Women Tennis Update – Madrid Thursday, May 9, 2013

Written by: Staff on 8th May 2013

Women Tennis Update - Madrid Thursday, May 9, 2013

epa03671253 Ekaterina Makarova of Russia returns the ball to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia during the Tennis Federation Cup semifinal match between Russia and Slovakia in Moscow, Russia, 21 April 2013. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV |

Madrid

Singles – Second Round: Ekaterina Makarova def. (3) Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-2 6-3

Victoria Azarenka was really playing three opponents here. One was Ekaterina Makarova — a tough customer anyway, especially when one is rusty. Azarenka’s second opponent was her injury and lack of practice. But the worst may have been her own temper. Azarenka was leading in the third set, but got into a fight with the umpire, and it was all downhill from there. She will keep the #3 ranking, but the #2 Roland Garros seed now looks almost certainly out of reach. Makarova has merely defended her points, but her Top 25 spot now looks sure.

Singles – Third Round: Daniela Hantuchova def. (8) Petra Kvitova 2-6 6-2 6-3

And once again Petra Kvitova fizzles out. She will stay at #8, but a rather weakened #8. Luckily for her, the players behind her are also out, so she can still expect the #8 Roland Garros seed.

Singles – Second Round: (13) Maria Kirilenko def. Kristina Mladenovic 6-7(5-7) 6-1 6-4

Maria Kirilenko hasn’t moved yet, but one more win would likely take her to #11. Kristina Mladenovic loses her chance to hit the Top Forty.

Singles – Second Round: Kaia Kanepi def. Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 6-1

This would seem to indicate that Kaia Kanepi really is back. Finally. She is now closer to #40 than #50. Carla Suarez Navarro loses her chance to hit the Top Twenty.

Singles – Second Round: Varvara Lepchenko def. Julia Goerges walkover

Is there a Law of Conservation of Germans? With Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki through, Julia Goerges was doomed…. She loses her Top 25 chance. Varvara Lepchenko needs one more win to stay Top Thirty.

Singles – Third Round: (6) Angelique Kerber def. Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 6-4 7-5

And here we go again: Svetlana Kuznetsova just can’t seem to last long at an event. She remains about a hundred points shy of Roland Garros seeding. Angelique Kerber is now two wins away from passing Li Na to take the #5 ranking.

Singles – Third Round: (16) Ana Ivanovic def. Laura Robson 5-7 6-2 7-6(7-5)

There seems to be a rule that one of the evening matches here must go long. Ana Ivanovic looked too passive in the first set (and heard about it from her coach). In the third, she dug herself another hole — then came out of it and served for the match at 6-5. Only to be broken. She survived — and will probably hit the Top Fifteen as a result — but she’s lucky she gets a day off….

Doubles – Second Round: Kuznetsova/Pennetta def. (1) Hlavackova/Hradecka 6-2 6-4

Maybe Errani/Vinci were right to skip this event. Few of the other seeded doubles teams did anything right….

Doubles – Second Round: Husarova/Lisicki def. (2) Petrova/Srebotnik 7-5 5-7 10-6

The strangest thing is, we not only lost our top two seeded pairs, we lost both on a surface they generally like!

Doubles – Second Round: (3) Makarova/Vesnina def. Chan/Govortsova 6-3 6-3

Elena Vesnina retired from her singles match. Amazing that she and Makarova were the top seeded doubles winners.

Doubles – Second Round: Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. (5) Mattek-Sands/Mirza 7-5 6-1

This is our one upset that isn’t a huge surprise; the surface isn’t a favorite for Mattek-Sands/Mirza.

Doubles – Second Round: Soler-Espinosa/Suarez Navarro def. Dekmeijere/Kalashnikova 7-6(7-2) 6-4 .

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

Note: Although there was a WTA event last week, it was so minor that we aren’t going to do movers reports this week. We have two full-blown features for you this week, one today and one tomorrow.

