Rome
Singles – Third Round: (1) Serena Williams def. (14) Dominika Cibulkova 6-0 6-1
It looks safe to say Serena Williams will be #1 at least until Wimbledon. She costs Dominika Cibulkova the chance to clinch her #16 seed at Roland Garros.
Singles – Third Round: (2) Maria Sharapova def. (16) Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-1
Despite this blowout, it looks as if Sloane Stephens is finally coming back to life. But she won’t rise above #17 and might fall.
Singles – Third Round: (3) Victoria Azarenka def. Ayumi Morita 6-1 2-0, retired
There were two retirements on Thursday, and this one perhaps the more dramatic, since it cost Ayumi Morita her faint chance at a Roland Garros seed.
Singles – Third Round: Jelena Jankovic def. (5) Na Li 7-6.(2) 7-5
This was a real marathon; it took more than two and a half hours to play two sets! But Jelena Jankovic survived to keep alive her hopes for a Top 16 Roland Garros seed. Li Na will fall from #5 to #6; Sara Errani looks likely to be #5. Jelena Jankovic is still only #18, but one more win would take her to #16.
Singles – Third Round: (7) Sara Errani def. (12) Maria Kirilenko 6-3 2-0, retired
Sara Errani didn’t really need this; with Li Na out, she was pretty sure of rising to #5. But, of course, she will likely need those points after Roland Garros. Maria Kirilenko will not rise above #12.
Singles – Third Round: (9) Samantha Stosur def. (8) Petra Kvitova 7-5 2-6 6-1
A too-familiar story, this, for Petra Kvitova. For Samantha Stosur, this means she moves back ahead of Caroline Wozniacki to take the #9 spot.
Singles – Third Round: Simona Halep def. (13) Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-2
Roberta Vinci continues to struggle; she will not rise above #15. Still, her Top 16 seed in Paris looks safe.
Singles – Third Round: Carla Suarez Navarro def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2 6-3
Carla Suarez Navarro is still only #20, and isn’t at all likely to rise above #19 this week (there is almost a 500 point gap between #18 Jankovic and #19 Pavlyuchenkova!), but she looks as if she could do a lot of damage at Roland Garros.
Doubles – Second Round: (2) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Marosi/Tatishvili 6-2 7-5
Doubles – Second Round: Hsieh/Peng def. (4) Huber/Martinez Sanchez 7-6(8-6) 6-1
Huber and Martinez Sanchez won this title together a few years back, but Martinez Sanchez can’t seem to get healthy these days. Fortunately, she didn’t have anything to defend this week — but, based on current form, she may not do much better when she does have points to defend.
Doubles – Second Round: Cibulkova/Niculescu def. Raymond/Robson 6-4 6-4
Doubles – Second Round: Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni def. (7) Groenefeld/Peschke 1-6 6-3 12-10
You wouldn’t know it by their rankings, but Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni seem to be turning into quite a solid doubles team.
Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Errani/Vinci def. (6) Mattek-Sands/Mirza 6-4 6-3
Doubles – Quarterfinal: Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. Hlavackova/Martic 6-3 6-1
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 16, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 10945*
2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 10015*
3..(3) AZARENKA ………..8610*
4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6475
5..(6) ERRANI ………….5665*
6..(5) LI ……………..5335
7..(7) Kerber ………….5310
8..(8) KVITOVA ……….. 5175
9.(10) STOSUR ………….3645*
10..(9) WOZNIACKI ……… 3625
11.(11) PETROVA ……….. 3065
12.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 3036
13.(14) Bartoli ……….. 2845
14.(13) IVANOVIC ………..2800
15.(15) VINCI …………. 2785
16.(16) CIBULKOVA ……… 2590
17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2540
18.(18) JANKOVIC ………..2500*
19.(19) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2010
20.(22) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..1975*
21.(21) FLIPKENS ………..1872
22.(20) MAKAROVA ………..1815
23.(23) Zakopalova ………1745
24.(25) GOERGES ……….. 1605
25.(26) CIRSTEA ……….. 1595
26.(28) Shvedova ………..1572
27.(29) Paszek ………….1568
28.(31) LEPCHENKO ……… 1567
29.(24) VWILLIAMS ……… 1550
30.(30) CORNET ………….1530
DRAWS
Rome — Week of May 13
………………..3R…………….QF
1 S Williams……..(1)S.Williams…..Williams
14 Cibulkova……..(14)Cibulkova
11 Petrova……….Suarez Navarro….Suarez Navarro
[Dominguez Lino(LL)]Dominguez Lino
4 A Radwanska…….Halep………….Halep
13 Vinci…………(13)Vinci
10 Wozniacki……..Jankovic……….Jankovic
5 Li…………….(5)Li
8 Kvitova………..(8)Kvitova
9 Stosur…………(9)Stosur………Stosur
15 Ivanovic………Morita
3 Azarenka……….(3)Azarenka…….Azarenka
7 Errani…………(7)Errani………Errani
12 Kirilenko……..(12)Kirilenko
16 Stephens………(16)Stephens
2 Sharapova………(2)Sharapova……Sharapova
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 S Williams
2 Sharapova
3 Azarenka
4 A Radwanska…….lost 2R (Halep)
5 Li…………….lost 3R (Jankovic)
6 Kerber…………WITHDREW (replaced by Dominguez Lino)
7 Errani
8 Kvitova……….lost 3R (Stosur)
9 Stosur
10 Wozniacki…….lost 1R (Jovanovski)
11 Petrova………lost 1R (Suarez Navarro)
12 Kirilenko…….lost 3R (Errani)
13 Vinci………..lost 3R (Halep)
14 Cibulkova…….lost 3R (S. Williams)
15 Ivanovic……..lost 1R (U. Radwanska)
16 Stephens……..lost 2R (Sharapova)
THURSDAY
Rome
Singles – Third Round
(1) Serena Williams def. (14) Dominika Cibulkova 6-0 6-1
(2) Maria Sharapova def. (16) Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-1
(3) Victoria Azarenka def. Ayumi Morita 6-1 2-0, retired
Jelena Jankovic def. (5) Na Li 7-6(7-2) 7-5
(7) Sara Errani def. (12) Maria Kirilenko 6-3 2-0, retired
(9) Samantha Stosur def. (8) Petra Kvitova 7-5 2-6 6-1
Simona Halep def. (13) Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-2
Carla Suarez Navarro def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2 6-3
Doubles – Second Round
(2) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Marosi/Tatishvili 6-2 7-5
Hsieh/Peng def. (4) Huber/Martinez Sanchez 7-6(8-6) 6-1
Cibulkova/Niculescu def. Raymond/Robson 6-4 6-4
Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni def. (7) Groenefeld/Peschke 1-6 6-3 12-10
Doubles – Quarterfinal
(1) Errani/Vinci def. (6) Mattek-Sands/Mirza 6-4 6-3
Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. Hlavackova/Martic 6-3 6-1