Women’s Tennis Update (5/17) – Rome

Written by: Staff on 16th May 2013

Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, Florida

Women's Tennis Update (5/17) - Rome

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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

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