Western & Southern Open 2013: Daily Scores, Results and Schedule

Outside of Grand Slams, few tournaments can boast a field as impressive the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event takes place on a hard court, and it is one of the final places for competitors to tune up before the start of the U.S. Open.

On the women's side, each of the top 10 in the world rankings is present, with Serena Williams looking to continue an amazing run of great play. Li Na is the defending champion, but she will have to get through a tough draw to repeat.

Meanwhile, the top seven players in the men's rankings will also compete at this event, including defending champion Roger Federer. Of course, he is only the No. 5 seed in the tournament this year and could end up facing Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.

This championship will not only be competitive in both draws, but it will also give a good indication of which players are truly ready for the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year.

Follow along with this tracker for the latest updates throughout the tournament, which runs from Aug. 12 to Aug. 18.

Men's Draw

Draw courtesy of CincyTennis.com

No. 1 Novak Djokovic
Bye	Djokovic
		Djokovic
Juan Monaco	Monaco
Jurgen Melzer			Djokovic
David Goffin		Goffin
Mackenzie MacDonald	Goffin
Vasek Pospisil	Pospisil
No. 15 Gilles Simon
				Isner
No. 12 Milos Raonic
Jack Sock	Raonic
		Raonic
Janko Tipsarevic	Tipsarevic
Sam Querrey
			Isner
Florian Mayer
John Isner	Isner
		Isner
Bye	Gasquet
No. 8 Richard Gasquet
					Isner
No. 3 David Ferrer
Bye	Ferrer
		Ferrer
Ryan Harrison	Harrison
Alexandr Dolgopolov
			Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Martin Klizan	Tursunov
		Tursunov
James Blake	Blake
No. 16 Jerzy Janowicz
				Del Potro
No. 10 Kei Nishikori
Feliciano Lopez	Lopez
		Lopez
Jeremy Chardy	Chardy
Adrian Mannarino
			Del Potro
Benoit Paire
Nikolay Davydenko	Davydenko
		Del Potro
Bye	Del Potro
No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro
						Nadal
No. 5 Roger Federer
Bye	Federer
		Federer
Philipp Kohlschreiber	Kohlschreiber
Mardy Fish
			Federer
Marcel Granollers
Lukas Rosol	Granollers
		Haas
Kevin Anderson	Haas
No. 11 Tommy Haas
				Nadal
No. 13 Nicolas Almagro
Grigor Dimitrov	Dimitrov
		Dimitrov
Brian Baker	Baker
Denis Istomin
			Nadal
Pablo Andujar
Benjamin Becker	Becker
		Nadal
Bye	Nadal
No. 4 Rafael Nadal
					Nadal
No. 6 Tomas Berdych
Bye	Berdych
		Berdych
Edouard Roger-Vasselin	Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
			Berdych
Tommy Robredo
Thomaz Bellucci	Robredo
		Robredo
Andreas Seppi	Wawrinka
No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka
				Berdych
No. 14 Fabio Fognini
Radek Stepanek	Stepanek
		Benneteau
Julien Benneteau	Benneteau
Marcos Baghdatis
			Murray
Ernests Gulbis
Mikhail Youzhny	Youzhny
		Murray
Bye	Murray
No. 2 Andy Murray

