Women Tennis Update (05/30/13) – Roland Garros, Scores and Rankings

Written by: Staff on 30th May 2013

Women Tennis Update (05/30/13) - Roland Garros, Scores and Rankings

epa03723959 Bethanie Mattek-Sands of USA reacts after winning her second round match against Na Li of China at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 30 May 2013. EPA/IAN LANGSDON |

Roland Garros

Singles – Second Round: (3) Victoria Azarenka def. Annika Beck 6-4 6-3
Annika Beck is promising, but evidently not promising enough. She will be around #55.

Singles – Second Round: Bethanie Mattek-Sands def. (6) Li Na 5-7 6-3 6-2
There was rain in this match, and Li Na never seemed to get her game back after the delay — and, of course, Bethanie Mattek-Sands is great at dealing with off-form opponents. Li might still rise to #5, but she won’t make it to #4, and she might still end up lower. Mattek-Sands is now just below #60.

Singles – Second Round: (7) Petra Kvitova def. Peng Shuai 6-4 6-3
Given how bad Petra Kvitova looked in the first round, this should have been Peng Shuai’s big chance to really gain ground. Instead, she gave Kvitova some useful practice. There is a possibility this will cost Peng her Top 25 spot.

Singles – Second Round: (9) Samantha Stosur def. Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-3
The first of several rain delays took place in this match, but it didn’t interfere much with Samantha Stosur. She is still only #13 in safe points, however. Kristina Mladenovic should rise to just above #40.

Singles – Second Round: Marina Erakovic def. (16) Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 2-6 6-4
A truly astounding result on this surface; clay used to be Dominika Cibulkova’s best surface! She was a quarterfinalist last year, and will fall to no better than #18.

Singles – Second Round: (17) Sloane Stephens def. Vania King 6-1 6-3
Sloane Stephens needs one more win to defend her points. She leaves Vania King — who made the second round last year also — still below #100.

Singles – Second Round: (18) Jelena Jankovic def. Garbine Muguruza 6-3 6-0
Jelena Jankovic was so efficient that she actually managed to beat the rain delay. It will be hard for her to rise above #16 this week, but it looks as if it could happen in the not-too-distant future if she can keep up this form.

Singles – Second Round: Paula Ormaechea def. (27) Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 7-6(8-6)
Based on recent form, this was a disaster waiting to happen for Yaroslava Shvedova, but the fact that we knew it was coming doesn’t make it less disastrous. She was defending quarterfinalist points; this will cause her to fall several spots below the Top Fifty.

Singles – Second Round: (31) Alize Cornet def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1 6-3
It’s still not mathematically guaranteed, but it really looks as if Alize Cornet will be making the Top 25 as a result of this.

Singles – Second Round: Jamie Hampton def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5 6-2
No question at all, now: Jamie Hampton is Top Fifty.

Singles – Second Round: Zheng Jie def. Melanie Oudin 6-3 6-1
Melanie Oudin was defending second round points, so she will remain probably slightly above #80. Zheng Jie may rise to slightly above #40.

Doubles – First Round: (2) Hlavackova/Hradecka def. Lim/Rezai 6-0 6-3
The way things have been going for Hlavackova/Hradecka lately, this was by no means an open-and-shut match. They may well need more to stay Top Five, too.

Doubles – First Round: Begu/Rybarikova def. (6) Kops-Jones/Spears 1-6 6-2 7-5
Kops-Jones/Spears have had some decent clay wins, but they can’t seem to do it consistently. At least they weren’t defending anything; they’ll stay around #15.

Doubles – First Round: Bratchikova/Tanasugarn def. Cepelova/Ka. Pliskova 6-4 7-5

Doubles – First Round: Castano/Marosi def. Voracova/Zakopalova 1-6 6-3 7-6(7-5)

Doubles – First Round: Hurarova/Lisicki def. Hrdinova/Jovanovski 4-6 6-1 6-4

Doubles – First Round: Kalashnikova/Rosolska def. Buryachok/Watson 3-6 6-4 7-5

Doubles – First Round: Lepchenko/S Zheng def. Arvidsson/Larsson 6-1 7-6(7-3)

Mixed Doubles – First Round: Petrova/Cabal def. Minella/Peya 6-4 7-5
Interesting that Nadia Petrova — who is a very strong doubles player; she has a chance at #1 this week — didn’t pick out a stronger Mixed partner. But things are working for her so far.

