Today’s Women’s News (08/29)

Written by: Staff on 29th August 2012

Today's Women's News (08/29)

epa03335658 Maria Sharapova of Russia in action during her Women's Singles Quarterfinal against Kim Clijsters of Belgium at the London 2012 Olympic Games Tennis competition in Wimbledon, Greater London, Britain, 02 August 2012. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

> U. S. Open

> Singles – Second Round: (1) Victoria Azarenka def. (Q)

> Kirsten Flipkens 6-2 6-2

> This doesn’t actually make any difference in Victoria

> Azarenka’s quest to stay #1 — it’s not enough points to

> matter. But it’s perhaps sending a message….

> Singles – Second Round: (3) Maria Sharapova def. Lourdes

> Dominguez Lino 6-0 6-1

> Evidently Maria Sharapova wants to save her energy for the

> matches that matter — this isn’t enough points to make any

> difference to her.

> Singles – Second Round: (5) Petra Kvitova def. Alize Cornet

> 6-4 6-3

> Six straight wins for Petra Kvitova. Alize Cornet loses a

> few points, but she appears likely to stay Top Fifty.

> Singles – Second Round: (7) Samantha Stosur def. (Q) Edina

> Gallovits-Hall 6-3 6-0

> The loss by Caroline Wozniacki just about guarantees that

> Samantha Stosur will stay Top Ten after the Open — but she

> is still struggling to get above #9. Or, in this case, not

> struggling at all.

> Singles – Second Round: (9) Li Na def. Casey Dellacqua 6-4

> 6-4

> Another step toward earning the #7 ranking for Li Na. Given

> that the closest player behind her is Sara Errani, and that

> Li has more than a 500 point lead in that contest, Li’s odds

> really do look good.

> Singles – Second Round: (11) Marion Bartoli def. Romina

> Oprandi 6-2 1-6 7-5

> That’s it. Marion Bartoli with this win moves past Caroline

> Wozniacki, meaning that Wozniacki is out of the Top Ten.

> Bartoli hasn’t clinched the #10 ranking, but it seems

> likely.

> Singles – Second Round: (15) Lucie Safarova def. Aleksandra

> Wozniak 6-3 4-6 6-2

> That appears to end Aleksandra Wozniak’s Top Forty hopes.

> Singles – Second Round: (WC) Kristina Mladenovic def. (17)

> Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-2

> Just when it seemed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was finally

> getting back on track, this happens…. Pavlyuchenkova, who

> was defending quarterfinalist points, will fall out of the

> Top 25; she will probably be #26 or #27.

> Singles – Second Round: (19) Nadia Petrova def. Simona Halep

> 6-1 6-1

> Simona Halep defends her points, meaning that there is just

> a chance that she will hit the Top Fifty. It will be close.

> Nadia Petrova has also defended her points; she has a pretty

> good chance of hitting the Top Twenty.

> Singles – Second Round: Laura Robson def. (23) Kim Clijsters

> 7-6(7-4) 7-6(7-5)

> Kim Clijsters frankly looked like a player playing her last

> event. Up 5-2 in the first set, she let things slip. And

> Laura Robson, with her post-Olympic confidence, kept up the

> pressure. Robson struggled to start the second, but again

> came back.

> We aren’t actually ready to say farewell to Clijsters, who

> is playing both women’s doubles and mixed. But Clijsters

> loses the chance to guarantee that she will end her career

> in the Top Twenty. Right now she is at #20. But that may not

> hold up.

> Singles – Second Round: Pauline Parmentier def. (25) Yanina

> Wickmayer 7-6(7-5) 6-3

> It’s not a big surprise that Yanina Wickmayer lost, but it’s

> pretty mind-blowing that she lost to Pauline Parmentier.

> Wickmayer will probably be just below the Top 25.

> Singles – Second Round: (28) Zheng Jie def. (Q) Magdalena

> Rybarikova 6-3 6-1

> This guarantees a spot in the Top 25 for Zheng Jie.

> Magdalena Rybarikova will be around #55.

> Singles – Second Round: (31) Varvara Lepchenko def. (Q)

> Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-2

> Varvara Lepchenko is up above #25, and it’s just possible

> that one more win would make her Top Twenty.