Women's Draw

Draw courtesy of CincyTennis.com

No. 1 Serena Williams
Bye	Williams
		Williams
Monica Puig	Bouchard
Eugenie Bouchard
			Williams
Mona Barthel
Lucy Safarova	Barthel
		Barthel
Anna Tatishvili	Kirilenko
No. 16 Maria Kirilenko
				Williams
No. 11 Samantha Stosur
Svetlana Kuznetsova	Stosur
		Stosur
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Hampton
Jamie Hampton
			Halep
Simona Halep
Su-Wei Hsieh	Halep
		Halep
Bye	Bartoli
No. 8 Marion Bartoli
					Williams
No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska
Bye	Radwanska
		Radwanska
Flavia Pennetta	Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko
			Radwanksa
Jana Cepelova
Venus Williams	Williams
		Vesnina
Elena Vesnina	Vesnina
No. 13 Kirsten Flipkens
				Na
No. 19 Angelique Kerber
Karin Knapp	Kerber
		Kerber
Sofia Arvidsson	Keybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
			Na
Lauren Davis
Klara Zakopalova	Davis
		Na
Bye	Na
No. 5 Li Na
						Azarenka
No. 6 Sara Errani
Bye	Errani
		Errani
Dominika Cibulkova	Hercog
Polona Hercog
			Vinci
Daniela Hantuchova
Andrea Petkovic	Petkovic
		Vinci
Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Vinci
No. 12 Roberta Vinci
				Jankovic
No. 14 Jelena Jankovic
Sabine Lisicki	Jankovic
		Jankovic
Annika Beck	Makarova
Ekaterina Makarova
			Jankovic
Sloane Stephens
Petra Martic	Stephens
		Stephens
Bye	Sharapova
No. 3 Maria Sharapova
					Azarenka
No. 7 Petra Kvitova
Bye	Kvitova	Kvitova
Marina Erakovic	Erakovic
Carla Suarez Navarro
			Wozniacki
Yanina Wickmayer
Sorana Cirstea	Wickmayer
		Wozniacki
Shuai Peng	Wozniacki
No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki
				Azarenka
No. 15 Ana Ivanovic
Alize Cornet	Cornet
		Rybarikova
Magdalena Rybarikova	Rybarikova
Julia Goerges
			Azarenka
Vania King
Kristina Mladenovic	King
		Azarenka
Bye	Azarenka
No. 2 Victoria Azarenka

Day 7

Scores via CincyTennis.com

Match	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Final	No. 4 Rafael Nadal	John Isner	7-6(8), 7-6(3)
Women's Final	No. 2 Victoria Azarenka	No. 1 Serena Williams	2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6)

Recap

Rafael Nadal won the men's final with a straight-set victory over John Isner, but things were never easy in the match.

The two players were both incredible with the serve in a match that featured zero breaks. Isner never even had to save himself from break point, and the result was two sets that went to a tiebreak. 

Fortunately for Nadal, he was able to win each to earn his ninth tournament title of the year. The Spanish player remains undefeated on hard courts this season and should be a favorite to win the U.S. Open after consecutive championships in the month of August.

Isner was unable to win the title, but the American had an impressive run through the tournament to reach the finals. He defeated No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals and No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals to give himself plenty of momentum heading into the final Grand Slam of the year.

With the support of the fans behind him, the 6'10" player has a good chance of making a deep run in New York.

In the women's final, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka went back and forth in a highly competitive matchup of the two top female players in the world.

Williams came out strong in the first set and was dominant with his serve to get a 6-2 win. Azarenka then came back with better defense in the second set while earning three breaks.

In the final set, neither competitor could get an advantage until the tiebreak, which Azarenka finally won to earn the title.

The Belarusian had her best finish at the U.S. Open last year when she lost in the finals to Williams. After gaining confidence from this win, she now has an excellent chance to win her first title later in the month.

Day 6

Scores via CincyTennis.com

Men's Singles Action
Winner	Loser	Score
No. 4 Rafael Nadal	No. 6 Tomas Berdych	7-5, 7-6(4)
John Isner	No. 7 Juan Martin Del Potro	6-7(5), 7-6(9), 6-3

Women's Singles Action
Winner	Loser	Score
No. 1 Serena Williams	No.5 Li Na	7-5, 7-5
No. 2 Victoria Azarenka	No. 14 Jelena Jankovic	4-6, 6-2, 6-3

 Despite heading into the tournament unranked, John Isner has proven that he belongs in the ATP top 20.  He defeated Juan Martin Del Potro in an intense semifinal round.  After being top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, Isner has to be feeling confident in this tournament.

