CINCINNATI, United States (AFP) — Once and future world number one Rafael Nadal has some advice for men’s tennis stars in danger of missing the US Open due to injury — accept it and keep going. The 31-year-old Spaniard defeated France’s Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round at the ATP Cincinnati Masters, the last major US Open tuneup with the year’s […]
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Trump ‘thank you’ tour begins with low-key crowd
by Ivan Couronne CINCINNATI, United States (AFP) — For the first event on his post-election “thank you” tour, US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday drew a crowd of several thousand people to a Cincinnati arena — but perhaps one that lacked the fervor seen at his campaign rallies. The US Bank Arena in the Ohio city has a capacity of more than 17,000, but on Thursday night before the Republican billionaire was due to take […]
Serena wins Cincinnati title in final U.S. Open tune-up
(Reuters) – Serena Williams finished her last U.S. Open tune-up in style by blowing away Serbian Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-1 to win her first title at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday. For the top-seeded American, the triumph marked her first in six visits to Cincinnati and sent a message that she is in top form heading into the year’s final grand slam, where she is the two-time defending champion. “It’s just […]