> Singles – Second Round: Anna Tatishvili def. Sorana Cirstea

> 6-7(5-7) 6-1 6-2

> There will be no Top Thirty spot for Sorana Cirstea after

> all. Anna Tatishvili will rise above #60.

> Singles – Second Round: Mandy Minella def. (Q) Kristyna

> Pliskova 6-4 6-4

> This will take Mandy Minella above #70.

> Singles – Second Round: (WC) Mallory Burdette def. Lucie

> Hradecka 6-2 6-4

> The news stories have been full of the fact that Mallory

> Burdette can’t collect her money for this, because she’s

> still an amateur. But it’s worth noting that this win still

> takes her only to about #160. She may be better sticking

> with that college scholarship for now.

> Doubles – First Round: (2) Errani/Vinci def. Lepchenko/S

> Zheng 6-4 7-5

> The first small step toward the #1 ranking for Errani/Vinci.

> We currently show the doubles Top Ten as follows:

> 1..(1) HUBER …………. 7955*

> 1..(1) RAYMOND ……….. 7955*

> 3..(3) ERRANI ………….7870*

> 4..(4) VINCI …………. 7870*

> 5..(5) HRADECKA ………..5930*

> 6..(6) HLAVACKOVA ………5850*

> 7..(9) SREBOTNIK ……… 5270*

> 8..(7) PETROVA ……….. 4995*

> 9.(12) VESNINA ……….. 4890*

> 10.(11) KIRILENKO ……… 4675*

> Doubles – First Round: (3) Hlavackova/Hradecka def.

> Czink/Szavay 6-2 6-4

> A better outcome for Agnes Szavay than the singles, where

> she had to retire — but not by much.

> Doubles – First Round: (5) King/Shvedova def. Hercog/Klepac

> 6-0 6-1

> King/Shvedova obviously looked pretty good here, but they

> remain below the Top Ten.

> Doubles – First Round: (9) Kops-Jones/Spears def.

> Cibulkova/Hantuchova 4-6 6-1 6-2

> Daniela Hantuchova was a semifinalist last year, so she will

> be tumbling from #34 to around #70.

> Doubles – First Round: (10) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova def.

> Bertens/Rus 6-3 6-3

> Doubles – First Round: Jurak/Marosi def.

> K.Bondarenko/Pironkova 6-2 3-6 6-4

> Doubles – First Round: Soler-Espinosa/Suarez Navarro def.

> (WC) Min/Oudin 6-1 6-4

> Doubles – First Round: Barthel/Malek def.

> Jankovic/Jovanovski 2-6 6-1 6-4

> Doubles – First Round: Dushevina/Tanasugarn def. Foretz

> Gacon/Lucic 6-4 6-1

> Doubles – First Round: Gajdosova/Rosolska def.

> Govortsova/Kudryatseva 6-7(3-7) 7-6(7-5) 7-5

> Doubles – First Round: (WC) Falconi/Sanchez def.

> Cadantu/Johansson 6-2 6-3

> Doubles – First Round: (WC) Keys/Pegula def.

> Amanmuradova/Niculescu 6-2 6-2

> Doubles – First Round: Kerber/Paszek def. Begu/Cornet 0-6

> 6-4 6-3

> Doubles – First Round: (WC) Williams/Williams def.

> Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy 6-4 6-0

> The Williams Sisters were supposed to play Burdette/Gibbs in

> the first round. Obviously the substitution didn’t bother

> them. Despite being unseeded, it feels as if they will be a

> factor here.

> Mixed Doubles – First Round: (4) Peschke/Matkowski def.

> Hsieh/Qureshi 6-4 6-4

> This is interesting because Mixed rankings would have put

> these teams dead level in rankings, just below the seeded

> range — but our tiebreak based on the woman’s ranking would

> have put Peschke/Matkowski just ahead. And so it proved.

> Mixed Doubles – First Round: Mirza/Fleming def.

> Petkovic/Butorac 6-2 7-6(7-5)

> As you will see in our Mixed Doubles feature, Mirza/Fleming

> would have been seeded under Mixed rankings. So no surprise

> here.

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