Today’s Women’s News (08/12)

Written by: Staff on 12th August 2012

Today's Women's News (08/12)

epa03293877 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns to Serena Williams of the US during their quarter final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 03 July 2012. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA |

Canadian Open

Singles – Semifinal: (5) Petra Kvitova def. (7) Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 6-2 6-3

The weather here seemed to be bothering Petra Kvitova — it was damp from the start, which may have aggravated her asthma. It ended up raining after the second set. It made for a long evening, but she made it through. She is now just behind #5 Samantha Stosur; win the final and she takes the #5 ranking. Caroline Wozniacki will stay at #8 — and her loss here pretty well ends her chances of climbing in Cincinnati.

Singles – Semifinal: (10) Li Na def. (16) Lucie Safarova def. 3-6 6-3 7-5

If you think the scoreline here was strange, you should have seen the way they got there. Early in the third set, the chair umpire awarded Li Na a point she hadn’t won — and neither player said anything. It didn’t seem to bother Lucie Safarova, who went up a couple of breaks in the third — but then let Li get things back to 5-5! And she blew the next game also, and pretty soon, it was over. Li moves past Sara Errani to take the #9 ranking; Safarova, who would have been #17 had she managed to serve this out, will have to settle for #19.

Doubles – Final: Jans-Ignacik/Mladenovic def. (3) Petrova/Srebotnik 7-5 2-6 10-7 (Match TB)

Katarina Srebotnik really does seem to be under a jinx. She hasn’t won a title since Sydney. Nadia Petrova is in a drought, too — her last title was Miami — but she did just in an Olympic medal, so perhaps she isn’t as unhappy.

The real question, though, is what is next for Jans-Ignacik/Mladenovic. Jans-Ignacik won Strasbourg earlier this year, but that was an international event, and it was on clay. This is her first Premier title, and her first on hardcourt. A big week! And even bigger for Mladenovic, who to this time had never won anything bigger than a $50K Challenger. We have a feeling we may see this team again.