'I don't want to rush anything or put a timeline on my recovery. I'm going to listen to my body and step back on the court to compete when the time is right'
The gap between the leading four, which also contains Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray, and the chasing pack was again evident as Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-2 before Federer saw off fellow-Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6, 6-3.
It will be the 22nd career match-up between the two long-time rivals, who somehow have avoided each other at the US Open throughout their long careers.
Ashleigh Barty stunningly lost her chance to regain the number one world ranking when the Australian was beaten in straight sets by Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
While prone to losing to modest opponents, Kyrgios often produces his best tennis when up against one of the 'Big Three' of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Nadal.
Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin knocked out Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek to advance to the semi-finals of the ATP Cincinnati Masters.
Britain's Andy Murray, who lost his Cincinnati Masters quarter-final to American Mardy Fish Friday, was disappointed that tournament organisers had given him three consecutive starts in the midday heat.
Somdev Devvarman regained his place in the top-100 in the men's singles tennis rankings after jumping four places to 99.
France's Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon suffered early exits from the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.
Roger Federer returned to winning ways on Sunday by claiming the Cincinnati Masters and announced himself once again as the man to beat at the US Open.
World number two Roger Federer comfortably beat Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to set up a meeting with American Mardy Fish in the final of the Cincinnati Masters. Fish had earlier pulled off a surprise turnaround win over fellow American Andy Roddick to claim a 4-6, 7-6, 6-1 victory and advance to his third Masters series final.
World No 1 Rafa Nadal fell to Cyprus's Marco Baghdatis 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters Friday as three of the top four seeds lost out.
World number one Rafa Nadal battled back to defeat Frenchman Julien Benneteau 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday and Britain's Andy Murray needed a final set tiebreak to beat Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.
Rafa Nadal urged tournament organisers to make more consistent surfaces for hard court events after easing past American Taylor Dent 6-2, 7-5 to make the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi advanced to the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters after getting a walk over. Fourth seeds Bhupathi and Mirnyi were scheduled to play against Americans John Isner and Sam Querry, who withdrew from the contest due an ankle injury to Isner.
Maria Sharapova battled to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 victory over in-form Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the second round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic showed flashes of the form that took her to the pinnacle of tennis as she upset ninth seed Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters on Monday.
Nick Kyrgios has been fined $113,000 by the ATP for arguing with the chair umpire and smashing two rackets during his second-round loss at the Cincinnati Masters.
Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2), 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday.
The Scot lost 6-4, 6-4 to Richard Gasquet in his first singles match since January before saying he had turned down a wild card into the men's draw at the year's final Grand Slam.
Roger Federer ended a seven-month title drought with a 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 win over American Mardy Fish in the Cincinnati Masters final on Sunday to send a timely reminder of his class just a week before the US Open. Federer captured his 63rd title in his 90th final and his victory was his fourth at Cincinnati since his first win in the tournament in 2005.
World number one Rafa Nadal, searching for his first US Open title, says he has to improve rapidly to have a chance of glory at Flushing Meadows later this month.
The birth of twins Charlene Riva and Myla Rose was supposed to mark the moment when their dad Roger Federer lost his appetite to win titles -- at least that is what the all-conquering Swiss's rivals were hoping for.
World number one Roger Federer warmed up for the defence of his U.S. Open title in perfect fashion as he beat fourth seed Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 to win the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles' six-match winning streak ended with their semi-final loss at the ATP Cincinnati Masters event at the hands of Wimbledon champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic. The fourth-seed Indo-Bahamian pair lost 4-6, 3-6 to the second seeded Canadian-Serbian combination in a little over an hour match of the US$3 million hard court event.
Roger Federer and Andy Murray moved towards a likely showdown at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday while Rafael Nadal took another encouraging step on his return from injury by joining them in the quarter-finals. Fourth seed Novak Djokovic also reached the last eight with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Jeremy Chardy of France.
Roger Federer may be recently married and a new father to twin girls, but nothing can distract the Swiss 15-time grand slam champion from the business of being the world's top-ranked player.
Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday only to immediately write off his chances of winning the title.
Ninth seed Gilles Simon booked his place in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday after a 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 win over Russian Igor Andreev.
Roger Federer played down Andy Murray's elevation to the world number two ranking on Monday, saying the Scot would merely be one of many contenders for his US Open title next month. The world number one steps up his preparations at the Cincinnati Masters this week, looking to hone his game before he bids to win his sixth consecutive US Open title and claim a record 16th Grand Slam crown.
Rafael Nadal sent another message that he has the world number one ranking in his sight as he began his campaign to win his sixth successive title by equalling his most emphatic victory on the ATP Tour. A superb performance of heavy serving and varied follow-ups from the baseline by the Wimbledon and French Open champion overwhelmed Florent Serra 6-0, 6-1 and carried the Spaniard to the third round of the Cincinnati Masters Series.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the US $ 2,615,000 Cincinnati Masters tournaments along with their respective partners. The sixth seeded pair of Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic defeated Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and Rogier Wassen of Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 in the second round. Meanwhile, Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles got a walkover from Czech pair Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek.
Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his American partner James Cerretani crashed out of the $ 2,615,000 Cincinnati Masters tournament after suffering a straight sets defeat in the first round.
The ruthless American needed less than an hour to defeat Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 and notch her 19th consecutive win over the Russian in what some charitably dub a "rivalry."
Roger Federer was proud to regain his World No 1 status last year and wants to stay top of the rankings for as long as he can, he said on Monday.
This will be her first appearance at the tournament since she was ousted in the second round in 2017.
Reader Anand Nijampurkar sent us this picture from Cincinnati.
Reader Anand Nijampurkar sent us this picture from Cincinnati.
Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters and bring the Spaniard's 32-match unbeaten streak to a halt. Serb Djokovic will meet Andy Murray in the final after the 21-year-old Briton overcame giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the day's other semi-final.
The Indo-Czech pair were defeated 6-7, 6-7 by second seeds Daniel Nestor and Zimonjic in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters.
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