Canadian Open
Singles – Final: (1) Serena Williams def. Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0
When we started to type this score, we accidentally listed Serena Williams as seed #0. Wrong, but it makes some sense: She probably should be considered at least a seeding tier ahead of everyone else. It showed. Down 3-0, Sorana Cirstea called out coach Cahill, who told her to run as she had never run before, and to ignore the scoreboard; the match was closer than it looked. It sort of worked; Cirstea won the next game. But only one more after that…. She will still rise to a career-high #21, but she’ll have to earn a Top Twenty spot somewhere else. As for Serena… what else can we possibly say? She’s Serena, and she just keeps adding to her records.
Doubles – Final: Jankovic/Srebotnik def. (3) Groenefeld/Peschke 5-7 6-2 10-6
Either they have gotten old, or Groenefeld/Peschke are simply less than the sum of their parts. We didn’t expect them to make the final. Having made it, it was no surprise at all that they lost. They did win Brussels this year, but the last high premier title for either was Beijing 2011, when Peschke was still with Katarina Srebotnik. Srebotnik, on the other hand, earns her fourth title of 2013 — and the others, all with Petrova, were all very good: Sydney, Miami, and Eastbourne. She clearly has something left!
The happiest player, though, may have been Jelena Jankovic. She doesn’t make her living in doubles — but her last (and only) previous title was Birmingham 2006. It’s a nice thing to add to her trophy case.
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 11, 2013
Rank &
Prior
Rank….Name…………..Points
1..(1) SWILLIAMS ………11920*
2..(2) Azarenka ………..8805
3..(3) Sharapova ……… 8765
4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6335
5..(5) LI ……………..5330
6..(6) ERRANI ………….5125
7..(8) BARTOLI ……….. 4365
8..(9) KERBER ………….3915
9..(7) KVITOVA ……….. 3710
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.(20) CIBULKOVA ……… 2400
20.(19) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2375
21.(27) CIRSTEA ……….. 2260
22.(21) Petrova ……….. 2212
23.(22) VESNINA ……….. 1889
24.(24) MAKAROVA ………..1871
25.(23) Halep …………. 1845
26.(25) HAMPTON ……….. 1826
27.(26) Kanepi ………….1781
28.(30) CORNET ………….1720
29.(28) KUZNETSOVA ………1679
30.(31) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..1665
DRAWS
Canadian Open — Week of August 5
WINNER: Serena Williams
……………….3R…………….QF………..SF………..F
1 S Williams…….(1)S.Williams…..Williams…..Williams…..Williams
13 Flipkens……..(13)Flipkens
[Morita(LL)]…….Rybarikova……..Rybarikova
7 Bartoli (WC)…..(7)Bartoli(WC)
3 A Radwanska……(3)A.Radwanska….Radwanska….Radwanska
14 Stephens……..(14)Stephens
11 Kirilenko…….Cornet
5 Errani………..(5)Errani………Errani
8 Kerber………..Cibulkova………Cibulkova
10 Vinci………..(10)Vinci
16 Ivanovic……..(16)Ivanovic
4 Li……………(4)Li…………..Li……….Li
8 Kvitova……….(8)Kvitova……..Kvitova
12 Stosur……….(12)Stosur
15 Jankovic……..(15)Jankovic
9 Wozniacki……..CIrstea………..Cirstea……Cirstea…..Cirstea
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 S Williams…….WON TOURNAMENT
2 Azarenka (WC)….WITHDREW
3 A Radwanska……lost SF (S. Williams)
4 Li……………lost SF (Cirstea)
5 Errani………..lost QF (A. Radwanska)
7 Bartoli (WC)…..lost 3R (Rybarikova)
8 Kerber………..lost 2R (Cibulkova)
8 Kvitova……….lost QF (Cirstea)
9 Wozniacki……..lost 2R (Cirstea)
10 Vinci………..lost 3R (Cibulkova)
11 Kirilenko…….lost 2R (Cornet)
12 Stosur……….lost 3R (Kvitova)
13 Flipkens……..lost 3R (S. Williams)
14 Stephens……..lost 3R (A. Radwanska)
15 Jankovic……..lost 3R (Cirstea)
16 Ivanovic……..lost 3R (Li)
Cincinnati — Week of August 12
1 S. Williams
–bye
Puig (Q)
Bouchard (Q)
Barthel
Safarova
Tatishvili (Q)
16 Kirilenko
11 Stosur
Kuznetsova
Pavlyuchenkova
Hampton
Halep
Hsieh
–bye
7 Bartoli
4 A Radwanska
–bye
Pennetta
Lepchenko
Cepelova (Q)
V. Williams
Vesnina
13 Flipkens
9 Kerber
Knapp (Q)
Arvidsson (Q)
Kleybanova
Davis (WC)
Zakopalova
–bye
5 Li
6 Errani
–bye
Cibulkova
Hercog (Q)
Hantuchova (WC)
Petkovic (Q)
Mattek-Sands (WC)
12 Vinci
14 Jankovic
Lisicki
Beck (Q)
Makarova
Stephens
Martic (Q)
–bye
3 Sharapova
7 Kvitova
–bye
Erakovic (Q)
Suarez Navarro
Wickmayer
Cirstea
Peng
10 Wozniacki
15 Ivanovic
Cornet
Rybarikova
Goerges
King (Q)
Mladenovic
–bye
2 Azarenka
SUNDAY
Canadian Open
Singles – Final
(1) Serena Williams def. Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0
Doubles – Final
Jankovic/Srebotnik def. (3) Groenefeld/Peschke 5-7 6-2 10-6