Round of 16 Play at Western & Southern

ORDER OF PLAY - THURSDAY, AUGUST 18   

CENTER COURT start 11:00 AM
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) - ATP
[14] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [4] [WC] Maria Sharapova (RUS) - WTA
Not Before 2:30 PM   

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Radek Stepanek (CZE) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM 
[3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [WC] James Blake (USA) - ATP
[5] Liezel Huber (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) vs [3] Vania King (USA) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) - WTA

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 AM
[5] Na Li (CHN) vs [10] Samantha Stosur (AUS) - WTA
[7] Mardy Fish (USA) vs [12] Richard Gasquet (FRA) - ATP
Not Before 2:30 PM  
[5] David Ferrer (ESP) vs [10] Gilles Simon (FRA) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM  

[13] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs [7] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - WTA
[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) vs Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - ATP

COURT 3 start 11:00 AM   

[Q] Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) vs [4] Andy Murray (GBR) - ATP
[9] Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs [8] Tomas Berdych (CZE) - ATP
[WC] Christina McHale (USA) vs Nadia Petrova (RUS) - WTA
[3] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Leander Paes (IND) vs Marc Lopez (ESP) / Rafael Nadal (ESP) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [6] Gael Monfils (FRA) - ATP

COURT 9 start 11:00 AM
[8] Marion Bartoli (FRA) vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - WTA
[Q] Petra Martic (CRO) vs [2] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA
Not Before 2:30 PM
[9] Andrea Petkovic (GER) vs [6] Petra Kvitova (CZE) - WTA
Not Before 4:00 PM  

Shahar Peer (ISR) vs [16] Shuai Peng (CHN) - WTA
[4] Maria Kirilenko (RUS) / Nadia Petrova (RUS) vs Natalie Grandin (RSA) / Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE) - WTA - after suitable rest

COURT 4 start 11:00 AM  

Eric Butorac (USA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (AHO) vs [4] Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) - ATP
[5] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) vs Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) / Juan Monaco (ARG) - ATP
[1] Kveta Peschke (CZE) / Katerina Srebotnik (SLO) vs Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) - WTA
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Jie Zheng (CHN) vs [2] G Dulko (ARG) / F Pennetta (ITA) - WTA
Tomas Berdych (CZE) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs [6] Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horia Tecau (ROU) - ATP - after suitable rest

COURT 6 start 1:00 AM   

[8] Jurgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) vs Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Florian Mayer (GER) - ATP
[WC] Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) / Steve Johnson (USA) vs [2] Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) - ATP - after suitable rest 

Photos From the Western & Southern Open: Monday

Great matches were played all over the grounds today.  A few upsets, some comebacks and some big names looked impressive.

The WTA had the top players available to talk to this afternoon and everyone was in a good mood.

Caroline Wozniacki talked tennis, Grand Slams and RoryVictoria Azarenka is not one that enjoys all the media questions, but she was cordialMaria Sharapova joked around and had a good timeIt was hard to miss Maria Sharapova's ringFlavia PennettaJarmila Gajdosova hits her forehandAndrea Petkovic won her first roundHantuchova in action on Court 3Sofia Arvidsson, lucky loser had the biggest comeback of the day. She won after trailing 0-6, 0-2.

Pictures From Western & Southern Open: Sunday

A day where qualifying matches wrapped up, and main draw matches started on the men's side.

Most of the top names were on the practice courts.  Another big day tomorrow.

Here are some of today's images:

Bojana Jovanovski won her qualifying matchJohn Isner and Roger Federer chat for a momentRoger Federer practicesTommy Haas worked out a good 2 hous with FedererHere's your Wimbledon champ, Petra KvitovaAnd a former Wimbledon champ, Maria SharapovaFrank Schiavone is intense in practiceFernando VerdascoRafa Nadal didn't waste much time before he started cracking forehands