Roland Garros
Singles – Fourth Round: (1) Serena Williams def. (15) Roberta Vinci 6-1 6-3
We’ll assume you aren’t surprised by this result, and simply tell you that this means no Top Ten spot for Roberta Vinci; she will be within one spot of #12. Given the next result, #11 is a good bet.
Singles – Fourth Round: (4) Agnieszka Radwanska def. (14) Ana Ivanovic 6-2 6-4
Agnieszka Radwanska needed to be efficient here; this started very late, and she certainly didn’t want to have the match suspended. She made it with not much time to spare. Radwanska has clinched the #4 ranking; Ivanovic will likely be #12.
Singles – Fourth Round: (5) Sara Errani def. (20) Carla Suarez Navarro 5-7 6-4 6-3
Sara Errani has been busy lately — she’s in the singles, plus she’s been playing backed-up doubles matches — and she was having pains when breathing. It cost her the first set; she needed the trainer and some painkillers early on. Apparently it worked, since she kept getting stronger as the match proceeded. That is enough to move her from #7 to #6 in safe points; one more win would let her keep the #5 ranking. Carla Suarez Navarro will have to settle for #19.
Singles – Fourth Round: Svetlana Kuznetsova def. (8) Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-3
Finally, after almost half a year, Svetlana Kuznetsova starts to go deep in a tournament! It appears this will put her back in the Top Thirty. Angelique Kerber will gain at least one ranking spot, but she loses her Top Five chance.
Doubles – First Round: (7) Mattek-Sands/Mirza def. Cornet/Razzano 6-3 6-4
Mark down Bethanie Mattek-Sands as another with a legitimate gripe about the schedule here. She’s in the singles and the doubles, and she doesn’t play her first doubles match until Sunday?
Doubles – Second Round: Black/Erakovic def. (9) Groenefeld/Peschke 6-3 6-4
The only thing that makes this even slightly surprising is that it happened on clay, which isn’t a surface Cara Black likes much. But, right now, she seems to be a better player than either Groenefeld or Peschke. This means that neither Groenefeld nor Peschke will be Top Fifteen next week.
Doubles – Second Round: Husarova/Lisicki def. (15) H Chan/Jurak 6-0 5-7 6-1
Despite the seedings, we wouldn’t call this an upset; Husarova/Lisicki have a big edge in experience.
Doubles – Second Round: Schiavone/Stosur def. Date-Krumm/Parra Santonja 2-6 7-5 6-2
Doubles – Third Round: (3) Petrova/Srebotnik def. King/Niculescu 6-3 6-1
Nadia Petrova still looks like a woman who wants the #1 doubles rankings. Of course, it’s still the early rounds, before she has had time to get nervous.
Doubles – Third Round: (4) Makarova/Vesnina def. Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni 7-6(7-3) 6-4
Makarova and Vesnina defend their points; they now appear to have clinched their Top Ten spots. We currently show the Top Ten as follows:
1..(1) ERRANI ………….8455*
1..(1) VINCI …………. 8455*
3..(3) PETROVA ……….. 7075*
4..(4) HLAVACKOVA ………6720*
5..(5) HRADECKA ………..6166*
6..(6) SREBOTNIK ……… 5975*
7..(7) MAKAROVA ………..5500*
8..(9) VESNINA ……….. 5152*
9.(11) RAYMOND ……….. 4775*
10.(12) HUBER …………. 4425
Mixed Doubles – First Round: Jankovic/Paes def. Voskoboeva/Bracciali 7-5 6-3
What’s that old proverb again? “Old players never die, they just become mixed doubles specialists”? Leander Paes’s doubles ranking is going down fast, but he’s still the #1 man in mixed….
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (3) Srebotnik/Zimonjic def. Lim/Chardy 6-3 7-6(7-5)
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (4) Raymond/Soares def. Hlavackova/Dlouhy 6-2 4-6 14-12
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (5) Mladenovic/Nestor def. Zhang/Knowle 6-3 7-5
Daniel Nestor’s men’s doubles career is in pretty sad shape right now, but like Leander Paes, at least he can still play mixed….
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: Grandin/Polasek def. (6) Groenefeld/Tecau 1-6 6-0 10-7
Mixed rankings said that Groenefeld/Tecau should have been unseeded — although, with a scoreline like that, it’s hard to know who “should” have been anything in this match….
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: Black/Qureshi def. Hsieh/Nielsen 6-4 6-0
Mixed rankings would have left Black/Qureshi just short of a seed; little wonder they did well.
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: Hradecka/Cermak def. Hantuchova/Rojer 7-6(7-5) 6-2
Mixed Doubles – Second Round: Petrova/Cabal def. Rodionova/S Gonzalez 6-3 6-2
Not even a weak partner is slowing down Nadia Petrova so far. Makes you wonder what happened to her in singles that she lost so early.
