After the delight of winning the Toronto Open on August 14 (pictured) Serena Williams had to pull out of the Cincinnati Open with a toe injury before her second round match. It will be a massive setback for a player who has been struggling with injuries throughout the past year [GALLO/GETTY]
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U.S. Open winning golfer Rory McIlroy turns up to support new girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki. The Danish world number one played Christina McHale during the first round of competition [GALLO/GETTY]
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However, McIlroy(***)s support wasn(***)t enough to stop Wozniacki crashing out to wildcard McHale. The Dane has exited her last two tournaments in early rounds and is short of form ahead of the US Open at the end of August [GALLO/GETTY]
American James Blake congratulates Roger Federer after the Swiss(***)s victory in the men(***)s Cincinnati Masters competition. Federer put the disappointment of Wimbledon behind him to reach the quarter-finals [GALLO/GETTY]
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia provided one of the shocks of the competition by knocking out number eight seed Marion Bartoli in the third round 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 [GALLO/GETTY]
Spaniard Rafael Nadal celebrates victory over compatriot Fernando Verdasco as he reaches the quarter-finals, where he faces American Mardy Fish [GALLO/GETTY]
Serbian Novak Djokovic has his eyes on the US Open, although is looking to continue his great run of form at the Cincinnati Masters. With a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Gael Monfils, Djokovic reached the final four and is the favourite to win the tournament [GALLO/GETTY]
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Brit Andy Murray has served up some great tennis during the Masters. A 6-3, 6-3 victory over Gilles Simon of France gave the world number four a place in the last four [GALLO/GETTY]
Maria Sharapova hasn(***)t let down her thousands of worldwide fans at the Cincinnati Open. She defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round and then Australian Samantha Stosur (finalist in the Toronto Cup) in the quarters to make the semi-finals of the women(***)s competition [GALLO/GETTY]
Mardy Fish proved too strong for Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals with a shock 6-3, 6-4 victory over the world number two [GALLO/GETTY]
Roger Federer crashed out of the tournament to Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals. The 6-2, 7-6 loss is another disappointment for the Swiss during a frustrating year [GALLO/GETTY]
An exhausted Andrew Murray greets Mardy Fish after beating the American in their semi-final 6-3, 7-6 (8) to make the final. Murray is aiming for only his second tournament win this season after winning the title at the Queen(***)s club in June [GALLO/GETTY]
Murray took the first set of his Masters final against Djokovic before the Serb retired injured when three games down in the second set [Reuters]
