The 2012 Wimbledon champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams will headline a star-studded field at the upcoming Western & Southern Open at Cincinnati. This was announced by the tournament organizers on Tuesday.
The prestigious tennis event, which takes place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason from August 11 to 19 will feature the world’s top 40 male tennis players and top 37 out of the top 39 female tennis players.
Federer reclaimed the top ranking at the ATP Tour following his victory at the All England Club, collecting a record-setting 17th Grand Slam singles titles. Meanwhile, Serena Williams continued her rise in the women’s rankings after winning her 14th Grand Slam title. She’s now ranked fourth in the world. Her older sister Venus Williams has been granted a wildcard in this event.
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The Western & Southern Open will take place a week after the London Olympic Games Tennis Gold Medal Matches have been concluded.
“It’s hard not to have an exciting Wimbledon but to have the emotional finish with the finals that we had and then to have the Olympics coming up, which will have a wealth of storylines, it’s good for the sport to have the spotlight on all of the namesake players that will be here in Cincinnati,” said Western & Southern Open tournament director and chief operating officer Vince Cicero.
“It’s good for the tournament and enhances all of the storylines before they arrive here,” he added.
This is the second consecutive year that the Western & Southern Open will feature the men’s and women’s events being contested on the same week.
The defending champions of this tournament are Andy Murray of Great Britain and Maria Sharapova.
