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Cincinnati Masters | Grigor Dimitrov downs Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to claim title

Grigor Dimitrov beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets of 6-3, 7-5 to clinch the Cincinnati Masters title on Sunday. The volatile Australian had his fair share of chances in the both the sets of the final but squandered all of them before eventually going down to his higher ranked Bulgarian opponent.

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Cincinnati Open | Nick Kyrgios to face Grigor Dimitrov in final; Garbine Muguruza to take on Simona Halep for title

Grigor Dimitrov has reached his first ATP Tour final by edging past John Isner 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (12-10), in just two hours and will now face Nick Kyrgios for the title. Meanwhile, in the Women’s singles, Garbine Muguruza beat World No.1 Karoline Pliskova to set up the final date with Simona Halep.

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Cincinnati Open Round Up | Sania Mirza and Shuai Peng cruise to the semis; Johanna Konta sets up rematch with Simona Halep

The Indo-Chinese doubles pairing of Sania Mirza and Shuai Peng advanced to the semi-finals of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Cincinnati Open with a 6-3, 6-7,10-3 win over the Romanian pair of Irina-Camelia Begu and Raluca Olaru. Meanwhile, Johanna Konta set up a rematch with Simona Halep.

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Cincinnati Open Round up | Ramanathan crashes out; Nadal enters Round of 16

Indian ace Ramkumar Ramanathan bowed out in the round of 32 of the Cincinnati Open as he lost 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 to America’s Jared Donaldson following his lucky entry into the Masters slam. World No.1 Rafael Nadal and Britain’s Johanna Konta too progressed into the round of 16 with straight set wins.

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Cincinnati Masters: Ramkumar Ramanathan beats Chris Eubanks to move into second round

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Cincinnati Masters | Sania Mirza to face ex-partner Martina Hingis in final

Just a week after formally announcing their split, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis will be back on the same court, albeit on different sides. Mirza and her new partner Barbora Strycova beat Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan 6-2, 7-5 to set up a final duel against Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe.

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Hip injury forces Andy Murray to pull out of Cincinnati Masters

World No.1 Andy Murray announced that he won't be competing at the Cincinnati Masters tournament scheduled to commence next week as he is still recovering from a hip injury. However, he is still hopeful of making a return at the US Open later this month where will be looking to bag a second title.

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