Meanwhile, it was a relatively easy round for Rafael Nadal, who took down Tomas Berdych in two sets.  Nadal has now won 14 straight matches against the Czech, and his overall season record is now at 52-3.  He will likely be the favorite heading into the final match.

On the women's side, Serena Williams was able to take down Li Na in consecutive sets.  Not only is Williams making her first appearance in the final round of this tournament, she also got through the defending champion.  Williams is now an incredible 60-3 on the season, searching for her ninth title on the year.

Victoria Azarenka was able to come back after losing the first set to make it to the final round, winning pretty handily in the final two sets 6-2 and 6-3.  It will be a classic No. 1 versus No. 2 ranked match, and it will be arguably the most exciting match of the tournament for men or women.

There's just one more round for the both draws, and Isner, Nadal, Williams and Azarenka will be looking to earn their titles.

Day 5

Scores via CincyTennis.com

Men's Singles Action
Winner	Loser	Score
No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro	Dmitry Tursunov	6-4, 3-6, 6-1
John Isner	No. 1 Novak Djokovic	7-6, 3-6, 7-5
No. 6 Tomas Berdych	No. 2 Andy Murray	6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Rafael Nadal	No. 5 Roger Federer	5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Women's Singles Action
Winner	Loser	Score
No. 14 Jelena Jankovic	No. 12 Roberta Vinci	6-0, 6-4
No. 1 Serena Williams	Simona Halep	6-0, 6-4
No. 2 Victoria Azarenka	Caroline Wozniacki	6-3, 7-6
No. 5 Li Na	No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska	WD

The earliest match of the day was no surprise. Juan Martin del Potro cruised to a three-set victory over Dmitry Tursunov. After knocking off No. 3 David Ferrer on Day 4, Tursunov couldn't pull off another upset.

Day 5 in Cincinnati featured a shocking upset by an American. No. 1 Novak Djokovic wasn't able to survive a test from John Isner. Djokovic battled through three sets, but he couldn't outlast Isner.

With a win over Tursunov, del Potro advanced to the semifinals. 

That was the only men's match that went according to script on Friday, as the No. 1 and 2 players unexpectedly tumbled. 

John Isner used his power serve to overwhelm even the great returning ability of Novak Djokovic to win a thrilling match. 

Meanwhile, Tomas Berdych used a powerful ground game to tame Andy Murray. It was his second straight victory over the defending Wimbledon champ. 

After dropping the first set, Rafael Nadal was able to storm back and win the final two to top longtime foe, Roger Federer.

On the women's side, there was a slight upset as No. 14 Jelena Jankovic defeated No. 12 Roberta Vinci. Jankovic cruised through the match in two sets and advanced to the semifinals.

Meanwhile, Serena Williams breezed through Simona Halep, as she lost just four game en route to a straight-set victory. 

Victoria Azarenka had a few troubles finishing off Caroline Wozniacki, but ultimately Azarenka was able to emerge victorious. Li Na advanced automatically after Agnieszka Radwanska had to withdraw from the tourney for personal reasons.

Day 4

Scores via CincyTennis.com

Men's Singles Action
Winner	Loser	Score
No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro	Feliciano Lopez	6-4, 1-6, 6-4
John Isner	No. 12 Milos Raonic	7(7)-6(6), 6-4
No. 5 Roger Federer	No. 11 Tommy Haas	1-6, 7-5, 6-3
No. 1 Novak Djokovic	David Goffin	6-2, 6-0
Dmitry Tursunov	No. 3 David Ferrer	6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Rafael Nadal	Grigor Dmitrov	6-2, 5-7, 6-2
No. 6 Tomas Berdych	Tommy Robredo	6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Andy Murray	Julien Benneteau	6-2, 6-2
Women's Singles Action
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska	Elena Vesnia	6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Li Na	No. 9 Angelique Kerber	6-4, 6-4
No. 12 Roberta Vinci	No. 6 Sara Errani	6-4, 6-3
No. 14 Jelena Jankovic	Sloane Stephens	3-6, 7-5, 7-5
No. 1 Serena Williams	Mona Barthel	6-4, 6-1
No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki	No. 7 Petra Kvitova	3-6, 6-2,6-3
Simona Halep	No. 11 Samantha Stosur	6-4, 4-6,
No. 2 Victoria Azarenka	Magalena Rybarikova	6-3,6-4

Early action in the men's draw produced two major upsets as John Isner defeated No. 12 Milos Raonic and Dmitry Tursunov sent David Ferrer to an early exit. Isner's sevice game was simply too much for Raonic as he served up 13 aces and won 82 percent of his first serve points. 

