Martina Hingis got back on track with her women’s-best fifth victory of the campaign, while Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth title in Cincinnati. Hingis was in danger of losing the top spot in the rankings after making just one semifinal in her last five appearances, but easily brushed aside Lindsay Davenport in the semis and Steffi Graf in the final. Djokovic broke out of a loaded field, with the top-five ranked players in attendance. He had to beat Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal and Ivan Lendl to claim the title, and won both his semifinal and final after losing the first set.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Gustavo Kuerten, Jim Courier, Guillermo Vilas, Vitas Gerulaitis
Quarterfinals:
Ivan Lendl defeated Bjorn Borg 7-5, 7-5
Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Novak Djokovic defeated Pete Sampras 6-1, 7-5
Rafael Nadal defeated John Newcombe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals:
Lendl defeated Connors 6-4, 6-2
Djokovic defeated Nadal 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Final:
Djokovic defeated Lendl 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Women’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams, Hana Mandlikova, Serena Williams
Quarterfinals:
Steffi Graf defeated Petra Kvitova 6-7, 6-0, 6-2
Maria Sharapova defeated Billie Jean King 7-6, 7-5
Martina Hingis defeated Tracy Austin 7-5, 1-6, 6-0
Lindsay Davenport defeated Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals:
Graf defeated Sharapova 6-4, 6-4
Hingis defeated Davenport 6-2, 6-4
Final:
Hingis defeated Graf 6-2, 6-3
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