It is home to the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament, and the Lindner Tennis Centre is a fabulous facility.

BBC: Murray continues meteoric rise

Chardy got the better of Murray at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters and the Olympic gold medalist is wary of his unseeded foe.

CNN: Federer, Murray march on in Melbourne

Roddick teamed up with Connors last July and the move immediately paid dividends as he won his first title in 2006 just weeks later at the Cincinnati Masters.

BBC: Murray has started the season in fine form

Federer should move past Agassi next week as the American has pulled pout of the Cincinnati Masters, but the Wimbledon champion admits the heavy summer schedule is a problem.

BBC: Roddick sweeps past Federer

Meanwhile, Spain's Rafael Nadal has also withdrawn from next week's Cincinnati Masters event due to due to the left knee soreness that has sidelined him since Wimbledon and forced him to miss the Olympic tennis event.

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The Flushing Meadows crowd had much to cheer about on Louis Armstrong as 19th seed Mardy Fish , a recent finalist at the Cincinnati Masters, fired 14 aces on his way to an impressive 7-5 6-0 6-2 win over Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.

BBC: Roger Federer wins at US Open as Davydenko & Cilic lose

Murray arrived in Russia having sealed back-to-back Masters Series titles in Cincinnati and, last week, Madrid, after reaching the US Open final in between.

BBC: Unstoppable Murray retains title

The 21-year-old, who is aiming to become the first player to win three successive Masters titles after victories in Cincinnati and Madrid, looked composed throughout despite not being on top form.

BBC: Murray maintains winning sequence

Federer is seeking to match Rafael Nadal's record 21 Masters Series titles this week by winning the Cincinnati event for the fifth time.

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