Women’s Tennis News
Women's Tennis Newsepa03845457 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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