{"id":4105,"date":"2018-07-28T01:51:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T01:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/151.106.38.4\/2018\/07\/28\/andy-murray-azarenka-given-cincinnati-open-wildcards\/"},"modified":"2018-07-28T01:51:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T01:51:02","slug":"andy-murray-azarenka-given-cincinnati-open-wildcards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/28\/andy-murray-azarenka-given-cincinnati-open-wildcards\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray, Azarenka given Cincinnati open wildcards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former world number ones Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka have been handed wild cards to compete at the Cincinnati Open next month, the tournament’s organizers have said.<\/p>\n

Murray pulled out of this year’s Wimbledon saying his right hip was still not ready for the demands of a Grand Slam. That was after the Scot made a comeback in June at Queen’s Club following almost a year out with the injury that required surgery in Australia in January.<\/p>\n

Two-times grand slam winner Azarenka, who won the Cincinnati Open in 2013, will return to the women’s draw for the first time since 2016 as she continues her comeback following a prolonged legal battle over the custody of her son Leo last year.<\/p>\n

“The resumes for Vika and Andy really speak for themselves,” tournament Director Andre Silva told the organizers’ website.<\/p>\n

“I think many tennis fans are eager to see each of them back on the court, and we are pleased to offer them both wild cards to play the Western & Southern Open.”<\/p>\n

A further seven players – three men and four women – will be handed wild cards for the tournament, which begins on August 11, around two weeks before the U.S. open starts on August 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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