Novak falls in Cincinnati final
Cinsinnati Masters second seed suffered a 0-6, 6-7 (7) loss to top-seeded Roger Federer in the finals of the Western & Southern Open on Sunday afternoon.
Nole vs Federer in Cincinnati final!
World no.2 beat sixth-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-2 in 87 minutes to advance to his fourth final at Western & Southern Open.
Nole to meet Del Potro in semis
Second-seeded Novak charged into the Western & Southern Open semi-finals with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic and moved within one win of back-to-back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals.
Davydenko retires, Nole into QFs
No.2 seed claimed the first set 6-0 in 31 minutes when no. 50-ranked Nikolay Davydenko retired. Novak will meet no.12 seed Croat Marin Cilic for a place in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event semi-finals.
Novak wins Cincinnati opener
World no.2 and last year’s runner-up opened his Western & Southern Open campaign with a 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over Italian Andreas Seppi in 89 minutes.
Cincinnati: Nole to play Seppi in R2
Nole will face world no.27 Italian Andreas Seppi in the second round.
ATP List: Nole 75 pts behind Federer
In the latest ATP Ranking List as of Monday, August 13, Novak is still ranked second with 11, 270 points.