> Cincinnati
>
> Singles – Second Round: (1) Agnieszka Radwanska def. Sofia
> Arvidsson 6-4 6-3
> A nice start for Agnieszka Radwanska as she begins her
> attempt to make it to #1.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (4) Petra Kvitova def. Mona Barthel
> 3-6 6-2 7-5
> They haven’t been the prettiest wins for Petra Kvitova, but
> this makes six of them in a row…. Mona Barthel loses her
> shot at a U. S. Open seed; she’ll be around #37.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (6) Caroline Wozniacki def. (Q)
> Sesil Karatantcheva 6-1 6-0
> There is a score worthy of the Caroline Wozniacki of a year
> or two ago. She has a slight chance of rising in the
> rankings this week, although it will take a lot more than
> this.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (7) Sara Errani def. Daniela
> Hantuchova 6-4 6-4
> Like Mona Barthel, Daniela Hantuchova can forget Open
> seeding; she will be no better than #40.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (Q) Andrea Hlavackova def. (11)
> Dominika Cibulkova 7-6(7-1) 4-1 retired (Right Elbow
> Injury)
> This settled the last significant contest for a high U. S.
> Open seed: Ana Ivanovic, not Dominika Cibulkova, will be
> #12.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (17) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def.
> Julia Goerges 6-3 6-0
> This was a contest for the #20 ranking, and it goes to
> Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. It appears Julia Goerges will be
> #21.
>
> Singles – Second Round: Peng Shuai def. Roberta Vinci 6-3
> 6-4
> Even with the loss, Roberta Vinci is likely to be the #24 U.
> S. Open seed. Peng Shuai still needs one more win to earn
> seeding.
>
> Singles – Second Round: Ekaterina Makarova def. (LL) Anna
> Tatishvili 6-1 6-2
> One more win and Ekaterina Makarova is Top Forty.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (Q) Urszula Radwanska def. (Q)
> Yaroslava Shvedova 4-6 4-1 retired (heat illness)
> We’ve now had 10% of the field retire, and three potential
> seeds bail out late. Ouch. Urszula Radwanska is now up to
> about #44.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (WC) Sloane Stephens def. (WC)
> Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-1
> Surprisingly, this gains Sloane Stephens only two or three
> spots.
>
> Singles – Second Round: (WC) Venus Williams def. Chanelle
> Scheepers 2-6 6-3 6-2
> Chanelle Scheepers falls out of the Top Forty and the
> contest for a U. S. Open seed.
>
> Doubles – First Round: (WC) Daniilidou/Peng def. (WC)
> Jankovic/Peer 6-1 6-3
>
> Doubles – Second Round: (2) Errani/Vinci def.
> Rodionova/Voskoboeva 6-4 6-4
> This result reminds us that the #1 doubles ranking will be
> on the line at the U. S. Open. And the better Errani/Vinci
> do here, the better their chances of taking the top spot
> there.
>
> Doubles – Second Round: (5) Hlavackova/Hradecka def.
> Goerges/Peschke 6-1 4-6 10-6 (Match TB)
>
> Doubles – Second Round: (6) Llagostera Vives/Martinez
> Sanchez def. Dushevina/Suarez 2-6 6-3 11-9 (Match TB)
>
> Doubles – Second Round: Lepchenko/Stephens def. (7)
> Kops-Jones/Spears 3-6 6-4 10-6 (Match TB)
>
> Doubles – Second Round: (8) Srebotnik/Zheng def.
> Makarova/Tatishvili 3-6 6-4 11-9 (Match TB)
>
> Doubles – Second Round: Grandin/Uhlirova def.
> Arvidsson/Craybas 6-1 7-6(8-6)
> Arvidsson/Craybas were fill-ins for #3 seeds King/Shvedova.
> A lucky break for Grandin/Uhlirova, obviously.
>
> Doubles – Second Round: Jurak/Marosi def.
> Cibulkova/Hantuchova walkover (Cibulkova: Right Elbow
> Injury)