Rogers Cup 2016: Saturday Scores, Results and Updated Toronto Masters Schedule

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Published: July 30, 2016

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While several big names opted against competing in the Rogers Cup, men's and women's singles action boasted plenty of star power Saturday during semifinal competition in both Toronto and Montreal.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and two-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka were each scheduled to take the court on the men's side, as were reigning Australian Open winner Angelique Kerber and former world No. 2 Simona Halep in the women's draw. 

Here is a rundown of Saturday's full slate of semifinal tilts, along with a look ahead toward Sunday's highly anticipated finals matchups.

      

Saturday Schedule and Results

Men's Recap With the likes of Andy Murray and Roger Federer sitting out this tournament, Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori entered Saturday with a golden opportunity to move within one win of a Rogers Cup title.

They were quite evenly matched in the opening set, which ended in a tiebreaker. That proved to be tight as well, and the following video, courtesy of TennisTV, was a perfect microcosm of it:



Nishikori's speed and ability to track down difficult balls served him well and allowed him to grind out a tough win in the first set.

Things got much easier for the Japanese star after that, though, as Wawrinka seemingly ran out of gas and had little left in the second set.

Nishikori took advantage, winning 6-1 and punching his ticket to his fourth overall final and second Masters 1000 final of 2016.

According to Jose Morgado of Diario Record, Nishikori hadn't beaten a player of Wawrinka's caliber in nearly two years:



Nishikori is a talented player with a U.S. Open final appearance and 11 career singles titles to his credit, but he is still looking to establish himself as a consistent top-five player and threat to win Grand Slam championships.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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