Women’s Tennis Update (5/18) – Rome

Written by: on 17th May 2013
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Women's Tennis Update (5/18) - Rome

epa03704782 Romanian tennis player Simona Halep returns the ball to Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic during their quarter final match of the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 17 May 2013. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI  |

Rome

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) Serena Williams def. Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-0

It seems pretty clear, now, who will be the winningest clay player of 2013. And the #1 player at least until Wimbledon. Serena leaves Carla Suarez Navarro at #20, which obviously means no Top 16 seed in Paris.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) Sara Errani def. (2) Maria Sharapova walkover (illness)

Maria Sharapova had no chance at #1 this week, and probably not at Roland Garros, but this is going to put her at a severe handicap for the rest of the summer. Makes you realize how much of tennis is about luck…. Sharapova will stay #2. Sara Errani had already clinched #5, but this makes her grip much stronger; there is a faint chance, if she does well here and Agnieszka Radwanska loses a lot of points at Brussels, that Errani could briefly reach #4. And Errani is showing great luck these days. First Maria Kirilenko retired, then Sharapova didn’t even take the court…. But soon Roland Garros comes off….

Singles – Quarterfinal: (3) Victoria Azarenka def. Samantha Stosur 6-4 1-6 6-3

An interesting contest, this. Samantha Stosur likes clay better than Victoria Azarenka, and she is more match-tough. But not more brain-tough. So perhaps it isn’t a surprise. It certainly doesn’t make much difference; Azarenka was going to be #3 and Stosur #9 no matter what.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (Q) Simona Halep def. Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-0 7-5

If and when Jelena Jankovic hires a different coach, we know what they should work on: Serving out matches. Jankovic managed to survive a failure the round before against Li Na. But, here, she spent two and a half hours out there, served for the match, failed to win it, and collapsed. Which leaves her still at #18; the Roland Garros seeding tiers are set.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni 6-2 6-1

It looks like we’re on track for a #1 versus #2 final. Petrova/Srebotnik aren’t going to face a particularly strong set of semifinal opponents:

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Hsieh/Peng def. Cibulkova/Niculescu 6-4 6-4

 

Women’s Seed Update — Roland Garros

 

We’re set:

1. Serena Williams

2. Maria Sharapova

3. Victoria Azarenka

4. Agnieszka Radwanska

5-8. Errani, Li, Kerber, Kvitova.

9-12. Stosur, Wozniacki, Petrova, Kirilenko.

13-16. Bartoli, Ivanovic, Vinci, Cibulkova.

17-24. Stephens, Jankovic, Pavlyuchenkova, Suarez Navarro, Flipkens, Makarova, Zakopalova, Goerges.

25-32. Cirstea, Shvedova, Paszek, Lepchenko, Venus Williams, Cornet, Lisicki, Safarova.

Alternates. Barthel, Peng, Robson, Vesnina, Urszula Radwanska.

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 17, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 11115*

2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 10015

3..(3) AZARENKA ………..8780*

4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6475

5..(6) ERRANI ………….5835*

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…………….SF

1 S Williams……..(1)S.Williams…..Williams……….Williams

14 Cibulkova……..(14)Cibulkova

11 Petrova……….Suarez Navarro….Suarez Navarro

[Dominguez Lino(LL)]Dominguez Lino

 

4 A Radwanska…….Halep………….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………Azarenka

 

7 Errani…………(7)Errani………Errani………..Errani

12 Kirilenko……..(12)Kirilenko

16 Stephens………(16)Stephens

2 Sharapova………(2)Sharapova……Sharapova

 

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 S Williams

2 Sharapova………WITHDREW from QF

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………..lost QF (Azarenka)

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)

 

FRIDAY

Rome

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) Serena Williams def. Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-0

(7) Sara Errani def. (2) Maria Sharapova walkover (illness)

(3) Victoria Azarenka def. Samantha Stosur 6-4 1-6 6-3

(Q) Simona Halep def. Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-0 7-5

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(2) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni 6-2 6-1

Hsieh/Peng def. Cibulkova/Niculescu 6-4 6-4








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