Wimbledon,Rankings, and Budapest

Written by: on 6th July 2013
Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon,Rankings, and Budapest

epa03778118 Marion Bartoli of France (L) hoists the championship trophy as she celebrates her victory over Sabine Lisicki of Germany (R) in the women's final for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 06 July 2013. EPA/KERIM OKTEN  |

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

 

* Bartoli cruises to first Slam title

* Hsieh/Peng take doubles

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

 

Wimbledon

 

Singles – Final: (15) Marion Bartoli def. (23) Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-4

It was a nervous first game for Marion Bartoli — she double-faulted her way to a break. But that was about all there was to the match, until it was 6-1 5-1, match point, and Sabine Lisicki was crying on the court. Lisicki relies heavily on her serve, and it just wasn’t working. Lisicki broke the first time Bartoli served for the title, but the second time, Bartoli served it out, ending with an ace.

It is, of course, the first Slam for Bartoli, and it comes six years after her only other Slam final. It will likely be her last chance. She certainly took efficient advantage!

The win takes Bartoli from #15 all the way to #7. That matches her career high, which she reached for a couple of months last spring. And, because she missed the Olympics last year, she has less to defend in the next two months than a lot of the top players. So she might well be able to go higher.

Had Sabine Lisicki won, she would have matched her career high of #12. As it is, it looks as if she’ll have to settle for #18. Considering how low she fell this spring, though, that’s pretty impressive. Particularly given all the top players she beat — if the WTA still awarded quality points, she would have earned 466 of them, which is the most anyone has earned at any event since Kim Clijsters won the 2009 U. S. Open! And she is still young enough to have more chances. At least if she can get over those serving problems….

Doubles – Final: (8) Hsieh/Peng def. (12) Barty/Dellacqua 7-6(7-1) 6-1

It takes 24 points to win a set. These two teams needed more points than that just to finish the first two games! Then things gradually tilted toward Hsieh/Peng; the second set was hardly competitive — at least until Hsieh/Peng had to serve for the match. As with the singles final, they seemed to get nervous. But they managed to serve it out.

Talk about depressing for the Australians…. Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua have two Slam finals this year — and nothing to show for it. At least they make nice rankings moves — we show Dellacqua up to #12 and Barty around #20. But they really need to find a way to deal with those nerves….

There seems to be something about Wimbledon and players from Chinese-speaking countries. First Yan/Zheng, now Hsieh/Peng. It’s a nice token for Taiwan/China cooperation, too. And it means Top Ten spots for both of them; we show Hsieh Su-Wei at #9, Peng Shuai at #10. The Top Ten looks like this:

1..(1) ERRANI ………….9355

1..(1) VINCI …………. 9355

3..(3) PETROVA ……….. 7730

4..(5) MAKAROVA ………..6780

5..(8) SREBOTNIK ……… 6745

6..(6) VESNINA ……….. 6631

7..(4) HLAVACKOVA ………6440

8..(7) HRADECKA ………..5886

9.(16) HSIEH …………. 5385*

10.(23) PENG ……………5025*

Earlier this year, it looked as if Errani/Vinci would walk away with the year-end #1. They still lead, but suddenly we have a lot of teams who have a chance to make things at least somewhat interesting. Hsieh/Peng, for instance, now have two titles, and both very big, at Rome and at Wimbledon. It appears they are up to #4 in the doubles Race. And the surfaces for the rest of the year are probably better for them than for the Italians….

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

 

Women’s Look Forward: Budapest, Palermo

 

Sara Errani will be losing her Top Five spot next week. But she will still manage to be something even more unusual: She is the defending champion at both this week’s tournaments.

That’s an oddity that comes about because last year was an Olympic year. So a lot of tournaments were pushed around in the calendar. Last year, this week belonged to Stanford and Palermo. This year, with more time in the summer, Stanford has been moved back to a more reasonable week, and Budapest moved to this time slot so that we can have two events. And so Errani gets to be a two-time defending champion.

She won’t be defending Budapest. She’s Top Ten, after all, and Budapest has no Top 25 players. It has only three Top Fifty players: #1 seed Lucie Safarova, #2 Alize Cornet, and #3 Simona Halep (who, based on recent form, probably qualifies as the favorite). Rounding out the seeds are #4 Annika Beck, #5 Johanna Larsson, #6 Chanelle Scheepers, #7 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, and #8 Anna Tatishvili. Nor are there any obvious unseeded threats, unless Shahar Peer somehow comes to life — there are two players with direct entry that we can’t recall ever having heard of before. (Curiously, the event doesn’t have qualifying, so there won’t be any more mystery entrants, barring withdrawals.)