Tursunov outplayed Ferrer in every aspect of the match as he won in straight sets over the No. 3 player in the world. 

The rest of the favorites survived some scares, but advanced. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic continued their march to the finals with straight set wins against overmatched competition, but Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal needed three sets to fend off underdogs. 

Women's action was characterized by a similar predictability as nearly every favorite advanced to the next round. The exceptions were Sara Errani who was upset by Roberta Vinci and Samantha Stosur who was defeated by Simona Halep. 

Errani lost in straight sets to Roberta Vinci despite her opponent won just 51 percent of her first serves. While Stosur's undoing was caused by Halep's massive serve as she won 66 percent of her first serve points. 

Sloane Stephens' impressive run that included a win over Maria Sharapova came to an end against Jelena Jankovic. The match was probably the highlight of the day, though. It lasted nearly two-and-half hours as Jankovic battled back after dropping the first set. 

Day 3

Scores via CincyTennis.com

Men's Singles Action
Winner	Loser	Score
No. 2 Andy Murray	Mikhail Youzhny	6-2, 6-3
No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro	Nikolay Davydenko	7-5, 7-5
John Isner	No. 8 Richard Gasquet	7-6 (6), 6-2
No. 11 Tommy Haas	Marcel Granoliers	6-4, 6-4
Feliciano Lopez	Jeremy Chardy	6-4, 2-2 (retired)
David Goffin	Vasek Pospisil	7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (6)
No. 1 Novak Djokovic	Juan Monaco	7-5, 6-2
No. 12 Milos Raonic	Janko Tipsarevic	6-4, 7-6
Dmitry Tursunov	James Blake	6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Tomas Berdych	Jarkko Nieminen	6-3, 6-2
Tommy Robredo	No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka	7-5, 3-6, 6-3
No. 4 Rafael Nadal	Benjamin Becker	6-2, 6-2
Women's Singles Action
No. 1 Serena Williams	Eugenie Bouchard	4-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Sara Errani	Polona Hercog	6-4, 5-7, 6-4
No. 11 Samantha Stosur	Jamie Hampton	6-3, 7-6 (3)
No. 12 Roberta Vinci	Andrea Petkovic	6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3
No. 7 Petra Kvitova	Marina Erakovic	6-4, 6-7 (9), 6-3
No. 9 Angelique Kerber	Alisa Kleybanova	7-6, 6-2
No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki	Monica Niculescu	6-4, 6-3
No. 14 Jelena Jankovic	Ekaterina Makarova	2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Mona Barthel	Maria Kirilenko	6-4, 6-4
Elena Vesnina	Venus Williams	6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Magdalena Rybarikova	Alize Cornet	3-6, 7-5, 7-5
Li Na	Lauren Davis	4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Simona Halep	Marion Bartoli	3-6, 6-4, 6-1

 

Recap

Top seed Serena Williams needed all three sets to get past qualifier Eugenie Bouchard. The Canadian Bouchard came out strong and won the first set, 6-4. That’s about when Williams woke up. She won the second and third sets with relative ease.

Her sister, Venus, wasn’t so lucky. The unranked Williams sister lost to Elena Vesnina in three sets.

No. 13 Jelena Jankovic is an intriguing threat in this tournament. She advanced after a three-set win over Ekaterina Makarova. Jankovic’s best days are way behind her. However, the 28-year-old may have one more really good tournament run left in her. The US Open is where she had her best result in a Grand Slam.

