Women Tennis News Update – Indian Wells

Written by: Staff on 9th March 2013

Women Tennis News Update - Indian Wells

epa03615821 Maria Sharapova from Russia serves against Francesca Schiavone from Italy during the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, USA, 08 March 2013. Sharapova won the match. EPA/MICHAEL NELSON |

Indian Wells – Late Friday

The following matches were completed after our previous edition went out.

Singles – Second Round: (2) Maria Sharapova def. Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-1

Francesca Schiavone loses a few points but should stay Top Fifty. Maria Sharapova still has a lot of defending to do, but she keeps alive her hopes of reaching #2.

Singles – Second Round: (3) Agnieszka Radwanska def. Maria Sanchez 6-2 6-1

Efficient for Agnieszka Radwanska, but she will stay #4 no matter what.

Singles – Second Round: (9) Marion Bartoli def. Chanelle Scheepers 6-3 6-3

Marion Bartoli preserves her Top Ten hopes, but she is about 350 points off the pace.

Singles – Second Round: Svetlana Kuznetsova def. (18) Jelena Jankovic 0-6 6-2 7-5

Not really a big surprise, based on current form, but what a cruel way for an upset to happen! The good news for Jelena Jankovic is, she wasn’t defending anything and should stay Top 25. Svetlana Kuznetsova also defends her points.

Singles – Second Round: (19) Klara Zakopalova def. Shahar Peer 6-7(2-7) 6-2 6-3

This might suffice to keep Klara Zakopalova Top 25. Certainly she’ll be close.

Singles – Second Round: Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino def. (22) Varvara Lepchenko 6-1 6-4

This means no Top 25 spot for Varvara Lepchenko; the best she can hope for is to stay at #26.

Singles – Second Round: Mallory Burdette def. (23) Tamira Paszek 7-6 6-1

Same story as the preceding; Tamira Paszek loses her Top 25 hopes and may not even keep her #27 ranking.

Doubles – First Round: (3) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova 6-4 4-6 10-5

Doubles – First Round: Raymond/Stosur def. (8) Mattek-Sands/Mirza 6-7(8-10) 6-3 10-6

The Raymond/Stosur reunion seems to be going well — but will Samantha Stosur play doubles regularly enough to be a proper partner for Raymond? It seems unlikely.

Doubles – First Round: Hantuchova/Medina Garrigues def. (5) Huber/Martinez Sanchez 7-6(7-2) 1-6 10-5

Daniela Hantuchova is having a good doubles year, even if her singles is way off, and Liezel Huber is really struggling….

Already covered:

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

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