It was hot today at the Cincinatti Open. Well, it was hot every day but still…. On this day there was another shortened match due to the heat. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) world rank #70 took on Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) world rank #28. Auger-Aliassime would go on to win in straight sets after a scary incident…

On our last day in Cincinatti, we went to the Grandstand and got to see Alex Michelson (USA) world rank #33 and Holger Rune (DEN) world rank #9. Rune takes the match in straight sets 7-6 6-3. Michelson serves. Alex, look out! Rune with a serve. Rune. Holger Rune. A look from above…. Rune displaying…

Monday, August 11th, was a busy day in Cincinatti. We had tickets for the daytime session and then were on a flight back home that evening. I tried to take in as many matches as I could while we were onsite. The first one was Alexandrova v Joint. I’m a big fan of Maya Joint,…

Here we are on Center Court for a match that I wish had lasted longer. Ben Shelton (USA) world rank #6 won 6-3 3-1 over Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) world rank #47 retired in the second set. Ugo Carabelli with a serve… Shelton returns serve. Ugo Carabelli shot out of a cannon. Dr. Ben Shelton…

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) World Rank #8 takes on Maria Sakkari (GRE) World Rank #65 on Center Court on this day. Paolini was victorious in straight sets with a score of 7-6 7-6. Sakkari with the serve…. Paolini waiting patiently. There’s the return. One more for the road.

I’ll be honest, when I first saw these pictures I had no idea who was playing in this match. I don’t particularly know Sofia Kenin (USA) world rank #29 or Varvara Grachevka (FRA) world rank #103. There aren’t a lot of pictures, so I must not have been there very long. Maybe the heat was…

Daniil Medvedev (Voldemort) ATP Rank #13 taking on Adam Walton (USA) ATP Rank #85 should have been a slam dunk for Medvedev. If you are asking who Adam Walton is, I asked the same question. However, Medvedev appeared to be struggling not only with the excessive heat but also with his game and lost in…

This was a fun match to watch a bit of if I may say so myself. Alex De Minaur (AUS) ATP Rank #8 took on Reilly Opelka (USA) ATP Rank #73 in the Grandstand. There wasn’t a huge turnout for this match, at least while I was there, but it was fun nevertheless. As I…

After leaving the Sinner practice session, I wandered to the Champions Court nearby and popped into this match for a little while. Veronika Kudermetova (Voldemort) WTA Rank #36 pulled off an upset against Belinda Bencic (SUI) WTA Rank #19 in straight sets.

I spent time at my second practice session of the day seeing Maya Joint. I even managed to get an autograph after the session.