****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******
KEYWORDS: No Feature Today
******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********
THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:
Roland Garros (Slam/Clay). Defending Champion: Maria Sharapova
NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:
Birmingham (International/Grass). Defending Champion: Melanie Oudin
Nurnberg (International/Clay). Defending Champion: New Event (Cornet won Bad Gastein in this slot)
************ STATS AND FACTS ************
**RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of June 2, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 12115*
2..(3) AZARENKA ………..9005*
3..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 8295*
4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6465*
5..(6) LI ……………..5155
6..(5) ERRANI ………….4935*
7..(8) KERBER ………….4915
8..(7) KVITOVA ……….. 4555
9.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3565
10.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 3216*
11.(15) VINCI …………. 3060
12.(14) IVANOVIC ………..2920
13.(11) PETROVA ……….. 2910
14..(9) STOSUR ………….2905
15.(13) BARTOLI ……….. 2905
16.(18) JANKOVIC ………..2680*
17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2530*
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.(39) KUZNETSOVA ………1662*
28.(25) LEPCHENKO ……… 1566
29.(33) PASZEK ………….1539
30.(29) SAFAROVA ………..1500
31.(35) BARTHEL ……….. 1500
**DRAWS
Roland Garros — Week of May 26
…………………3R………………..4R…………….QF
1 S Williams………(1)S.Williams………S.Williams……..Williams
26 Cirstea………..(26)Cirstea
19 Pavlyuchenkova….Cetkovska
15 Vinci………….(15)Vinci………….Vinci
10 Wozniacki………Jovanovski
22 Makarova……….Kuznetsova…………Kuznetsova……..Kuznetsova
29 Lepchenko………(29)Lepchenko
8 Kerber………….(8)Kerber………….Kerber
4 A Radwanska……..(4)A.Radwanska……..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…………Errani
6 Li……………..Mattek-Sands……….Mattek-Sands
27 Shvedova……….Ormaechea(Q)
23 Zakopalova……..Voegele
12 Kirilenko………(12)Kirilenko………Kirilenko
13 Bartoli………..(13)Bartoli
21 Flipkens……….Schiavone………….Schiavone
31 Cornet…………(31)Cornet
3 Azarenka………..(3)Azarenka………..Azarenka
7 Kvitova…………(7)Kvitova
25 Safarova……….Hampton……………Hampton
18 Jankovic……….(18)Jankovic……….Jankovic
9 Stosur………….(9)Stosur
16 Cibulkova………Erakovic
17 Stephens……….(17)Stephens……….Stephens
28 Paszek…………Zheng
2 Sharapova……….(2)Sharapova……….Sharapova
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 S Williams
2 Sharapova
3 Azarenka
4 A Radwanska
5 Errani
6 Li…………….lost 2R (Mattek-Sands)
7 Kvitova………..lost 3R (Hampton)
8 Kerber…………lost 4R (Kuznetsova)
9 Stosur…………lost 3r (Jankovic)
10 Wozniacki……..lost 2R (Jovanovski)
11 Petrova……….lost 1R (Puig)
12 Kirilenko
13 Bartoli……….lost 3R (Schiavone)
14 Ivanovic………lost 4R (A. Radwanska)
15 Vinci…………lost 4R (S. Williams)
16 Cibulkova……..lost 2R (Erakovic)
17 Stephens
18 Jankovic
19 Pavlyuchenkova…lost 2R (Cetkovska)
20 Suarez Navarro…lost 4R (Errani)
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……….lost 3R (S. Williams)
27 Shvedova………lost 2R (Ormaechea)
28 Paszek………..lost 1R (Oudin)
29 Lepchenko……..lost 3R (Kerber)
30 V Williams…….lost 1R (U. Radwanska)
31 Cornet………..lost 3R (Azarenka)
32 Lisicki……….lost 3R (Errani)
******** SCORES ********
SUNDAY
Roland Garros
Singles – Fourth Round
(1) Serena Williams def. (15) Roberta Vinci 6-1 6-3
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska def. (14) Ana Ivanovic 6-2 6-4
(5) Sara Errani def. (20) Carla Suarez Navarro 5-7 6-4 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova def. (8) Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-3
Doubles – First Round
(7) Mattek-Sands/Mirza def. Cornet/Razzano 6-3 6-4
Doubles – Second Round
Black/Erakovic def. (9) Groenefeld/Peschke 6-3 6-4
Husarova/Lisicki def. (15) H Chan/Jurak 6-0 5-7 6-1
Schiavone/Stosur def. Date-Krumm/Parra Santonja 2-6 7-5 6-2
Doubles – Third Round
(3) Petrova/Srebotnik def. King/Niculescu 6-3 6-1
(4) Makarova/Vesnina def. Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni 7-6(7-3) 6-4
Mixed Doubles – First Round
Jankovic/Paes def. Voskoboeva/Bracciali 7-5 6-3
Mixed Doubles – Second Round
(3) Srebotnik/Zimonjic def. Lim/Chardy 6-3 7-6(7-5)
(4) Raymond/Soares def. Hlavackova/Dlouhy 6-2 4-6 14-12
(5) Mladenovic/Nestor def. Zhang/Knowle 6-3 7-5
Grandin/Polasek def. (6) Groenefeld/Tecau 1-6 6-0 10-7
Black/Qureshi def. Hsieh/Nielsen 6-4 6-0
Hradecka/Cermak def. Hantuchova/Rojer 7-6(7-5) 6-2
Petrova/Cabal def. Rodionova/S Gonzalez 6-3 6-2
©Daily Tennis News Wire
Topics: Agnieszka Radwanska, Roland Garros, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Wta
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