TODAY’S FEATURE

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THIS WEEK IN TENNIS

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:
Roland Garros (Slam/Clay). Defending Champion: Maria Sharapova

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:
Roland Garros (Slam/Clay). Defending Champion: Maria Sharapova

STATS AND FACTS

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 30, 2013

Rank & Prior Rank....Name..............Points 1..(1) SWILLIAMS ......... 11775* 2..(3) AZARENKA ...........8885* 3..(2) SHARAPOVA ......... 8115* 4..(4) ARADWANSKA .........6125* 5..(6) LI .................5155 6..(8) KERBER .............4795* 7..(5) ERRANI .............4595* 8..(7) KVITOVA ........... 4435* 9.(10) WOZNIACKI ......... 3565 10.(12) KIRILENKO ......... 3036* 11.(15) VINCI ............. 2940* 12.(11) PETROVA ........... 2910 13..(9) STOSUR .............2905* 14.(13) BARTOLI ........... 2845* 15.(14) IVANOVIC ...........2800* 16.(18) JANKOVIC ...........2560* 17.(17) STEPHENS ...........2410* 18.(16) CIBULKOVA ......... 2140 19.(21) FLIPKENS ...........1978* 20.(20) SUAREZ NAVARRO .....1975* 21.(19) PAVLYUCHENKOVA .....1950* 22.(22) MAKAROVA ...........1811 23.(27) CORNET .............1765* 24.(30) CIRSTEA ........... 1750* 25.(23) PENG ...............1685 26.(34) LISICKI ........... 1681* 27.(25) LEPCHENKO ......... 1566* 28.(33) PASZEK .............1539 29.(29) SAFAROVA ...........1500 30.(35) BARTHEL ........... 1500

**DRAWS

Roland Garros — Week of May 26

.....................3R 1 S Williams.........(1)S.Williams 26 Cirstea...........(26)Cirstea 19 Pavlyuchenkova....Cetkovska 15 Vinci.............(15)Vinci

10 Wozniacki.........Jovanovski 22 Makarova..........Kuznetsova 29 Lepchenko.........(29)Lepchenko 8 Kerber.............(8)Kerber 4 A Radwanska........(4)A.Radwanska 30 V Williams........Pfizenmaier(Q) 24 Goerges...........Razzano(WC) 14 Ivanovic..........(14)Ivanovic 11 Petrova...........Puig 20 Suarez Navarro....(20)Suarez Navarro 32 Lisicki...........(32)Lisicki 5 Errani.............(5)Errani 6 Li.................Mattek-Sands 27 Shvedova..........Ormaechea(Q) 23 Zakopalova 12 Kirilenko 13 Bartoli 21 Flipkens 31 Cornet............(31)Cornet 3 Azarenka...........(3)Azarenka 7 Kvitova............(7)Kvitova 25 Safarova..........Hampton 18 Jankovic..........(18)Jankovic 9 Stosur.............(9)Stosur

16 Cibulkova.........Erakovic 17 Stephens..........(17)Stephens 28 Paszek............Zheng 2 Sharapova STATUS OF SEEDS 1 S Williams 2 Sharapova 3 Azarenka 4 A Radwanska 5 Errani 6 Li.................lost 2R (Mattek-Sands) 7 Kvitova 8 Kerber 9 Stosur 10 Wozniacki.........lost 2R (Jovanovski) 11 Petrova...........lost 1R (Puig) 12 Kirilenko 13 Bartoli 14 Ivanovic 15 Vinci 16 Cibulkova........lost 2R (Erakovic) 17 Stephens 18 Jankovic 19 Pavlyuchenkova...lost 2R (Cetkovska) 20 Suarez Navarro 21 Flipkens 22 Makarova.........lost 1R (Kuznetsova) 23 Zakopalova.......lost 1R (Kanepi) 24 Goerges..........lost 1R (Z Kucova) 25 Safarova.........lost 1R (Hampton) 26 Cirstea 27 Shvedova.........lost 2R (Ormaechea) 28 Paszek...........lost 1R (Oudin) 29 Lepchenko 30 V Williams.......lost 1R (U. Radwanska) 31 Cornet 32 Lisicki

SCORES

THURSDAY

Roland Garros Singles - Second Round (3) Victoria Azarenka def. Annika Beck 6-4 6-3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands def. (6) Li Na 5-7 6-3 6-2 (7) Petra Kvitova def. Peng Shuai 6-4 6-3 (9) Samantha Stosur def. Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-3 Marina Erakovic def. (16) Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 2-6 6-4 (17) Sloane Stephens def. Vania King 6-1 6-3 (18) Jelena Jankovic def. Garbine Muguruza 6-3 6-0 Paula Ormaechea def. (27) Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 7-6(8-6) (31) Alize Cornet def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-1 6-3 Jamie Hampton def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5 6-2 Zheng Jie def. Melanie Oudin 6-3 6-1 Doubles - First Round (2) Hlavackova/Hradecka def. Lim/Rezai 6-0 6-3 Begu/Rybarikova def. (6) Kops-Jones/Spears 1-6 6-2 7-5 Bratchikova/Tanasugarn def. Cepelova/Ka. Pliskova 6-4 7-5 Castano/Marosi def. Voracova/Zakopalova 1-6 6-3 7-6(7-5) Hurarova/Lisicki def. Hrdinova/Jovanovski 4-6 6-1 6-4 Kalashnikova/Rosolska def. Buryachok/Watson 3-6 6-4 7-5 Lepchenko/S Zheng def. Arvidsson/Larsson 6-1 7-6(7-3) Mixed Doubles - First Round Petrova/Cabal def. Minella/Peya 6-4 7-5