French Open ladies update and results (6/1)
French Open ladies update and results (6/1)
Roland Garros
Singles – Second Round: (2) Maria Sharapova def. Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 6-4
It took only a few minutes for Maria Sharapova to complete this rain-interrupted match, but she remains far behind Victoria Azarenka in the contest for #2.
Singles – Second Round: (12) Maria Kirilenko def. Ashleigh Barty 6-3 6-1
Maria Kirilenko takes another small step toward the Top Ten. She is the only seed left in her eighth of the draw, so a quarterfinal is a perfectly reasonable possibility.
Singles – Second Round: (13) Marion Bartoli def. Mariana Duque Marino 7-6(7-5) 7-5
This isn’t really much of a win — Mariana Duque Marino likes clay, but she is ranked #162 — but right now probably the biggest thing Marion Bartoli needs is some victories to get herself back on track.
Singles – Second Round: Francesca Schiavone def. (21) Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 4-6 6-3
Kirsten Flipkens loses her chance to clinch a Top Twenty spot, although it now looks very likely. Francesca Schiavone defends her points, which might suffice to keep her Top Fifty, but we probably won’t be sure until after next week’s Challengers.
Singles – Second Round: Stefanie Voegele def. Kaia Kanepi 7-6(8-6) 3-6 8-6
Given how incredibly well Kaia Kanepi has been playing lately, we have to think that this is a case of her finally running out of gas. She will be falling to around #45. Stefanie Voegele is right around #50.
Singles – Third Round: (1) Serena Williams def. (26) Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-2
And the drumbeat goes on. Serena will probably be safe at #1 even after Wimbledon. She leaves Sorana Cirstea probably #24 or #25.
Singles – Third Round: (4) Agnieszka Radwanska def. Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-3 6-4
Agnieszka Radwanska won’t be going anywhere in the rankings this week, but she is adding points for the first time in a while.
Singles – Third Round: (5) Sara Errani def. (32) Sabine Lisicki 6-0 6-4
Sara Errani continues to be relentless here, but she is still only #7 in safe points. Sabine Lisicki loses her Top 25 chance.
Singles – Third Round: (8) Angelique Kerber def. (29) Varvara Lepchenko 6-4 6-7(3-7) 6-4
Varvara Lepchenko loses her Top 25 spot — she will probably be #27.
Singles – Third Round: (14) Ana Ivanovic def. Virginie Razzano 6-3 6-2
Ana Ivanovic is starting to add points, although she hasn’t moved much yet.
Singles – Third Round: (15) Roberta Vinci def. Petra Cetkovska 6-1 2-6 6-2
And after this Roberta Vinci is supposed to deal with Serena? Because that’s her next task…. The good news is, she will almost certainly rise to at least #13, and very likely higher.
Singles – Third Round: (20) Carla Suarez Navarro def. Monica Puig 6-4 7-5
This for practical purposes clinches Carla Suarez Navarro’s Top Twenty spot. And gives us an interesting fourth round, since Suarez Navarro faces Errani next; they’re two of the more clay-specialized of the top players.
Singles – Third Round: Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Bojana Jovanovski 6-4 7-6(7-2)
Svetlana Kuznetsova has now defended her points, which will keep her Top Forty — right ahead of Jovanovski.
Doubles – First Round: (8) Hsieh/Peng def. Falconi/Jugic-Salkic 7-5 6-2
One more win would make a Top Fifteen spot very likely for Hsieh Su-Wei.
Doubles – First Round: (10) Mladenovic/Voskoboeva def. Torro-Flor/Tsurenko 6-2 7-5
Doubles – First Round: (11) Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. Dushevina/Panova 4-6 6-2 6-4
Doubles – First Round: Barthel/Dekmeijere def. (14) Barty/Dellacqua 3-6 6-4 6-3
Doubles – First Round: Cirstea/Morita def. Halep/Rus 7-6(7-2) 6-3
Doubles – First Round: Davis/Moulton-Levy def. Keys/Oudin 6-4 3-6 6-3
Doubles – First Round: Garcia/Johansson def. Beck/Solovyeva 6-1 3-6 6-4
Doubles – Second Round: (3) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Govortsova/Tatishvili 7-5 6-1
Nadia Petrova has a long, long way to go if she is to make it to #1 in doubles, but she keeps her chances alive.
Doubles – Second Round: (4) Makarova/Vesnina def. Bratchikova/Tanasugarn 6-1 6-4
One more win and Makarova/Vesnina will have defended their points. Their Top Ten spots already look pretty secure. We show the Top Ten as follows:
1..(1) ERRANI ………….8455*
1..(1) VINCI …………. 8455*
3..(3) PETROVA ……….. 6895*
4..(4) HLAVACKOVA ………6640*
5..(5) HRADECKA ………..6046*
6..(6) SREBOTNIK ……… 5755*
7..(7) MAKAROVA ………..5280*
8..(9) VESNINA ……….. 4932*
9.(11) RAYMOND ……….. 4775*
10.(12) HUBER …………. 4425
Doubles – Second Round: Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni def. Beltrame/Thorpe 7-5 6-3
Doubles – Second Round: Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. Castano/Marosi 6-1 6-1
Mixed Doubles – First Round: Black/Qureshi def. (1) Mirza/Lindstedt 6-2 6-3
This is a pretty overwhelming triumph for Mixed rankings, which say that Robert Lindstedt just doesn’t understand Mixed. Under Mixed rankings, Mirza/Lindstedt would have been unseeded — and were below Black/Qureshi. Maybe Sania Mirza needs to check the Mixed rankings before picking a partner.
