Men’s / Women’s Tennis Tour News

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

 

* Gulbis spoils Janowicz’s comeback

* Verdasco, Roger-Vasselin latest to pull out of matches

* Raonic falls to Paire in Stockholm

* Haase upsets Fognini in Vienna

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

 

Moscow

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) R Gasquet def. (WC) T Gabashvili 6-3 6-2

From now on, the points count for Richard Gasquet. He isn’t going to move in the rankings this week, but there is always the Race to think about…. Teymuraz Gabashvili at least lasted long enough that he ought to return to the Top Hundred.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (2) A Seppi def. E Roger-Vasselin 5-2, retired (neck)

Everything seems to work for Andreas Seppi around here. He hasn’t earned anything that matters yet — he’s still at #24 in safe points — but as defending champion, he wants to do well….

Singles – Quarterfinal: I Karlovic def. (WC) K Khachanov 6-4 6-0

Reality had to catch up with Karen Khachanov someday. He surely had never faced a serve like Ivo Karlovic’s before! Still, he’s only seventeen; it seems certain we’ll be seeing more of Khachanov. For Karlovic, this lets him defend his points, meaning that he will stay in the #85 range.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (Q) M Kukushkin def. (Q) A Golubev 6-4 7-6(7-4)

We were already pretty sure Mikhail Kukushkin would be returning to the Top Hundred. Now we’re absolutely sure….

Doubles – Semifinal: Elgin/Istomin def. Junaid/Marx 5-7 6-3 10-5

Doubles – Semifinal: Skupsky/Skupsky def. (WC) Baluda/Kravchuk 6-3 5-7 10-7

It’s going to be a crazy final; Mikhail Elgin is at #77 is the highest-ranked of the four finalists, and the teams have a combined rankings of 198 and 223!

Stockholm

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) D Ferrer def. F Verdasco walkover (right abdominal strain)

Good news and bad news for David Ferrer. He hasn’t been playing well, so he might have been in danger of an upset — but he probably needs some matches. For Fernando Verdasco, this means no Top Thirty spot.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (6) (WC) B Paire def. (2) (WC) M Raonic 7-6(7-3) 6-3

This may actually be good for Milos Raonic; he really needs rest. He’ll stay #11 in both rankings and race. Benoit Paire is still in a many-sided struggle to stay Top 25.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (5) E Gulbis def. (3) J Janowicz 7-5 4-6 6-3

The good news, perhaps, is that Jerzy Janowicz lasted long enough to defend his points and presumably stay Top Fifteen. But he loses the chance to rise. Ernests Gulbis now looks like a good bet to make the Top 25…

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) G Dimitrov def. K de Schepper 6-4 6-2

…but Gulbis isn’t clinched yet, because we have four players — Seppi, Gulbis, Paire, and Dimitrov — all bunched up around #25, and all still winning. Dimitrov is the last of the bunch right now, but he’s looking like he wants to go higher.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (WC) Bjorkman/Lindstedt def. Gulbis/Tursunov 4-6 6-1 10-8

We mentioned after their first round that Bjorkman/Lindstedt had never had the greatest success in doubles back in Bjorkman’s regular career. Too bad they didn’t have this form back then; Sweden might have done better in Davis Cup!

Doubles – Semifinal: (1) Qureshi/Rojer def. (3) Marrero/Verdasco walkover

Vienna

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) J Tsonga def. (WC) D Thiem 6-4 3-6 7-6(7-3)

A lot of effort for not many points for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but this is enough points to count. It’s a help — a small help — in the Race. It does accomplish one thing: Richard Gasquet can no longer pass him, so Tsonga is sure to stay at least #9.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (2) Tommy Haas def. (5) Radek Stepanek 7-6(12-10) 6-3

As we saw yesterday, Tommy Haas is just barely alive in the Race to London. But he’s keeping his faint hopes alive. He’ll leave Radek Stepanek around #45.

