Men’s & Women’s Tennis Tour Results

Written by: on 11th October 2013
Tennis China Open
Men's & Women's Tennis Tour Results

epa03895537 Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning the quarter finals men's singles against Fabio Fognini of Italy at the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 04 October 2013. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW  |

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

 

* Del Potro cruises past Almagro; one win away from London clinch

* Tsonga improves chances with easy win over Mayer

* Djokovic survives scare from Monfils; Nadal overcomes Wawrinka

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

 

Shanghai

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) N Djokovic def. G Monfils 6-7(4-7) 6-2 6-4

For a while, it looked as if the contest for the year-end #1 was going to end right here. As it is, this will likely handicap Novak Djokovic for the rest of the event — he was out there for about two hours and twenty minutes. We show Gael Monfils at #31.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (2) R Nadal def. (8) S Wawrinka 7-6(12-10) 6-1

This was pretty long, too (more than an hour and three-quarters), but the bottom line is, Rafael Nadal isn’t giving Novak Djokovic any help at all in the contest for the year-end #1. He isn’t helping Stanislas Wawrinka’s Race hopes, either. Wawrinka added points, and climbs in the Race — but, ironically, will fall in the rankings, from #8 to #9.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (6) J del Potro def. (15) N Almagro 6-3 6-3

A nice recovery for Juan Martin del Potro, considering how he felt a few days earlier. We don’t know just when he will officially qualify for London, but we know that a semifinal would do it for him. And he continues his push to end the year at #4. Nicolas Almagro ought to be #13.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) J Tsonga def. F Mayer 6-2 6-3

This should let Jo-Wilfried Tsonga return to #8 in the rankings. More importantly, it boosts his Race chances — we show him rising to #9, ahead of countryman Richard Gasquet; he’s on the heels of Roger Federer. This probably means that there will be at least two spots still in play come Paris. Florian Mayer will have to settle for being around #43 — still a big improvement from the #50 ranking he came in with.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Bryan/Bryan def. Huey/Inglot 7-5 7-6(7-4)

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (8) Marrero/Verdasco def. (2) Granollers/M Lopez 6-3 6-4

This was a contest between the best Spanish doubles team of the first half of the year and the best team of the second half, and the second half won. Marrero/Verdasco are making a strong case for a spot in London, although they haven’t clinched yet.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (5) Dodig/Melo def. (4) Qureshi/Rojer 7-6(7-4) 6-3

Dodig/Melo really are one of the top “stealth” teams on the ATP. It now looks almost certain that they will qualify for London — they came in at #6 in the Race, but this moves them past Qureshi/Roger and Paes/Stepanek to perhaps as high as #4.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: J Murray/Peers def. Lindstedt/Pospisil 3-6 6-3 10-6

Murray/Peers are making a good London case also. They came in at #12, and are still only #10 or so, but they’re making a push; the teams immediately ahead of them (Mirnyi/Tecai, Benneteau/Zimonjic, Gonzalez/Lipsky) haven’t done much this week.

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

 

THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Shanghai (1000/Hard). Defending Champion: Novak Djokovic

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Moscow (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Andreas Seppi

Stockholm (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Tomas Berdych

Vienna (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Juan Martin del Potro

******** STATS AND FACTS ********

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of October 11, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….11520

2..(2) Djokovic……….10480

3..(4) Ferrer………….6800

4..(3) Murray………….6295

5..(5) Del Potro……….5285

6..(6) Berdych…………4340

7..(7) Federer…………4245

8..(9) Tsonga………….3295

9..(8) Wawrinka………..3240

10.(10) Gasquet…………3060

11.(11) Raonic………….2860

12.(12) Haas……………2265

13.(16) Almagro…………2200

14.(13) Isner…………..2070

15.(14) Simon…………..2060

16.(15) Janowicz………..2060

17.(17) Fognini…………1965

18.(18) Nishikori……….1885

19.(19) Robredo…………1830

20.(20) Anderson………..1775

21.(21) Youzhny…………1735

22.(22) Seppi…………..1555

23.(25) Melzer………….1460

24.(23) Kohlschreiber……1445

25.(26) Paire…………..1380

26.(24) Tipsarevic………1355

27.(28) Gulbis………….1341

28.(27) Dimitrov………..1340

29.(29) Dodig…………..1300

30.(30) Lopez…………..1275

**DRAWS

 

Shanghai — Week of October 7

 

……………..3R…………..QF……….SF

1 Djokovic…….(1)Djokovic…..Djokovic….Djokovic

16 Robredo…….Fognini

9 Gasquet……..Monfils………Monfils

5 Federer……..(5)Federer

 

3 Ferrer………(3)Ferrer

13 Simon………Mayer………..Mayer

12 Nishikori…..(12)Nishikori

7 Tsonga………(7)Tsonga…….Tsonga……Tsonga

 

6 del Potro……(6)del Potro….del Potro…del Potro

11 Haas……….(11)Haas

15 Almagro…….(15)Almagro…..Almagro

4 Berdych……..(4)Berdych

 