Mixed Doubles – First Round: Hantuchova/Rojer def. (2) Vesnina/Mirnyi 0-6 6-0 10-6
Here again, the Mixed rankings had a warning: Elena Vesnina is good in Mixed (#1, in fact), but Max Mirnyi isn’t very strong any more; under Mixed, Vesnina/Mirnyi would have been seeded #5.
Mixed Doubles – First Round:(4) Raymond/Soares def. Foretz Gacon/Roger-Vasselin 7-5 6-3
Mixed Doubles – First Round: Hlavackova/Dlouhy def. Peschke/Matkowski 3-6 6-1 10-8
If our first matches were triumphs for Mixed rankings, this is as bad a result for the Mixed rankings as the Black/Qureshi is good — Mixed would have put Peschke/Matkowski at the top of the seed list. Memo to Rafael Nadal: The problem with two- or three-year rankings (such as we perforce use in Mixed) is that they can conceal the fact that a player is in an incredible slump….
Mixed Doubles – First Round: Huber/Melo def. Beltrame/Paire 0-6 7-5 11-9
Liezel Huber really does seem to be in a funk at present — this should not have been so close.
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 31, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 11895*
2..(3) AZARENKA ………..8885*
3..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 8175*
4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6245*
5..(6) LI ……………..5155
6..(8) KERBER ………….4915*
7..(5) ERRANI ………….4715*
8..(7) KVITOVA ……….. 4435*
9.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3565
10.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 3096*
11.(15) VINCI …………. 3060*
12.(14) IVANOVIC ………..2920*
13.(11) PETROVA ……….. 2910
14..(9) STOSUR ………….2905*
15.(13) BARTOLI ……….. 2905*
16.(18) JANKOVIC ………..2560*
17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2410*
18.(16) CIBULKOVA ……… 2140
19.(20) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2095*
20.(21) FLIPKENS ………..1978
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
29.(35) BARTHEL ……….. 1500
DRAWS
Roland Garros — Week of May 26
…………………3R………………..4R
1 S Williams………(1)S.Williams………S.Williams
26 Cirstea………..(26)Cirstea
19 Pavlyuchenkova….Cetkovska
15 Vinci………….(15)Vinci………….Vinci
10 Wozniacki………Jovanovski
22 Makarova……….Kuznetsova…………Kuznetsova
29 Lepchenko………(29)Lepchenko
8 Kerber………….(8)Kerber………….Kerber
4 A Radwanska……..(4)A.Radwanska……..Radwanska
30 V Williams……..Pfizenmaier(Q)
24 Goerges………..Razzano(WC)
14 Ivanovic……….(14)Ivanovic……….Ivanovic
11 Petrova………..Puig
20 Suarez Navarro….(20)Suarez Navarro….Suarez Navarro
32 Lisicki………..(32)Lisicki
5 Errani………….(5)Errani………….Errani
6 Li……………..Mattek-Sands
27 Shvedova……….Ormaechea(Q)
23 Zakopalova
12 Kirilenko………(12)Kirilenko
13 Bartoli………..(13)Bartoli
21 Flipkens……….Schiavone
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………(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………lost 2R (Schiavone)
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……..lost 3R (Kerber)
30 V Williams…….lost 1R (U. Radwanska)
31 Cornet
32 Lisicki
FRIDAY
Roland Garros
Singles – Second Round
(2) Maria Sharapova def. Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 6-4
(12) Maria Kirilenko def. Ashleigh Barty 6-3 6-1
(13) Marion Bartoli def. Mariana Duque Marino 7-6(7-5) 7-5
Francesca Schiavone def. (21) Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 4-6 6-3
Stefanie Voegele def. Kaia Kanepi 7-6(8-6) 3-6 8-6
Singles – Third Round
(1) Serena Williams def. (26) Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-2
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska def. Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-3 6-4
(5) Sara Errani def. (32) Sabine Lisicki 6-0 6-4
(8) Angelique Kerber def. (29) Varvara Lepchenko 6-4 6-7(3-7) 6-4
(14) Ana Ivanovic def. Virginie Razzano 6-3 6-2
(15) Roberta Vinci def. Petra Cetkovska 6-1 2-6 6-2
(20) Carla Suarez Navarro def. Monica Puig 6-4 7-5
Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Bojana Jovanovski 6-4 7-6(7-2)
Doubles – First Round
(8) Hsieh/Peng def. Falconi/Jugic-Salkic 7-5 6-2
(10) Mladenovic/Voskoboeva def. Torro-Flor/Tsurenko 6-2 7-5
(11) Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. Dushevina/Panova 4-6 6-2 6-4
Barthel/Dekmeijere def. (14) Barty/Dellacqua 3-6 6-4 6-3
Cirstea/Morita def. Halep/Rus 7-6(7-2) 6-3
Davis/Moulton-Levy def. Keys/Oudin 6-4 3-6 6-3
Garcia/Johansson def. Beck/Solovyeva 6-1 3-6 6-4
Doubles – Second Round
(3) Petrova/Srebotnik def. Govortsova/Tatishvili 7-5 6-1
(4) Makarova/Vesnina def. Bratchikova/Tanasugarn 6-1 6-4
Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni def. Beltrame/Thorpe 7-5 6-3
Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. Castano/Marosi 6-1 6-1
Mixed Doubles – First Round
Black/Qureshi def. (1) Mirza/Lindstedt 6-2 6-3
Hantuchova/Rojer def. (2) Vesnina/Mirnyi 0-6 6-0 10-6
(4) Raymond/Soares def. Foretz Gacon/Roger-Vasselin 7-5 6-3
Hlavackova/Dlouhy def. Peschke/Matkowski 3-6 6-1 10-8
Huber/Melo def. Beltrame/Paire 0-6 7-5 11-9
Zhang/Knowle def. Kops-Jones/Huey 6-1 6-2
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