Singles – Quarterfinal: R Haase def. (3) F Fognini 6-7(4-7) 6-1 6-1

Fabio Fognini loses any chance to add points, and can forget any wild hopes he had of playing London. He had a shot at the Top Fifteen here, but this means he will stay stuck at #17.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (8) L Rosol def. (Q) R Bemelmans 6-3 1-6 6-3

A dramatic ending to the best event of Ruben Bemelmans’s career, but it’s over with him still below #100. Lukas Rosol is adding points but remains around #45.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Mergea/Rosol def. (1) Peya/Soares 7-5 3-6 10-8

Pretty stunning, but not really very important; Peya/Soares are going to London, and they don’t need any more 250 point titles.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (WC) Neuchrist/Thiem def. (4) J Murray/Peers 6-3 6-3

A crazy doubles draw…. This won’t make a big difference for Murray and Peers as they try to qualify for London, but it certainly doesn’t help.

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

 

THIS 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

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Valencia (500/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: David Ferrer

Basel (500/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Juan Martin del Potro

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

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of October 18, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….11520

2..(2) Djokovic……….11120

3..(3) Ferrer………….6800

4..(4) Murray………….6295

5..(5) Del Potro……….5275

6..(7) Federer…………4245

7..(6) Berdych…………4090

8..(9) Wawrinka………..3240

9..(8) Tsonga………….3235

10.(10) Gasquet…………3060

11.(11) Raonic………….2860

12.(12) Haas……………2265

13.(13) Almagro…………2200

14.(14) Isner…………..2070

15.(15) Janowicz………..2060

16.(16) Simon…………..2060

17.(17) Fognini…………1965

18.(18) Nishikori……….1885

19.(19) Robredo…………1830

20.(20) Anderson………..1775

21.(21) Youzhny…………1735

22.(23) Melzer………….1460

23.(24) Kohlschreiber……1445

24.(26) Gulbis………….1431

25.(25) Paire…………..1425

26.(22) Seppi…………..1395

27.(28) Dimitrov………..1340

28.(27) Tipsarevic………1310

29.(29) Dodig…………..1295

30.(30) Lopez…………..1275

**DRAWS

 

Moscow — Week of October 15

 

……………QF…………….SF

1 Gasquet……(1)Gasquet……..Gasquet

8 Mannarino….Gabashvili(WC)

3 Tipsarevic…Khachanov(WC)

5 Istomin……Karlovic……….Karlovic

 

6 Zeballos…..Golubev(Q)

4 Dolgopolov…Kukushkin(Q)……Kukushkin

7 Sousa……..Roger-Vasselin

2 Seppi……..(2)Seppi……….Seppi

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Gasquet

2 Seppi

3 Tipsarevic….lost 2R (Khachanov)

4 Dolgopolov….lost 2R (Kukushkin)

5 Istomin…….lost 2R (Karlovic)

6 Zeballos……lost 2R (Golubev)

7 Sousa………lost 1R (Stakhovsky)

8 Mannarino…..lost 1R (Gabashvili)

Stockholm — Week of October 15

 

……………..QF………….SF

1 Ferrer………(1)Ferrer……Ferrer

8 Dodig……….Verdasco

3 Janowicz…….(3)Janowicz

5 Gulbis………(5)Gulbis……Gulbis

 

7 Dimitrov…….(7)Dimitrov….Dimitrov

4 Anderson…….de Schepper

6 Paire (WC)…..(6)Paire…….Paire

2 Raonic (WC)….(2)Raonic(WC)

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Ferrer

2 Raonic (WC)…lost QF (Paire)

3 Janowicz……lost QF (Gulbis)

4 Anderson……lost 2R (de Schepper)

5 Gulbis

6 Paire (WC)

7 Dimitrov

8 Dodig………lost 1R (Verdasco)

Vienna — Week of October 15

 

……………..QF…………SF

1 Tsonga………(1)Tsonga…..Tsonga

6 Monfils……..Thiem(WC)

3 Fognini……..(3)Fognini

7 Pospisil…….Haase………Haase

 

8 Rosol……….(8)Rosol……Rosol

4 Kohlschreiber..Bemelmans(Q)

5 Stepanek…….(5)Stepanek

2 Haas………..(2)Haas…….Haas

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Tsonga

2 Haas

3 Fognini……..lost QF (Haase)

4 Kohlschreiber..lost 2R (Bemelmans)

5 Stepanek…….lost QF (Haas)

6 Monfils……..lost 1R (J Pospisil)

7 Pospisil…….lost 2R (Haase)

8 Rosol

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

 

