Ladies Wimbledon Semifinal

Written by: Staff on 4th July 2013

Ladies Wimbledon Semifinal

epa03774813 Marion Bartoli of France returns to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens during their semi-final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 04 July 2013. EPA/GERRY PENNY |

****** EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ******

* Bartoli overwhelms Flipkens to return to Wimbledon final

* To face weary Lisicki

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

Wimbledon

Singles – Semifinal: (15) Marion Bartoli def. (20) Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-2

There really isn’t much to say about this match. Kirsten Flipkens couldn’t get her first serve in, couldn’t win the point even when she did, and was flatly blown away. It will be a match to forget — but, obviously, a Wimbledon to remember, since she made the first Slam semifinal of her career, and will hit a career high.

Marion Bartoli is back in the Wimbledon final — only her second Slam final, six years after her first. And although the oddsmakers say she will be something of an underdog this time, it seems clear that her chances are much better than in 2007 against Venus Williams. And even if she loses, she has herself back up to #8 in the world. It is quite a turnaround after a long slump that had dropped her down to #15 coming in.

Singles – Semifinal: (23) Sabine Lisicki def. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 2-6 9-7

This should have been over earlier; Sabine Lisicki had served for the match in the middle of the third set. But Agnieszka Radwanska, bandaged as she was, kept on breaking Lisicki — she built a 3-0 lead in the final set. Problem is, she couldn’t hold. Sooner or later, it seemed inevitable that Lisicki would come through. And so it happened. There were five breaks in the final set, which lasted an hour and nine minutes.

Who would have believed it? A Wimbledon final between #15 and #23?

Agnieszka Radwanska was #4 win or lose this match, but her standing relative to the Top Three has been slipping all spring. She is now almost 3000 points behind #3 Victoria Azarenka, and is in real danger of falling out of the Top Five this summer. Plus she loses another chance to win a Slam.

Sabine Lisicki, on the other hand, just keeps climbing. We show her up to #18. And she is regarded as the favorite in the final. Win that and she is #11. Even if she loses, Germany has its best result by a female player since Steffi Graf….

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Soares/Raymond def. Peers/Barty 7-6(8-6) 7-6(7-4)

Bruno Soares lost his chance to make the Top Five this week, but he still has a good shot at taking home a Slam. He’d probably take that deal….

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: (3) Zimonjic/Srebotnik def. (11) Matkowski/Peschke 7-6(12-10) 6-7(6-8) 6-4

We’re seeing a fair number of ex-partner matches in these last few rounds, including this one between Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik. No idea if that had any psychological significance. It is interesting to note, in light of the closeness of the match, that Mixed rankings would have put these to teams right next to each other — Matkowski/Peschke #3, Zimonjic/Srebotnik #4. Of course, that also means that this was an upset under mixed rankings.

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: (8) Nestor/Mladenovic def. (2) Tecau/Mirza 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-5)

Horia Tecau has matured into a pretty good doubles player, but he still hasn’t shown that in mixed. And Kristina Mladenovic is turning into an excellent all-around player. Not much surprise here.

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: Rojer/Dushevina def. (7) Bopanna/Zheng 6-3 3-6 6-3

Another non-surprise; Mixed rankings would have demoted Bopanna/Zheng to the #13 seeds.

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

KEYWORDS: No Feature Today

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Wimbledon (Slam/Grass). Defending Champion: Serena Williams

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Budapest (International/Clay). Defending Champion: Sara Errani

Palermo (International/Clay). Defending Champion: Sara Errani

************ STATS AND FACTS ************

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of July 4, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 11895