KEYWORDS: No Feature Today

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Madrid (Premier Mandatory/Clay). Defending Champion: Serena Williams

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Rome (Premier Five/Clay). Defending Champion: Maria Sharapova

************ STATS AND FACTS ************

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 8, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 10255*

2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 10130*

3..(3) AZARENKA ………..8510

4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6475

5..(5) LI ……………..5755

6..(6) KERBER ………….5530*

7..(7) ERRANI ………….5330*

8..(8) KVITOVA ……….. 5225

9.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3625

10..(9) STOSUR ………….3545

11.(11) PETROVA ……….. 3075

12.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 2971*

13.(14) BARTOLI ……….. 2845*

14.(13) VINCI …………. 2730

15.(16) IVANOVIC ………..2695*

16.(15) CIBULKOVA ……… 2690

17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2515

18.(18) JANKOVIC ………..2335

19.(19) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2010

20.(22) FLIPKENS ………..1872

21.(23) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..1805

22.(20) ZAKOPALOVA ………1785

23.(21) VWilliams ……… 1770

24.(24) MAKAROVA ………..1770*

25.(26) CIRSTEA ……….. 1660

26.(28) GOERGES ……….. 1660

27.(25) SAFAROVA ………..1595

28.(36) SHVEDOVA ………..1572*

29.(30) Paszek ………….1568

30.(31) URADWANSKA ………1550

**DRAWS

Madrid — Week of May 6

………………3R………………QF

1 S Williams……(1)SWilliams

13 Kirilenko……(13)Kirilenko

10 Wozniacki……Shvedova

5 Li…………..Medina Garrigues

3 Azarenka……..Makarova

14 Bartoli……..(14)Bartoli

12 Vinci……….Lepchenko

7 Errani……….(7)Errani

6 Kerber……….(6)Kerber………..Kerber

11 Petrova……..Kuznetsova

16 Ivanovic…….(16)Ivanovic……..Ivanovic

4 A Radwanska…..Robson

8 Kvitova………Hantuchova (WC)

9 Stosur……….Kanepi

15 Cibulkova……Lisicki

2 Sharapova…….(2)Sharapova

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 S Williams

2 Sharapova

3 Azarenka………lost 2R (Makarova)

4 A Radwanska……lost 2R (Robson)

5 Li……………lost 1R (Keys)

6 Kerber

7 Errani

8 Kvitova……….lost 2R (Hantuchova)

9 Stosur………..lost 1R (Suarez Navarro)

10 Wozniacki…….lost 1R (Shvedova)

11 Petrova………lost 2R (Kuznetsova)

12 Vinci………..lost 1R (Lepchenko)

13 Kirilenko

14 Bartoli

15 Cibulkova…….lost 2R (Lisicki)

16 Ivanovic

******** SCORES ********

WEDNESDAY

Madrid

Singles – Second Round

Ekaterina Makarova def. (3) Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-2 6-3

Daniela Hantuchova def. (8) Petra Kvitova 2-6 6-2 6-3

(13) Maria Kirilenko def. Kristina Mladenovic 6-7(5-7) 6-1 6-4

Varvara Lepchenko def. Julia Goerges walkover

Kaia Kanepi def. Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 6-1

Singles – Third Round

(6) Angelique Kerber def. Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 6-4 7-5

(16) Ana Ivanovic def. Laura Robson 5-7 6-2 7-6(7-5)

Doubles – Second Round

Kuznetsova/Pennetta def. (1) Hlavackova/Hradecka 6-2 6-4

Husarova/Lisicki def. (2) Petrova/Srebotnik 7-5 5-7 10-6

(3) Makarova/Vesnina def. Chan/Govortsova 6-3 6-3

Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. (5) Mattek-Sands/Mirza 7-5 6-1

Soler-Espinosa/Suarez Navarro def. Dekmeijere/Kalashnikova 7-6(7-2) 6-4

Topics: Daniela Hantuchova, Ekaterina Makarova, Madrid Open, Petra Kvitova, Sports, Tennis, Tennis News, Victoria Azarenka, women tennis news

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