Roger Federer withdraws from Western & Southern Open
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer withdrew Monday from the Western & Southern Open because of a back injury. He has won the Masters series tournament seven times.
The move was announced on the first full day of matches. This US Open tuneup has now lost five of the top six players in the men's rankings.
S Western & Southern Open 2017: Grigor Dimitrov, Garbine Muguruza Capture Titles
Seventh-ranked Grigor Dimitrov and fourth-ranked Garbine Muguruza won the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open, respectively, in Cincinnati during Sunday's two final matches.
Muguruza started the doubleheader with a 6-1, 6-0 straight-sets victory over No. 2 Simona Halep, who lost her chance at seizing the No. 1 position in the world rankings. Dimitrov maintained the pattern of straight-sets dominance with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Nick Kyrgios.
He wasn't as dominant, but Dimitrov followed in Muguruza's shoes and won a championship Sunday in straight sets.
Despite the win, he had to overcome head-turning serving and 15 aces from Kyrgios. However, Dimitrov saved 100 percent of the break points he faced and won 85 percent of his first-service points, per the ATP's official website, to dictate the close match and turn away a worthy effort from the unseeded Kyrgios.