.year.. Carlo.&.Wimbledon;.R128.at.French come.at.San.Jose.(2007.&.‘06). >..Born.in.Yonkers,.New.York,.on.Dec..28,. >..A.fast.climber.on.the.ATP.rankings,.he. 2007 International Series Highlights 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results 1979.(27). ended.2005.at.No..83,.2006.at.No..16,.and. >..QF.at.Vina.del.Mar.&.Queen’s >. SF.at.Indian.Wells.&.Miami;.R16.at. may.end.2007.in.the.top.5... Did You Know? Australian;.R64.at.Rome.&.Hamburg;. Tommy Haas / Germany 2007 Slams & ATP Masters Results >..Given.‘03.Chilean.National.Sports.Award. DNP.French,.Wimbledon.or.Monte.Carlo Cincinnati Highlights >. W.at.Miami;.F.at.Indian.Wells;.SF.at. by.Chile’s.president.for.winning.the.World. 2007 International Series Highlights >..Making.9th.appearance.(11-8).