The career of Caroline Wozniacki has taken a precipitous drop-off since around the end of 2011/start of 2012. She looked good in a straight-set win over Monica Niculescu. The 23-year-old Dane saved 9-of-11 break points. As the No. 10 seed, Wozniacki should be poised to make a deep run in this tournament.

The biggest upset of the day in the men’s draw was No. 8 Richard Gasquet going down in straight sets to John Isner. It was a win that no doubt made the Cincinnati crowd happy.

When Isner was hitting his first service, Gasquet had no answer. The 28-year-old American had 10 aces and won 91 percent (3-of-36) of his first-service points. He also never lost serve, winning Gasquet’s only break point of the match.

Much like the women’s draw, the men’s singles action was an otherwise anticlimactic.

Top seeds Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic rolled in straight sets. It got a little interesting for Djokovic in the first set, but he won, 7-5, and after that, Juan Monaco didn’t have anything left for the second.

The most exciting match in the men’s draw was No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro’s win over Nikolay Davydenko. The Argentinian won in straight sets (7-5, 7-5). Given the set scores, this one could have gone either way. Davydenko was more than game, but his second serve really let him down. He lost 43 percent of his second-service points, to del Potro’s 52 percent.

Seeing No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka go down to Tommy Robredo was a bit of a surprise. Given how up and down he can be, you can never feel too comfortable when he's facing a tough opponent like Robredo, you can't be too shocked with the upset.

Day 2

Scores (via CincyTennis.com)

Men's Draw
Match	Score
Feliciano Lopez def. No. 10 Kei Nishikori	6-4, 7-6(4)
John Isner def. Florian Mayer	6-3, 6-4
No. 11 Tommy Haas def. Kevin Anderson	6-4, 6-4
Nikolay Davydenko def. Benoit Paire	7-6(8), 6-3
Jarkko Nieminen def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin	6-3, 6-4
Tommy Robredo def. Thomaz Bellucci	6-7(6), 7-6(7), 6-2
Vasek Pospisil def. No. 15 Gilles Simon	6-3, 1-1 ret.
Benjamin Becker def. Pablo Andujar	6-4, 6-1
No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka def. Andreas Seppi	6-3, 6-4
Mikhail Youzhny def. Ernests Gulbis	7-5, 6-3
Julien Benneteau def. Radek Stepanek	6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4)
Grigor Dimitrov def. Brian Baker	6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Roger Federer def. Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-3, 7-6 (9-7)
No. 3 David Ferrer def. Ryan Harrison	7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4
Women's Draw
Andrea Petkovic def. Daniela Hantuchova	2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Polona Hercog def. Dominika Cibulkova	6-2, 6-4
Jamie Hampton def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Varvara Lepchenko def. Flavia Pennetta	6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Mona Barthel def. Lucie Safarova	6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Victoria Azarenka def. Vania King	6-1, 7-6(8-6)
Sloane Stephens def. No. 3 Maria Sharapova	2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki def. Shuai Peng	6-1, 6-1
No. 14 Jelena Jankovic def. Sabine Lisicki	7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova def. Annika Beck	6-3, 6-2
Magdalena Rybarikova def. Julia Goerges	6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Elena Vesnina def. No. 13 Kirsten Flipkens	3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Monica Niculescu def. Yanina Wickmayer	6-1, 6-2
Alize Cornet def. No. 15 Ana Ivanovic	2-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4

Recap

Victoria Azarenka became the first person to reach the third round at Cincinnati with a two-set victory over Vania King.

Her American opponent was likely tired after going through qualification and then an opening-round match, but Azarenka did not show any mercy with a dominant performance to start her run at a title.

Most other matches on Day 2 were in the first round, although that did not mean the matches were not exciting.

Tommy Robredo survived an epic match against Thomaz Bellucci that lasted almost two and a half hours. Each player won a tiebreak to send it to a third set, although that is where Robredo dominated with his serve to take over and win.

