SB Nation Cleveland - 2012 Western & Southern Open: Roger Federer Wins Men's Title, Li Na Takes Women's Crownhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48841/cleveland-fave.png2012-08-19T18:34:05-05:00http://cleveland.sbnation.com/rss/stream/30180262012-08-19T18:34:05-05:002012-08-19T18:34:05-05:00Western & Southern Open 2012 Results: Li Na Edges Angelique Kerber To Win Women's Title
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<p>With an impressive come from behind victory on Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, Li Na claimed her sixth career WTA title with a three-set win (1-6, 6-3, 6-1) over Angelique Kerber in the women's final at the 2012 Western & Southern Open.</p>
<p>Na opened her final match completely ice cold when it came to both her serve and her forehand, and was only able to take one game from Kerber in a brief first set. But with all the momentum stacked against her, Na rallied to win 12 of the next 16 games to cap off a dominant finish that gave her the crown.</p>
<p>Of the tournament's $5.6 million purse, Na will bring home $496,000 for her efforts during the week. The 30-year-old China native holds better than a 72 percent win percentage over her career, but has never once made it past the quarterfinals at either the US Open or Wimbledon despite her French Open title in 2011.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cincytennis.com/ResultsAndSchedule/resultsschedule__2011_results/?intloc=headernavsub">Here are the full results</a> from this year's tournament.</p>
<p><i>Stay with <a href="http://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/8/19/3253985/2012-western-southern-open-results-winners-recap">this StoryStream</a> for more Western & Southern Open coverage, and be sure to visit <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/tennis">SB Nation's tennis hub</a> for more WTA news.</i></p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/8/19/3254204/2012-western-southern-open-winner-results-purse-wta-li-na-womensDave Ryan2012-08-19T16:27:09-05:002012-08-19T16:27:09-05:002012 Western & Southern Open Results: Roger Federer Wins Men's Title Over Novak Djokovic In 2 Sets
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<p>Tennis legend Roger Federer turned in another masterful performance at the 2012 Western & Southern Open on Sunday afternoon, as the Swiss star took down Novak Djokovic in the men's finale over two sets, 6-0, 7-6.</p>
<p>Federer's victory now gives him five career titles at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Open, along with a second straight marquee head-to-head win over rival Djokovic. En route to snapping Djokovic's 15-match winning streak on hard court surfaces, Federer needed only 20 minutes to take the first set 6-0 before a hotly-contested second set gave him the win.</p>
<p>The No. 1 seed entering the tournament, Federer struggled visibly with Stanislas Wawrinka in Friday's semifinal match before stepping his game up in a huge way on Sunday. The unranked Wawrinka was the story of the tournament for his impressive play leading into the semis, and in the end would prove to be Federer's closest match this year in Cincinnati.</p>
<p>For full results of this year's tournament, <a href="http://www.cincytennis.com/ResultsAndSchedule/resultsschedule__2011_results/?intloc=headernavsub">go here</a>.</p>
<p><i>Stay with <a href="http://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/8/19/3253985/2012-western-southern-open-results-winners-recap">this StoryStream</a></i><i> for more Western & Southern results, and be sure to visit <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/tennis">SB Nation's tennis hub</a></i><i> for more ATP news and analysis.</i></p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/8/19/3253990/western-southern-open-2012-winner-results-purse-roger-federer-mensDave Ryan2012-08-18T08:53:14-05:002012-08-18T08:53:14-05:002012 Western & Southern Open Daily Match Preview: Roger Federer Squares Off Against Stanislas Wawrinka
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<p>Roger Federer and Venus Williams headline semifinals action Saturday at the 2012 Western & Southern Open.</p> <p>Marquee names highlight semifinals action at the 2012 Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati on Saturday.</p>
<p>After advancing in Friday's quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic will face Juan Martin Del Potro on center court at 1 p.m. ET. About 30 minutes after the conclusion of that match, Roger Federer will take on unranked Stanislas Wawrinka.</p>
<p>Fresh off gold medal performances at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, No. 2 seed Serena Williams was defeated in her quarterfinal match against fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber, but sister Venus Williams advanced and will square off against No. 9 seed Na Li at 7 p.m. ET. The other women's semifinal will pit Kerber against Petra Kvitova.</p>
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https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/8/18/3251517/western-southern-open-roger-federerJeff Newman