Karen Helf continues to give us her insights straight from the grounds of the Western & Southern Open. After her Tuesday's and Wednesday's coverage, she's reporting on how the final eight of the tournament shaped up, with detailed accounts from matches Karolina Pliskova vs. Jelena Jankovic and Sloane Stephens vs. Ana Ivanovic. Karen also attended Serena Williams' press conference and is mentioning the problem of fatigue that is troubling players. Our photographer Omar Boraby took a day off on Thursday, but he'll continue to post his galleries on Friday.
On Thursday the sun returned.