Tommy Haas and Stanislas Wawrinka each had impressive performances to start their tournaments as they each beat quality opponents in straight-sets. 

Haas only needed two breaks to go with flawless serving to beat Kevin Anderson. He will take on Marcel Granollers in the second round. Wawrinka took out the experience Andres Seppi and will now have to face Robredo in the next round.

Probably the most disappointing showing on the day came from Kei Nishikori, who was given the No. 10 seed in the tournament. He had done well on hard courts until this point, but he could not escape the first round after losing to Feliciano Lopez and his 12 aces.

Ernests Gulbis also robbed fans of a potential second-round rematch with Andy Murray when he lost to Mikhail Youzhny.

Rounding out the day was the return of Roger Federer as he made his first appearance since skipping the Rogers Cup. He looked to be in solid form as he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in two sets. The 32-year-old Federer was aggressive early on, hitting three aces and 10 winners in the first set before battling out the second set to punch his ticket to the third round. 

In women's action, Sloane Stephens pulled off the upset of the tournament thus far. She defeated Maria Sharapova in three sets after dropping the first set as well as the first two games of the second set. It was Sharapova's first match since Wimbledon due to a hip injury. 

Day 1

Scores (via CincyTennis.com)

Men's Draw
Match	Score
Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Mardy Fish	7-5, 6-2
Grigor Dimitrov def. No. 13 Nicolas Almagro	7-6(3), 6-4
Marcel Granollers def. Lukas Rosol	5-7, 6-4, 6-0
Brian Baker def. Denis Istomin	7-5, 6-3
Juan Monaco def. Jurgen Melzer	6-3, 6-2
Radek Stepanek def. No. 14 Fabio Fognini	6-2, 6-4
Jeremy Chardy def. Adrian Mannarino	6-4, 6-3
Brian Baker def. Denis Istomin	7-5, 6-3
Dmitry Tursunov def. Martin Klizan	4-6, 7-6, 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic def. Sam Querrey	6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Women's Draw
No. 11 Samantha Stosur def. Svetlana Kuznetsova	6-1, 7-5
Simona Halep def. Su-Wei Hsieh	6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2
Lauren Davis def. Klara Zakopalova	7-6(3), 7-6(1)
Vania King def. Kristina Mladenovic	6-3, 6-4
Sloane Stephens def. Petra Martic	6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Vania King def. Kristina Mladenovic	6-3, 6-4
Marina Erakovic def. Carla Suarez Navarro	6-3, 6-4
Maria Kirilenko def. Anna Tatishvili	4-6, 7-6, 7-6
Angelique Kerber def. Karin Knapp	6-7, 6-0, 6-1

Recap

It did not take long for the first seeded player to go down in this tournament. Nicolas Almagro came into the event as the No. 15 player in the world, but he was unable to win even a single match this week.

The Spanish player could not defend the serve of Grigor Dimitrov and gave up 19 aces in the loss.

Almagro has been much better on clay in his career than on any other surface, so the fact that he could not keep up on the hard court is not all that surprising. Still, it is yet another big win for the 22-year-old Dimitrov in what should be a long career.

Another marquee match that took place right away involved Philipp Kohlschreiber and Mardy Fish. While Fish has dealt with injury issues over the past few years, the American still has plenty of talent and experience. Unfortunately, he ran into a tough opponent in Kohlschreiber, who is the No. 26 player in the world.

The German won 26 of his 28 points on his first serve and provided little chance of a comeback. His prize is the chance to face Roger Federer in the next round.

Juan Monaco provided arguably the most impressive individual performance in the opening round. Going up against the experienced Jurgen Melzer, he needed less than an hour to win in straight sets. 

On the women's side, Sloane Stephens ran into trouble after losing a set to Petra Martic. However, she recovered and came out with a win to maintain her status as a top player to watch in this tournament. 

Samantha Stosur lived up to her ranking as the No. 11 seed with a straight-set win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. 

This exciting tournament is just getting started, with the bigger names still to compete. No one is safe from an upset, so make sure you do not miss a second of the action.