Canadian Open
Singles – Second Round: (4) Na Li def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova might return to the Top Thirty, but this costs her the chance to clinch.
Singles – Second Round: (5) Sara Errani def. Klara Zakopalova 6-2 7-6(7-2)
We show Klara Zakopalova at #33 — in other words, right on the brink of a U. S. Open seed. It’s going to be interesting to see how she does at Cincinnati.
Singles – Second Round: (7/WC) Marion Bartoli def. Lauren Davis 6-0 6-3
Marion Bartoli now looks almost sure to return to #7, although there is no real chance of her going higher.
Singles – Second Round: (10) Roberta Vinci def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-0 6-4
Ekaterina Makarova remains stalled below the Top Twenty.
Singles – Second Round: Alize Cornet def. (11) Maria Kirilenko 7-5 7-5
Maria Kirilenko just fell to #16, and this is going to cost her at least one more ranking spot.
Singles – Second Round: (13) Kirsten Flipkens def. Kiki Bertens 7-5 3-6 6-2
No move yet for Kirsten Flipkens, but she has a faint shot at making the Top Ten this week if she can win two more matches.
Singles – Second Round: (14) Sloane Stephens def. Mona Barthel 6-3 4-6 6-3
It’s just possible that one more win will make Sloane Stephens Top Fifteen. Mona Barthel is at #32, so she and Klara Zakopalova are fighting for that last U. S. Open seed.
Singles – Second Round: (15) Jelena Jankovic def. Sharon Fichman 6-4 7-6(8-6)
Jelena Jankovic still has a shot to keep the status of #1 Serb, but…
Singles – Second Round: (16) Ana Ivanovic def. Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-4
…because Ana Ivanovic has a smaller sixteenth event score, Ivanovic now has a slight rankings lead over Jankovic. Whichever lasts longer will be Serbia’s #1, and will be assured a Top Fifteen spot; the loser may end up #16. Ties go to Ivanovic.
Singles – Second Round: Magdalena Rybarikova def. Varvara Lepchenko 6-4 6-2
Magdalena Rybarikova just keeps winning, we show her perhaps up to #36 — so she just might have a shot at a U. S. Open seed if she can add a few more points here or at Cincinnati. Varvara Lepchenko is down to #40, and of course can’t add points here, so her chances look very poor.
Doubles – Second Round: (2) Makarova/Vesnina def. Kudryavtseva/Rodionova 6-4 6-4
Makarova/Vesnina both crashed in singles, but it clearly isn’t affecting their doubles.
Doubles – Second Round: (3) Groenefeld/Peschke def. Begu/Govortsova 6-2 6-1
Doubles – Second Round: (4) Kops-Jones/Spears def. H Chan/Hrdinova 6-4 6-2
Doubles – Second Round: Kalashnikova/Rosolska def. (5) Mirza/Zheng 3-6 6-1 10-6
THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:
Cincinnati (Premier Five/Hard). Defending Champion: Li Na
NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:
New Haven (Premier/Hard). Defending Champion: Petra Kvitova
RANKINGS
Estimated WTA Rankings As of August 5, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1 (1) SWILLIAMS 11245*
2 (2) Azarenka 8805
3 (3) Sharapova 8765
4 (4) ARADWANSKA 6065*
5 (6) ERRANI 5100*
6 (5) LI 5060*
7 (8) BARTOLI 4365*
8 (9) KERBER 3915
9 (7) KVITOVA 3605*
10 (10) WOZNIACKI 3465*
11 (11) STOSUR 3310*
12 (12) VINCI 3120*
13 (13) FLIPKENS 2961*
14 (15) IVANOVIC 2940*
15 (14) JANKOVIC 2930*
16 (17) STEPHENS 2865*
17 (16) KIRILENKO 2801
18 (18) Lisicki 2556
19 (19) SUAREZ NAVARRO 2375*
20 (20) CIBULKOVA 2300*
21 (21) Petrova 2212
22 (22) VESNINA 1889
23 (24) MAKAROVA 1871
24 (23) Halep 1845
25 (25) HAMPTON 1826
26 (26) Kanepi 1781
27 (30) CORNET 1720*
28 (27) CIRSTEA 1710*
29 (28) KUZNETSOVA 1679
30 (31) PAVLYUCHENKOVA 1665
DRAWS
Canadian Open — Week of August 5
……………….3R
1 S Williams
13 Flipkens……..(13)Flipkens
[Morita(LL)]…….Rybarikova
7 Bartoli (WC)…..(7)Bartoli(WC)
3 A Radwanska……(3)A.Radwanska
14 Stephens……..(14)Stephens
11 Kirilenko…….Cornet
5 Errani………..(5)Errani
8 Kerber………..Cibulkova
10 Vinci………..(10)Vinci
16 Ivanovic……..(16)Ivanovic
4 Li……………(4)Li
8 Kvitova
12 Stosur
15 Jankovic……..(15)Jankovic
9 Wozniacki
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 S Williams
2 Azarenka (WC)….WITHDREW
3 A Radwanska
4 Li
5 Errani
7 Bartoli (WC)
8 Kerber………..lost 2R (Cibulkova)
8 Kvitova
9 Wozniacki
10 Vinci
11 Kirilenko…….lost 2R (Cornet)
12 Stosur
13 Flipkens
14 Stephens
15 Jankovic
16 Ivanovic
WEDNESDAY
Canadian Open
Singles – Second Round
(4) Na Li def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-4
(5) Sara Errani def. Klara Zakopalova 6-2 7-6(7-2)
(7/WC) Marion Bartoli def. Lauren Davis 6-0 6-3
(10) Roberta Vinci def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-0 6-4
Alize Cornet def. (11) Maria Kirilenko 7-5 7-5
(13) Kirsten Flipkens def. Kiki Bertens 7-5 3-6 6-2
(14) Sloane Stephens def. Mona Barthel 6-3 4-6 6-3
(15) Jelena Jankovic def. Sharon Fichman 6-4 7-6(8-6)
(16) Ana Ivanovic def. Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-4
Magdalena Rybarikova def. Varvara Lepchenko 6-4 6-2
Doubles – Second Round
(2) Makarova/Vesnina def. Kudryavtseva/Rodionova 6-4 6-4
(3) Groenefeld/Peschke def. Begu/Govortsova 6-2 6-1
(4) Kops-Jones/Spears def. H Chan/Hrdinova 6-4 6-2
Kalashnikova/Rosolska def. (5) Mirza/Zheng 3-6 6-1 10-6