Indian Wells
Friday (so far)
Singles – Second Round: (5) Petra Kvitova def. Olga Govortsova 6-4 3-6 6-3
Given that Petra Kvitova is in a three-way contest for the #6 ranking, a slow start was the last thing she needed, but it put her in the lead in the contest — for the moment.
Singles – Second Round: (6) Sara Errani def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2 3-6 6-3
Sara Errani’s situation is exactly like Petra Kvitova’s: Gunning for #6, off to a tough start — and, with this, ahead of Kvitova in the contest. Lourdes Dominguez Lino made the third round last year and will fall to around #60.
Singles – Second Round: (12) Dominika Cibulkova def. Simona Halep 7-5 7-6(7-3)
Dominika Cibulkova defends her points, but probably won’t rise above #13 this week. Simona Halep loses a few points and will fall to around #60.
Singles – Second Round: (13) Maria Kirilenko def. Christina McHale 4-6 6-4 6-1
It’s a good thing Maria Kirilenko gets a day off after this two and a half hour marathon. She drops Christina McHale — who last year made the fourth round but who is really struggling this year — below #55.
Singles – Second Round: (14) Roberta Vinci def. Ksenia Pervak 6-3 6-4
Roberta Vinci was the first seed to win on this day. This doesn’t clinch her Top Fifteen ranking, but she has the inside track.
Singles – Second Round: (25) Carla Suarez Navarro def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1 6-1
Carla Suarez Navarro is still at least two wins away from the Top Twenty, but it still feels as if it could happen soon.
Singles – Second Round: Johanna Larsson def. (26) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 6-1
Last week, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova lost too early at Kuala Lumpur. That could perhaps be explained because she wanted to get here. But now she’s here — and she’s out again. She just couldn’t serve — nine double-faults, with only 48% of first serve points won. She lost her opener last year also, so it doesn’t cost her any points, but she will remain below the Top Twenty.
Singles – Second Round: (27) Sorana Cirstea def. Anabel Medina Garrigues 4-6 6-3 6-1
That should suffice to keep Sorana Cirstea Top Thirty; indeed, she’s close to the Top 25 in safe points.
Singles – Second Round: Lesia Tsurenko def. (31) Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1 3-6 6-1
Yaroslava Shvedova continues to be incredibly inconsistent; she remains stuck below the Top Thirty.
Doubles – First Round: (4) Vesnina/Makarova def. King/Niculescu 7-5 6-7(2-7) 10-6
Sad that this match had to take place in the first round, really. Vania King needs to stay healthy long enough to get her ranking back up….
Doubles – First Round: Date-Krumm/Dellacqua def. Dekmeijere/Govortsova 6-2 6-1
©Daily tennis news wire
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