Cincinnati Crisis Center, 8.13

Morning, Tribe. This is your daily post for discussing the tennis action in Cincinnati and Toronto (and any other relevant tennis-related subjects). The Order of Play for Cincy today can be found here, and for the ladies in Canada, use this link.

Along with the rest of you, I will be watching later in the day - though I'm not sure that any of today's matches can top yesterday's final in Montreal.

Oh, and I couldn't help thinking, after said final, that Novak Djokovic seems to feel that shirt-biting, rather than trophy-biting, is the best way to celebrate a tournament win.

Tim Henman and Juan Ignacio Chela are first up in Cincy. The head-to-head is 4-4, with their last meeting won by Chela, in Cincinnati two years ago. Tim is a wildcard, as his ranking isn't high enough for direct entry - can he pull off a win this time, after so many frustrated attempts at a post-injury comeback this year? I am also hoping that the Moya-Nalbandian encounter today could be an entertaining match.

Enjoy the tennis!

-- Rosangel