The WTA and ATP fields are beginning to thin at the Western & Southern Open as players begin to punch their tickets to the Round of 16.
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On Wednesday, 10 Grand Slam singles champions with 45 titles, five past tournament champions and five NCAA singles titlists will take the court looking to make it into the third round. No. 2 Novak Djokovic will play his first singles match on American soil in two years when he faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on center court. No. 3 Daniil Medvedev and No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas won their opening matches after No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz advanced Tuesday night.
On the women’s side, No. 3 Jessica…