Roger Federer ended his mini-vacation with another Masters title. A well-rested Federer beat American Mardy Fish, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-4, Sunday, winning the Cincinnati Masters championship in Mason, Ohio. He was barely on the court all week because his opponents got hurt and his game was so good.

For the first time, the world's second-ranked player was pushed to the limit. Fish kept it as close as could be, dropping the final set after the match's only service break.

Rain again washed out the semifinals in the Rogers Cup in Montreal, pushing the final back to today. Caroline Wozniacki led Svetlana Kuznetsova, 2-0, 0-15 Saturday before rain wiped out play for the day. Victoria Azarenka and Vera Zvonareva never got to play a point.

Cappie Pondexter scored six of her 31 points in overtime, lifting the host New York Liberty to an 88-87 victory against the Connecticut Sun for the No. 2 seed in the WNBA Eastern Conference playoffs.

• Sophia Young completed a three-point play with 0.9 seconds left to give the host San Antonio Silver Stars an 83-82 victory against the Phoenix Mercury in a preview of a first-round series.

Americans Chip Peterson and Christine Jennings won the 10-kilometer open water races at the Pan Pacific championships in Long Beach, Calif. Peterson won the men's race in 1:56:01. Teammate Fran Crippen took the silver in 1:56:02.74. Jennings won the women's race in 2:00:33.83. Teammate Eva Fabian was second in 2:00:35.76.

Caster Semenya of South Africa cruised to victory in the 800-meter race at the same Olympic Stadium in Berlin where she won the world title one year ago before missing 11 months of competition while undergoing gender tests. She crossed the line in 1:59.90, breaking the two-minute barrier in her third race since returning to competition in July.

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