2..(3) SHARAPOVA ……… 9235

3..(2) AZARENKA ………..8825

4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………5965

5..(6) LI ……………..5555

6..(5) ERRANI ………….5180

7..(8) KVITOVA ……….. 4435

8.(15) BARTOLI ……….. 4075*

9..(7) KERBER ………….3970

10..(9) WOZNIACKI ……… 3660

11.(11) VINCI …………. 3060

12.(10) KIRILENKO ……… 2976

13.(13) STOSUR ………….2965

14.(14) JANKOVIC ………..2925

15.(20) FLIPKENS ………..2906

16.(17) STEPHENS ………..2870

17.(12) IVANOVIC ………..2740

18.(24) LISICKI ……….. 2650*

19.(16) PETROVA ……….. 2505

20.(18) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2440

21.(19) CIBULKOVA ……… 2295

22.(22) VESNINA ……….. 1889

23.(21) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..1805

24.(46) KANEPI ………….1781

25.(27) MAKAROVA ………..1742

26.(23) CIRSTEA ……….. 1700

27.(38) ROBSON ………….1685

28.(28) Kuznetsova ………1657

29.(30) SAFAROVA ………..1655

30.(32) HALEP …………. 1635

**DRAWS

Wimbledon — Week of May 24

…………………3R………………..4R………….QF………..SF………F

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

28 Paszek…………Date-Krumm

23 Lisicki………..(23)Lisicki………..Lisicki……..Lisicki……Lisicki….Lisicki

14 Stosur…………(14)Stosur

10 Kirilenko………Robson…………….Robson

24 Peng…………..Erakovic

31 Oprandi………..Riske

7 Kerber………….Kanepi…………….Kanepi………Kanepi

4 A Radwanska……..(4)Radwanska……….Radwanska……Radwanska….Radwanska

30 Barthel………..Keys

21 Pavlyuchenkova….Pironkova………….Pironkova

13 Petrova………..Martic

11 Vinci………….(11)Vinci………….Vinci

18 Cibulkova………(18)Cibulkova

32 Zakopalova……..(32)Zakopalova

6 Li……………..(6)Li……………..Li…………..Li

5 Errani………….Puig………………Puig

26 Lepchenko………Birnerova(Q)

17 Stephens……….(17)Stephens……….Stephens……..Stephens

9 Wozniacki……….Cetkovska(Q)

15 Bartoli………..(15)Bartoli………..Bartoli………Bartoli….Bartoli….Bartoli

22 Cirstea………..Giorgi

27 Safarova……….Knapp……………..Knapp

3 Sharapova……….Larcher de Brito(Q)

8 Kvitova…………(8)Kvitova…………Kvitova………Kvitova

25 Makarova……….(25)Makarova

19 Suarez Navarro….(19)Suarez Navarro….Suarez Navarro

12 Ivanovic……….Bouchard

16 Jankovic……….Dolonc

20 Flipkens……….(20)Flipkens……….Flipkens……..Flipkens..Flipkens

29 Cornet…………(29)Cornet

2 Azarenka………..Pennetta…………..Pennetta

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 S Williams………lost 4R (Lisicki)

2 Azarenka………..WITHDREW from 2R

3 Sharapova……….lost 2R (Larcher de Brito)

4 A Radwanska……..lost SF (Lisicki)

5 Errani………….lost 1R (Puig)

6 Li……………..lost QF (A. Radwanska)

7 Kerber………….lost 2R (Kanepi)

8 Kvitova…………lost QF (Flipkens)

9 Wozniacki……….lost 2R (Cetkovska)

10 Kirilenko………lost 1R (Robson)

11 Vinci………….lost 4R (Li)

12 Ivanovic……….lost 2R (Bouchard)

13 Petrova………..lost 1R (Ka. Pliskova)

14 Stosur…………lost 3R (Lisicki)

15 Bartoli

16 Jankovic……….lost 2R (Dolonc)

17 Stephens……….lost QF (Bartoli)

18 Cibulkova………lost 3R (Vinci)

19 Suarez Navarro….lost 4R (Kvitova)

20 Flipkens……….lost SF (Bartoli)

21 Pavlyuchenkova….lost 1R (Pironkova)

22 Cirstea………..lost 2R (Giorgi)

23 Lisicki

24 Peng…………..lost 2R (Erakovic)

25 Makarova……….lost 3R (Kvitova)

26 Lepchenko………lost 1R (Birnerova)

27 Safarova……….lost 2R (Knapp)

28 Paszek…………lost 1R (Cadantu)

29 Cornet…………lost 3R (Pennetta)

30 Barthel………..lost 2R (Keys)

31 Oprandi………..lost 1R (Riske)

32 Zakopalova……..lost 3R (Li)

******** SCORES ********

THURSDAY

Wimbledon

Singles – Semifinal

(23) Sabine Lisicki def. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 2-6 9-7

(15) Marion Bartoli def. (20) Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-2

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal

(1) Soares/Raymond def. Peers/Barty 7-6(8-6) 7-6(7-4)

(8) Nestor/Mladenovic def. (2) Tecau/Mirza 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-5)

(3) Zimonjic/Srebotnik def. (11) Matkowski/Peschke 7-6(12-10) 6-7(6-8) 6-4

Rojer/Dushevina def. (7) Bopanna/Zheng 6-3 3-6 6-3

Topics: Kirsten Flipkens, Marion Bartol, Sports, Tennis, Tennis News, Wimbledon, women tennis news

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