8 Wawrinka…….(8)Wawrinka…..Wawrinka

10 Raonic……..(10)Raonic

14 Isner………Berlocq

2 Nadal……….(2)Nadal……..Nadal…….Nadal

 

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Djokovic

2 Nadal

3 Ferrer……..lost 3R (Mayer)

4 Berdych…….lost 3R (Almagro)

5 Federer…….lost 3R (Monfils)

6 del Potro

7 Tsonga

8 Wawrinka……lost QF (Nadal)

9 Gasquet…….lost 1R (Pospisil)

10 Raonic…….lost 3R (Wawrinka)

11 Haas………WITHDREW from 3R

12 Nishikori….lost 3R (Tsonga)

13 Simon……..lost 1R (Paire)

14 Isner……..lost 2R (Berlocq)

15 Almagro……lost QF (del Potro)

16 Robredo……lost 2R (Fognini)

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

 

FRIDAY

Shanghai

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) N Djokovic def. G Monfils 6-7(4-7) 6-2 6-4

(2) R Nadal def. (8) S Wawrinka 7-6(12-10) 6-1

(6) J del Potro def. (15) N Almagro 6-3 6-3

(7) J Tsonga def. F Mayer 6-2 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(1) Bryan/Bryan def. Huey/Inglot 7-5 7-6(7-4)

(8) Marrero/Verdasco def. (2) Granollers/M Lopez 6-3 6-4

(5) Dodig/Melo def. (4) Qureshi/Rojer 7-6(7-4) 6-3

J Murray/Peers def. Lindstedt/Pospisil 3-6 6-3 10-6

 

 

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

 

* Stephens out of Race after marathon loss to Voegele

* Kerber beats Mayr-Achleitner to clinch anyway

* Three remaining seeds win in Osaka

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

 

Osaka

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (3) Samantha Stosur def. Misaki Doi 6-1 3-6 6-3

Samantha Stosur defends her points — something she hasn’t managed very often lately. She hasn’t moved in the rankings yet, but she can rise to #19 if she wins her next match. And she is the highest-ranked player in the draw.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (5) Eugenie Bouchard def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 2-6 6-4 6-1

This will very likely take Eugenie Bouchard to #32 — and she is the only seed left in the bottom half. An Australian Open seed is looking very likely.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (6) Madison Keys def. Zheng Jie 6-3 6-1

Madison Keys is up to probably #36, so she too has Australian Open seed hopes. But she will need to add about 150 more points. She might want to think about playing some of the $125K events in the off season.

Singles – Quarterfinal: Kurumi Nara def. Polona Hercog 7-6(7-4) 2-6 6-1

Kurumi Nara was only the #4 Japanese player here, behind Kimiko Date-Krumm (lost second round), Ayumi Morita (lost first round), and Misaki Doi (who, as we saw above, lost in the quarterfinal). Who would have guessed that Nara would be the last local standing? This ought to take her above #75.

Doubles – Semifinal: (2) Mladenovic/Pennetta def. Doi/Miyamura 6-2 6-4

Linz

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: Stefanie Voegele def. (2) Sloane Stephens 6-7(3-7) 6-4 7-5

If Sloane Stephens never makes the WTA Championships, she will have reason to remember this two and three-quarter hour loss. This eliminated her from the race in 2013 (unless she can find a way into Moscow, anyway) — and also costs her the chance to rise above her current #12. And that after she led 5-2 in the third set! She didn’t have much chance in the Race, to be honest, but she only needed one more win to reach #11.

There was a report that Russia is so desperate for Fed Cup players — Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova and Ekaterina Makarova are hurting, and Elena Vesnina is playing Sofia rather than Fed Cup — that they’re offering a wildcard in Moscow to anyone willing to fill out the team. Maybe Stephens should change nationality for a month….

Stefanie Voegele is now one win away from the Top Fifty.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) (WC) Angelique Kerber def. (WC) Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-3 6-1

As it turns out, it wouldn’t have mattered what Sloane Stephens did. With this, Angelique Kerber clinches the last spot in Istanbul. Barring a change in the Moscow draw, anyway. That means the Istanbul field will be Serena Williams, Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska, Li, Kvitova, Errani, Jankovic, and Kerber.

That means no newcomers at all, and almost the same field as last year. In 2012, the field was Serena, Azarenka, Radwanska, Li, Kvitova, Errani, and Kerber, plus Maria Sharapova, with Stosur taking the ninth spot when Kvitova pulled out after one match. So the only player not back is Sharapova (who in fact qualified this year); the only player who will be present this year who wasn’t there last year was Jankovic.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (3) Ana Ivanovic def. (7) Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-4

Dominika Cibulkova was going to be #21 win or lose, but this makes it unlikely that she can end the year higher than that. Ana Ivanovic earns enough points to pass Maria Kirilenko and regain a Top Fifteen spot.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (4) Carla Suarez Navarro def. (5) Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-3

Carla Suarez Navarro seems to be doing her best to play against type this fall. Hard to believe she is winning this easily indoors. Kirsten Flipkens, who was defending semifinalist points, will fall from #19 to #20; Suarez Navarro will gain one or more spots.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Buryachok/Piter def. (2) Goerges/Petkovic 7-6(7-1) 7-5

Doubles – Semifinal: (1) Dabrowski/Rosolska def. (3) Husarova/Voracova 6-4 2-6 16-14

This is a very weak doubles draw, which generally means that anything can happen — but we’d still call this a surprise. Husarova/Voracova are too experienced to lose to teams like Dabrowski/Rosolska, no matter what the rankings say.

