Posted August 19, 200519 yr From the 8/17/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: Russia's Marat Safin is seeded fourth in this tournament. The Enquirer/Keli Dailey PHOTO: The Western & Southern Masters prides itself on attracting highly ranked players such as No. 2 Rafael Nadal. The Enquirer/Keli Dailey The gang's all here Purse, perks, schedule attract ATP's top players By Dustin Dow Enquirer staff writer MASON - When the world's top men's tennis players gathered in England for Wimbledon in late June, a virtual who's-who led the field. The top five, including finalists Roger Federer and Andy Roddick, were there, as would be expected for a Grand Slam tournament. What might be more surprising is that those same players are all here at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. In fact, it is the first time since Wimbledon that the top five players have shown up for the same tournament. ...snip... WHO RULES THE REGION? The heart of Midwestern tennis resides in Mason and Indianapolis, where the only two ATP Tour events in this part of the country take place. Here's a glance at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and the RCA Championships in Indianapolis. W&S Masters RCA Championships Year first held 1899 1920 ATP level Masters series International series Purse $2.5 million $600,000 Top-20 players 18 1 Total attendance 150,455 (2004) 72,099 (2005) TV ESPN2, CBS NBC More at: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050817/SPT/508170360/-1/rss
August 19, 200519 yr I've been watching some of the matches on ESPN and there are a lot of W&S commericals including one that promotes downtown Cincinnati. It includes a shot of the in progress "soon to be home office ;-)" Queen City Square. It nice little promo seen by a few million.
August 20, 200519 yr Hmmm...I don't have cable or satellite anymore (at least for the summer), so I'm glad to hear the city's getting promoted!
June 15, 200619 yr <i>Bootylicious!<i> <b>Serena Williams to play here</b> BY DUSTIN DOW | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Serena Williams, a seven-time grand slam winner, has accepted a wild card into the field for July’s Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open. This will be Williams first tournament since January’s Australian Open. Williams has been sidelined by injuries since then. “I have decided to return to competitive tennis at Cincinnati’s Western and Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, the week of July 17,” Williams said in a statement. ... More at: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060614/NEWS01/306140014/1062/SPT
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