Women’s Tennis News

Written by: Staff on 3rd September 2013

Women's Tennis News

epa03845457 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a return to Alize Cornet of France during their match on the sixth day of the 2013 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 31 August 2013. The US Open runs through Monday 09 September, a 15-day schedule for the first time. EPA/PETER FOLEY |

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

* Four hour rain delay causes Azarenka/Ivanovic match to be cancelled

* Pennetta ends Halep’s winning streak, returns to Top Fifty

* Hantuchova probably back in Top Thirty after nail biting win over Riske

* Vinci beats rain, Giorgi; will hit Top Ten if can beat Pennetta in quarterfinal

TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS

U. S. Open

The grand slam took advantage of a late afternoon end to a day of rain to squeeze in all but the highlight fourth-round match between Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic on a wet Labor day. Just one women’s match was completed before rain moved into the area after being forecast for several days, with Italian 10th seed Roberta Vinci beating 21-year-old compatriot Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-2.

Under a twice-revised program, the fourth-round match between second-seed Azarenka and Serb 13th seed Ivanovic was cancelled in favor of getting the men’s lineup completed.

The weather anguish again brings up painful memories of five years of delayed men’s finals due to the lack of a movable roof an any of the showcase stadiums in the ageing tennis complex built three decades ago on a swamp. Officials have announced a $500 million expansion plan to try and remedy the problems at the grand slam which has become the weakest link of the four majors. But most work will not be complete before nearly the turn of the next decade, including a roof over the massive Ashe stadium.

Later, Flavia Pennetta beat Simona Halep 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) and Daniela Hantuchova got past American Alison Riske 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to complete their matches. Riske said she took the weather in stride. “‘I’ve had so many rain delays throughout my career. I play in England a lot, which pretty much happens every day. And I was thanking God that it actually rained because I really needed a break to just kind of regroup. I kind of treated it like my second time on Ashe because the first time was really overwhelming.”

THIS WEEK IN TENNIS

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

U. S. Open (Slam/Hard). Defending Champion: Serena Williams

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Quebec City (International/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Kirsten Flipkens

Tashkent (International/Hard). Defending Champion: Irine-Camelia Begu

STATS AND FACTS

RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of September 2, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………….Points

1 (1) SWILLIAMS…………10760*

2 (2) AZARENKA…………..8385*

3 (3) Sharapova………….7866

4 (4) ARADWANSKA…………6335

5 (6) LI………………..5165*

6 (5) ERRANI…………….4325

7 (7) Bartoli……………3746

8 (8) WOZNIACKI………….3645

9 (9) KERBER…………….3420

10 (12) JANKOVIC…………..3245

11 (10) KVITOVA……………3170

12 (13) VINCI……………..3065*

13 (16) STEPHENS…………..3045

14 (14) FLIPKENS…………..2806

15 (20) SUAREZ NAVARRO……..2775*

16 (18) LISICKI……………2770

17 (15) IVANOVIC…………..2720*

18 (11) STOSUR…………….2715

19 (19) HALEP……………..2630

20 (17) KIRILENKO………….2620

21 (25) MAKAROVA…………..2275*

22 (22) CIRSTEA……………2250

23 (21) CIBULKOVA………….2126

24 (24) VESNINA……………2125

25 (26) HAMPTON……………2036

26 (27) KANEPI…………….1941

27 (23) PETROVA……………1937

28 (29) KUZNETSOVA…………1839

29 (28) CORNET…………….1790

30 (48) HANTUCHOVA…………1680

DRAWS

U. S. Open — Week of August 26

………………..3R………………..4R…………..QF

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

29 Rybarikova…….Shvedova

23 Hampton……….(23)Hampton

15 Stephens………(15)Stephens……….Stephens

12 Flipkens………Zheng

18 Suarez Navarro…(18)Suarez Navarro….Suarez Navarro..Suarez N

25 Kanepi………..(25)Kanepi

8 Kerber…………(8)Kerber………….Kerber

3 A Radwanska…….(3)A.Radwanska……..Radwanska

32 Pavlyuchenkova…(32)Pavlyuchenkova

24 Makarova………(24)Makarova……….Makarova……..Makarova

16 Lisicki……….(16)Lisicki

9 Jankovic……….(9)Jankovic……….Jankovic

19 Cirstea……….Nara

30 Robson………..(30)Robson

5 Li…………….(5)Li……………..Li……………Li

6 Wozniacki………(6)Wozniacki

31 Zakopalova…….Giorgi……………Giorgi

22 Vesnina……….Knapp

10 Vinci…………(10)Vinci…………Vinci

14 Kirilenko……..(14)Kirilenko

21 Halep…………(21)Halep…………Halep

27 Kuznetsova…….(27)Kuznetsova

4 Errani…………Pennetta………….Pennetta

7 Kvitova………..(7)Kvitova

28 Barthel……….Riske…………….Riske

20 Petrova……….Glushko

11 Stosur………..Hantuchova………..Hantuchova

13 Ivanovic………(13)Ivanovic………Ivanovic

17 Cibulkova……..McHale

26 Cornet………..(26)Cornet

2 Azarenka……….(2)Azarenka……….Azarenka

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 S Williams

2 Azarenka

3 A Radwanska………..lost 4R (Makarova)

4 Errani…………….lost 2R (Pennetta)

5 Li

6 Wozniacki………….lost 3R (Giorgi)

7 Kvitova……………lost 3R (Riske)

8 Kerber…………….lost 4R (Suarez Navarro)

9 Jankovic…………..lost 4R (Li)

10 Vinci

11 Stosur…………..lost 1R (Duval)

12 Flipkens…………lost 1R (V. Williams)

13 Ivanovic

14 Kirilenko………..lost 3R (Halep)

15 Stephens…………lost 4R (S. Williams)

16 Lisicki………….lost 3R (Makarova)

17 Cibulkova………..lost 1R (Svitolina)

18 Suarez Navarro

19 Cirstea………….lost 2R (Nara)

20 Petrova………….lost 1R (Glushko)

21 Halep

22 Vesnina………….lost 2R (Knapp)

23 Hampton………….lost 3R (Stephens)

24 Makarova

25 Kanepi…………..lost 3R (Kerber)

26 Cornet…………..lost 3R (Azarenka)

27 Kuznetsova……….lost 3R (Pennetta)

28 Barthel………….lost 2R (Riske)

29 Rybarikova……….lost 1R (Mayr-Achleitner)

30 Robson…………..lost 3R (Li)

31 Zakopalova……….lost 1R (Hsieh)

32 Pavlyuchenkova……lost 3R (A. Radwanska)

SCORES

MONDAY

U. S. Open

Singles – Fourth Round

(10) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (Q) Camila Giorgi (ITA) 64 62

Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (21) Simona Halep (ROU) 62 76(3)

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (WC) Alison Riske (USA) 63 57 62

Doubles – Third Round

(5) Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) d. Hercog/Raymond (SLO/USA) 63 76(4)

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