| Posted on August 11, 2012 at 6:30 AM |

A Proud Tradition In Cincinnati
The Cincinnati tournament has come a long way from its humble roots, first played at the Avondale Athletic Club more than a century ago, to the grand-scale ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center today. Nine of the past 10 Western & Southern Open champions held the No. 1 ranking during their careers.
Name: Western & Southern Open
Category: ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Place: Cincinnati, U.S.A
Date: 12.08.2012 - 19.08.2012
Draw Size: S-56 D-24
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $ 2,825,280
Total Financial Commitment: $ 3,433,280
1 Djokovic, Novak SRB
OUT Nadal, Rafael ESP *still knee problems*
3 Federer, Roger SUI
4 Murray, Andy GBR
5 Ferrer, David ESP
OUT Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA *accident - required eight stitches in his right knee after walking into a fire hydrant on the street in Toronto*
7 Berdych, Tomas CZE
8 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG
OUT Isner, John USA *back injury*
OUT Almagro, Nicolas ESP *shoulder injury*
12 Fish, Mardy USA
13 Simon, Gilles FRA
14 Monaco, Juan ARG
OUT Monfils, Gael FRA *knee injury*
OUT Verdasco, Fernando ESP *his wrist hasn't fully recovered yet, hopes to be ready for next USO*
17 Lopez, Feliciano ESP
18 Cilic, Marin CRO
19 Gasquet, Richard FRA
20 Nishikori, Kei JPN
21 Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR
22 Raonic, Milos CAN
23 Granollers, Marcel ESP
24 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI
25 Roddick, Andy USA
26 Seppi, Andreas ITA
27 Stepanek, Radek CZE
28 Tomic, Bernard AUS
29 Mayer, Florian GER
30 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER
31 Anderson, Kevin RSA
32 Benneteau, Julien FRA
33 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS
34 Troicki, Viktor SRB
35 Melzer, Jurgen AUT
36 Andujar, Pablo ESP
37 Berlocq, Carlos ARG
OUT Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP *fatigue*
39 Istomin, Denis UZB 3
40 Nalbandian, David ARG
41 Haase, Robin NED
42 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP
43 Ramos, Albert ESP
44 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN
45 (SE) ---
46 [Q] Paul Henri Mathieu (FRA)
47 [Q] Yen Hsun Lu (TPE)
48 [Q] Ivan Dodig (CRO)
49 [Q] Marinko Matosevic (AUS)
50 [Q] Jesse Levine (USA)
51 [Q] Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
52 [Q] Fabio Fognini (ITA)
53 [WC] Baker, Brian USA
54 [WC] Querrey, Sam USA
55 [WC] Blake, James USA
56 [WC] Hewitt, Lleyton AUS
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