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

 

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Linz (International/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Victoria Azarenka

Osaka (International/Hard). Defending Champion: Heather Watson

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Moscow (Premier/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Caroline Wozniacki

Luxembourg (International/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Venus Williams

************ STATS AND FACTS ************

 

**RANKINGS

 

Estimated WTA Rankings As of October 11, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWilliams ……… 13260

2..(2) Azarenka ………..8206

3..(3) Sharapova ……… 6941

4..(4) ARadwanska ………6195

5..(5) Li ……………..5365

6..(6) Errani ………….4435

7..(7) Kvitova ……….. 4315

8..(8) Jankovic ………..3860

9..(9) Wozniacki ……… 3845

10.(10) KERBER ………….3655*

11.(11) Vinci …………. 3195

12.(12) STEPHENS ………..3185

13.(13) Bartoli ……….. 3172

14.(14) LISICKI ……….. 2830

15.(16) IVANOVIC ………..2775*

16.(15) Kirilenko ……… 2755

17.(18) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2735*

18.(17) Halep …………. 2685

19.(19) FLIPKENS ………..2495

20.(20) STOSUR ………….2445*

21.(23) CIBULKOVA ……… 2195

22.(21) CIRSTEA ……….. 2170

23.(22) Kuznetsova ………2142

24.(24) Makarova ………..2066

25.(25) Vesnina ……….. 1960

26.(27) Cornet ………….1790

27.(26) Hampton ……….. 1781

28.(28) Safarova ………..1775

29.(29) Kanepi ………….1751

30.(30) Pavlyuchenkova …..1750

**DRAWS

 

Linz — Week of October 7

 

………………QF………………SF

2 Stephens……..(2)Stephens

8 Hantuchova……Voegele………….Voegele

3 Ivanovic……..(3)Ivanovic………Ivanovic

7 Cibulkova…….(7)Cibulkova

 

5 Flipkens……..(5)Flipkens

4 Suarez Navarro..(4)Suarez Navarro…Suarez Navarro

6 Cirstea………Mayr-Achleitner(WC)

1 Kerber (WC)…..(1)Kerber(WC)…….Kerber

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Kerber (WC)

2 Stephens……….lost QF (Voegele)

3 Ivanovic

4 Suarez Navarro

5 Flipkens……….lost QF (Suarez Navarro)

6 Cirstea………..lost 1R (Mayr-Achleitner)

7 Cibulkova………lost QF (Ivanovic)

8 Hantuchova……..lost 1R (Knapp)

Osaka — Week of October 7

 

……………..QF…………………SF

9 Mladenovic…..Zheng

6 Keys………..(6)Keys…………….Keys

3 Stosur………(3)Stosur…………..Stosur

7 Robson (WC)….Doi

 

5 Bouchard…….(5)Bouchard…………Bouchard

4 Pennetta…….Zahlavova Strycova(Q)

8 Puig………..Nara……………….Nara

2 Lisicki……..Hercog

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Jankovic (WC)…WITHDREW

2 Lisicki………WITHDREW from 2R

3 Stosur

4 Pennetta……..lost 1R (King)

5 Bouchard

6 Keys

7 Robson (WC)…..lost 1R (Date-Krumm)

8 Puig…………lost 2R (Nara)

9 Mladenovic……lost 2R (Zheng)

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

 

FRIDAY

Osaka

Singles – Quarterfinal

(3) Samantha Stosur def. Misaki Doi 6-1 3-6 6-3

(5) Eugenie Bouchard def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 2-6 6-4 6-1

(6) Madison Keys def. Zheng Jie 6-3 6-1

Kurumi Nara def. Polona Hercog 7-6(7-4) 2-6 6-1

Doubles – Semifinal

(2) Mladenovic/Pennetta def. Doi/Miyamura 6-2 6-4

Linz

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) (WC) Angelique Kerber def. (WC) Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-3 6-1

Stefanie Voegele def. (2) Sloane Stephens 6-7(3-7) 6-4 7-5

(3) Ana Ivanovic def. (7) Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-4

(4) Carla Suarez Navarro def. (5) Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal

Buryachok/Piter def. (2) Goerges/Petkovic 7-6(7-1) 7-5

Doubles – Semifinal

(1) Dabrowski/Rosolska def. (3) Husarova/Voracova 6-4 2-6 16-14

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