Today’s Women’s News (08/20)

Written by: Staff on 20th August 2012

Today's Women's News (08/20)

epa03246777 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during their third round match for the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 02 June 2012. EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA |

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Singles – First Round: (3) Caroline Wozniacki def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-3

No matter what happens in the rest of the world, Caroline Wozniacki remains queen here. But she needs a lot more than this to stay #8.

Singles – First Round: (4) Sara Errani def. (WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4 7-5

These two both get a lot of balls back, so no surprise that this took almost two hours. But the final result leaves Bethanie Mattek-Sands still below #200.

Singles – First Round: (6) Dominika Cibulkova def. Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-5 6-3

A fast recovery for Dominika Cibulkova, who retired from her last match at Cincinnati. She knocks Anabel Medina Garrigues below #35. Medina Garrigues managed only one week in the Top Thirty — but she picked just the right week, since it was the week that got her a U. S. Open seed.

Singles – First Round: (7) Maria Kirilenko def. Shahar Peer 6-2 6-2

Shahar Peer was defending 125 points; she will be falling below #60.

Singles – First Round: (Q) Olga Govortsova def. (LL) Vera Dushevina 6-7(5-7) 6-4 6-2

It appears this will leave Vera Dushevina still below #100. And sick of seeing Olga Govortsova, who beat her in qualifying also.

Singles – First Round: Mona Barthel def. Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 7-5

Daniela Hantuchova wasn’t defending anything that mattered, but there is still a significant chance this will drop her below #40.

Singles – First Round: Sofia Arvidsson def. (LL) Melanie Oudin 6-4 6-1

Sofia Arvidsson defends most of her points, but she needs one more win to stay Top Fifty.

Singles – First Round: Andrea Petkovic def. (Q) Timea Babos 6-3 5-7 7-5

A very good win for Andrea Petkovic, considering how long she has been away. And she has plenty of room to add points! This ought to move her back above #40.

Singles – First Round: (Q) Nicole Gibbs def. (Q) Alexa Glatch 6-4 1-6 6-4

The NCAA recently announced changes that will make college tennis even less like the pro game. One wonders if that will influence the plans of Nicole Gibbs….

Doubles – First Round: (1) Huber/Raymond def. Dushevina/Govortsova 6-3 7-5

Just not a good day for Dushevina and Govortsova to be together. They built a big lead in the second set, then blew it completely.

Doubles – First Round: Chuang/Peer def. Grandin/Uhlirova 4-6 6-2 10-8 (Match TB)

A pretty good win for Shahar Peer, considering how bad she looked in singles.

Doubles – First Round: Groenefeld/Peschke def. Amanmuradova/K.Bondarenko 6-4 5-7 10-8 (Match TB)

Doubles – First Round: Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy def. Date-Krumm/Szavay 6-3 6-2

Dallas

So much for having a Top Ten player in Dallas. Maybe Angelique Kerber looked up the August temperatures or something. She has pulled out, citing a shoulder injury. That leaves a field with no Top Twenty players. It also leaves Emily Webley-Smith, ranked #398, in Kerber’s place as a Lucky Loser. (Which will tell you quite a bit about the qualifying draw….) It won’t make much difference to Kerber; she will stay #6.

Singles – First Round: (3) Roberta Vinci def. Hsieh Su-Wei 6-2 6-2

Hsieh Su-Wei remains below #50. Roberta Vinci needs two more wins before the points start counting.

Singles – First Round: (Q) Pauline Parmentier def. Irina Falconi 6-1 6-4

Irina Falconi stays stuck below #100…

Singles – First Round: (Q) Casey Dellacqua def. Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 6-2

…but this may put Casey Dellacqua above that mark.

Singles – First Round: Marina Erakovic def. Anne Keothavong 6-1 5-7 7-6(11-9)

This lasted 32 games (and almost two hours and fifty minutes). Marina Erakovic earned 30 points for it. A low payoff rate indeed — particularly since it doesn’t budge her ranking!

Doubles – First Round: (1) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova def. (WC) Ellison/Ellison 6-2 6-4

Doubles – First Round: (2) Begu/Cornet def. (WC) Harman/Kalhorn 6-1 6-3