In one sense, Palermo is only slightly stronger — it can boast only four Top Fifty players. But, because this is Italy, two of those four are quite noteworthy. Defending champion Errani did decide to defend this title (although she had to take a wildcard to get in; presumably she waited until she lost at Wimbledon to decide whether to play). She is the #1 seed and the only Top Ten player in action this week. Her doubles partner Roberta Vinci is #2. Kristina Mladenovic, who has been playing quite well, has the #3 seed; slumping Klara Zakopalova is #4. Lourdes Dominguez Lino takes one more shot at clay as the #5 seed. Irina-Camelia Begu is #6, Silvia Soler-Espinosa #7, Karolina Pliskova #8. And this event has some genuine unseeded threats. Zakopalova has to open against Flavia Pennetta, who seems finally to be getting her form back; the winner might face Karin Knapp, who made the Wimbledon fourth round before losing to eventual champion Marion Bartoli. Pliskova might face Anabel Medina Garrigues in round two. And Vinci’s second round opponent might be slumping but skilled Polona Hercog.

The Rankings

This is a funny week, because what comes off is a Premier and and International (Stanford and Palermo), and what goes on is two Internationals. That means we’ll be seeing several players lose points that they cannot possibly make up. It doesn’t matter much to Serena Williams, last year’s Stanford champion; she is safe at #1. But Stanford finalist Coco Vandeweghe will lose half her points. That’s low enough that it’s hard to know just where she will end up, but it will be well below #150. Others with a lot on the line are Stanford semifinalists Sorana Cirstea and Yanina Wickmayer. At Palermo, Sara Errani was the winner. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, who is trying to rebuild her ranking after suspension, was the finalist, so she will be hit hard, too. Irina-Camelia Begu and Laura Robson were the semifinalists.

As far as the Top Ten is concerned, there will be no movement — perhaps not even in the Top Twenty. Errani of course can’t gain points, but she won’t lose enough to threaten her #6 ranking. Vinci comes in at #11, but can’t gain enough at this time to hit the Top Ten. Sorana Cirstea’s Top Thirty spot may be in some danger, and Yanina Wickmayer appears bound out of the Top Fifty. Which is about all we can say until we have some results.

KEYWORDS: Preview Budapest Palermo

******** 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 6, 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.(15) BARTOLI ……….. 4675*

8..(8) KVITOVA ……….. 4435

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 June 24

WINNER: Marion Bartoli

…………………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………..WON TOURNAMENT

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………..lost F (Bartoli)

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)

Budapest — Week of July 8

 

1 Safarova

Solovyseva

Kovinic

Konta

Lukacs (WC)

Martic

Honcova

6 Scheepers

 

4 Beck

Majeric

Woerle-Scheller

Hradecka

Meusburger

Van Uytvanck

Arruabarrena

5 Larsson

 

7 Torro-Flor

Bratchikova

Babos

Krunic

Zahlavova

Bukta (WC)

Karatantcheva

3 Halep

 

8 Tatishvili

Jani (WC)

Peer

Knoll

Cadantu

Mayr-Acheitner

Hlavackova

2 Cornet

Palermo — Week of July 8

 

1 Errani (WC)

Cohen

Kr. Pliskova

Zahlavova Strycova

Duque-Marino

Lucic-Baroni

Johansson

7 Soler-Espinosa

 

4 Zakopalova

Pennetta

Pereira

Knapp

Qualifier

Medina Garrigues

Pfizenmaier

8 Ka. Pliskova

 

6 Begu

Voracova

Garcia

Dentoni (WC)

Cabeza Candela

Matteucci (WC)

3 Mladenovic

 

5 Dominguez Lino

Qualifier

Burnett

Zanevska

Birnerova

Hercog

Qualifier

2 Vinci

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

 

SATURDAY

Wimbledon

Singles – Final

(15) Marion Bartoli def. (23) Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-4

Doubles – Final

(8) Hsieh/Peng def. (12) Barty/Dellacqua 7-6(7-1) 6-1

Girls’ Singles – Final

(1) Belinda Bencic def. (5) Taylor Townsend 4-6 6-1 6-4

©Daily tennis news wire

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