Rafael Nadal gained some valuable ranking points this month along with some confidence on the hard courts going into the US Open. As the defending champion he will probably feel a lot more relaxed knowing that he has some cushion in the rankings between himself and Roger Federer.
| TOURNAMENTS | SINGLES | DOUBLES |
| CITI OPEN | Alexander Zverev def. Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-4
Donna Vekic def. Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 7-5 |
Murray/Soares def. M. Bryan/Roger-Vasselin 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
Han/Jurak def. Guarachi/Routliffe 6-3, 6-2 |
| SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC | Mihaela Buzarnescu def. Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-0
FIRST CAREER SINGLES TITLE |
L. Chan/Peschke def. Kichenok/Kichenok 6-4, 6-1 |
| ABIERTO DE TENIS MIFEL | Fabio Fognini def. Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-2 | Arevalo/Reyes-Varela def. Fritz/Kokkinakis 6-4 6-4 |
| GENERALI OPEN | Martin Klizan def. Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-2 | Jebavy/Molteni def. Bracciali/Delbonis 6-2, 6-4 |
| ROGERS CUP | Rafael Nadal def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 7-6(4)
#33 Masters 1000 title for Nadal |
Kontinen/Peers def. Klaasen/Venus 6-2, 6-7(7), 10-6 |
| COUPE DE ROGERS | Simona Halep def. Sloane Stephens 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 | Barty/Schuurs def. Chan/Makarova 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 |
| WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN | Kiki Bertens def. Simona Halep 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2
Hradecka/Makarova def. Mertens/Schuurs 6-2, 7-5 |
Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4
Murray/Soares def. Cabal/Farah 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 |
| CONNECTICUT OPEN | Aryna Sabalenka def. Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-4
FIRST CAREER SINGLES TITLE |
Hlavackov/Strycova def. Hsieh/Siegemund 6-4, 6-7(7), 10-4 |
| WINSTON-SALEM OPEN | Daniil Medvedev def. Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 | Rojer/Tecau def. Cerretani/Paes 6-4, 6-2 |
August was a very good month for Mihaela Buzarnescu and Aryna Sabalenka; they both won their first career WTA singles title. Keep an eye on the young Belarusian, Sabalenka, she has a very powerful game and plays with a lot of confidence.
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