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Champions, rising stars head men's field at Western & Southern Open

Champions, rising stars head men's field at Western & Southern Open
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MASON, Ohio -- All of the top players on the ATP World Tour - champions as well as rising stars - are scheduled to compete in the Western & Southern Open next month.

The field includes seven-time W&S champion Roger Federer, former champions Rafael Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic, as well as five-time finalist Novak Djokovic.  

First-time Wimbledon semifinalists John Isner and Kevin Anderson are also in the field.

Also competing are 14 players 25-years-old or younger, including No. 3 Alexander Zverev (21), American Jack Sock (25), 2017 W&S Open finalist Nick Kyrgios (23) and a pair of 19-year-olds – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov and Stefano Tsitsipas of Greece.

Find a list of the ATP field here.

The women's field, previously announced, includes  four former champions: Maria Sharapova (2011), Serena Williams (2014-15), Karolina Pliskova (2016) and Garbiñe Muguruza (2017).

You can find a list of WTA competitors here.

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The Western & Southern Open will run Aug. 11-19 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.

Tickets are now on sale.