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