Western and Southern Open 2015: Monday Tennis Scores, Results, Latest Schedule

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Published: August 18, 2015

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The Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati is one of the bigger stops on the road to the U.S. Open. Although Monday only served to kick off the main draw of the marquee event, Venus Williams, Gael Monfils, Grigor Dimitrov and Garbine Muguruza were among those in action.

Monday wasn't a great day to be a seeded player, either, as a number of ranked players all fell shortly after their tournaments began.

Here's a quick look at how the first round unfolded.

 

Monday Results

 

Tuesday Schedule

 

Monday Recap Muguruza had to like her chances of reaching the second round after she learned her opponent on Monday would be Yaroslava Shvedova. The two had faced off in 2014, with Muguruza winning 6-2, 6-3.

But it's Shvedova who will be moving on in the tournament after she upset the ninth seed in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6.

The 27-year-old found herself in trouble on multiple occasions but somehow danced out of danger nearly every time. Generally, when you see a player having to save 10 break points, it's not a good sign for their chances of winning. Muguruza had 10 chances to break Shvedova's serve, but she could only capitalize on one of them.

It was a great rear-guard effort from Shvedova.

Meanwhile, the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg sees the defeat as another troubling sign for Muguruza:



Muguruza is running out of time to stem the tide before she heads to Flushing Meadows.

Williams, who fell to Sabine Lisicki in the first round in Toronto, was another star looking to rebound from the Rogers Cup.

The seven-time major champion received all she could handle from Zarina Diyas, eventually prevailing 7-6(6), 6-4.

"My opponent played so well today," she said after the win, per WTATennis.com. "She wasn't missing many shots, and I missed a lot, but I just tried to ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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