Women’s Update from Roland Garros. June 5
Women's Update from Roland Garros. June 5
Roland Garros
Serena Williams overcame a mid-match fight back from injured Svetlana Kuznetsova to go through 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach her first French Open semi-final in a decade. Top seed Williams will play next against fifth seed Sara Errani after the Italian 2012 runner-up beat fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 7-6(8).
Williams is bidding for her first Roland Garros crown 11 years after her so-far only success in Paris in 2002. Kuznetsova revealed that she has been playing through an abdominal strain. “I’ve had it since three matches, so I felt like I played on returning in all the games. She would serve whole match without my serve. I could not ace.
“Against Serena, it’s a bit complicated to play like that. It still was very even and I had my chances. I was playing quite well on the returns. The match was quite good, high level.”
Williams looked like making routine work of 2009 Paris champion Kuznetsova with a 28-minute opening set. But that’s exactly when the experienced Russian with two Grand Slam titles in hand started to show her big game. Kuznetsova started the second set with a break and son leveled. But her physical condition – she could not serve at any respectable speed – started to tell as she took the loss while handing Williams the first four service breaks of her fortnight on the clay.
“Today I was so determined to get through that, and I really, really, really, really wanted it,” said Williams. “”I was really just fighting, giving it everything I have. I was definitely glad to win it.” Errani, who lost the title match a year ago to Maria Sharapova, had beaten Radwanska just once, with six losses on her record in the series. The Italian stands 0-5 against Williams.
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of June 3, 2013
Rank &
Prior
1 (1) SWILLIAMS 12515*
2 (3) AZARENKA 9225*
3 (2) SHARAPOVA 8515*
4 (4) ARADWANSKA 6465*
5 (5) ERRANI 5335
6 (6) LI 5155
7 (8) KERBER 4915
8 (7) KVITOVA 4555
9 (10) WOZNIACKI 3565
10 (12) KIRILENKO 3436*
11 (15) VINCI 3060
12 (14) IVANOVIC 2920
13 (11) PETROVA 2910
14 (9) STOSUR 2905
14 (13) BARTOLI 2905
16 (18) JANKOVIC 2900*
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
30 (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)
TUESDAY
Roland Garros
Singles – Quarterfinals
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 61 36 63
(5) Sara Errani (ITA) d. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 64 76(6)
Doubles – Third Round
(1) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) d. Husarova/Lisicki (SVK/GER) 63 61
(11) Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova (RUS/CZE) d. (7) Mattek-Sands/Mirza (USA/IND) 76(0) 35 ret. (Mattek-Sands: right thigh injury)
(10) Mladenovic/Voskoboeva (FRA/KAZ) d. Kalashnikova/Rosolska (GEO/POL) 61 61
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