FRIDAY

Moscow

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) R Gasquet def. (WC) T Gabashvili 6-3 6-2

(2) A Seppi def. E Roger-Vasselin 5-2, retired (neck)

I Karlovic def. (WC) K Khachanov 6-4 6-0

(Q) M Kukushkin def. (Q) A Golubev 6-4 7-6(7-4)

Doubles – Semifinal

Elgin/Istomin def. Junaid/Marx 5-7 6-3 10-5

Skupsky/Skupsky def. (WC) Baluda/Kravchuk 6-3 5-7 10-7

Stockholm

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) D Ferrer def. F Verdasco walkover (right abdominal strain)

(6) (WC) B Paire def. (2) (WC) M Raonic 7-6(7-3) 6-3

(5) E Gulbis def. (3) J Janowicz 7-5 4-6 6-3

(7) G Dimitrov def. K de Schepper 6-4 6-2

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(WC) Bjorkman/Lindstedt def. Gulbis/Tursunov 4-6 6-1 10-8

Doubles – Semifinal

(1) Qureshi/Rojer def. (3) Marrero/Verdasco walkover

Vienna

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) J Tsonga def. (WC) D Thiem 6-4 3-6 7-6(7-3)

(2) Tommy Haas def. (5) Radek Stepanek 7-6(12-10) 6-3

R Haase def. (3) F Fognini 6-7(4-7) 6-1 6-1

(8) L Rosol def. (Q) R Bemelmans 6-3 1-6 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal

Mergea/Rosol def. (1) Peya/Soares 7-5 3-6 10-8

(WC) Neuchrist/Thiem def. (4) J Murray/Peers 6-3 6-3

______________________

 

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

 

* Upset day in Moscow: #2 Vinci, #4 Ivanovic eliminated

* Stephens, Hantuchova fall out of Sofia race

* Wozniacki survives nailbiter

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

 

Moscow

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (8) Svetlana Kuznetsova def. (2) Roberta Vinci 6-2 6-3

And so Roberta Vinci loses yet another chance to reach the Top Ten; indeed, it appears she will fall a couple of spots. That means the final Top Ten spot would go to either Caroline Wozniacki or Sloane Stephens, who were contesting it at Luxembourg.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) Samantha Stosur def. (4) Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-4

Samantha Stosur’s next match is against Svetlana Kuznetsova, who just happens to be right behind her in safe points. That means that Stosur has to win it to be assured of staying Top Twenty. If Stosur wins, she will keep the #19 ranking she came in with; lose, and she will fall to #20 or possibly #21. She drops Ana Ivanovic from #14 to #16.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (5) Simona Halep def. (WC) Alisa Kleybanova 6-1 6-1

Simona Halep just keeps climbing. With this, we show her rising from #18 to #15, with the chance to go still higher. And she will play at Sofia, where she will be one of the high seeds.

Singles – Quarterfinal: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Daniela Hantuchova 6-0 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova had struggled through her second round match, then withdrew from the doubles. Clearly there was something wrong here. The loss means that she will end the year at #33 (or just possibly lower), which is where she came in. But it’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s situation which is highly interesting, because of the Sofia Championships. If we look at the current Top Thirty, and their situation regarding Sofia and Istanbul, the list below summarizes it:

1. SWilliams: Istanbul

2. Azarenka: Istanbul

3. Sharapova: [Istanbul]

4. ARadwanska: Istanbul

5. Li: Istanbul

6. Kvitova: Istanbul

7. Errani: Istanbul

8. Jankovic: Istanbul

9. Kerber: Istanbul

10. Wozniacki: In Sofia Contention If Wins This Week

11. Stephens: Out of contention

12. Bartoli: Out of contention

13. Vinci: Sofia Candidate #1

14. Lisicki: In Sofia Contention If Wins This Week

15. Halep: Sofia Candidate #2

16. Ivanovic: Out of contention

17. Suarez Navarro: Out of contention

18. Kirilenko: Sofia Candidate #3

19. Flipkens: Out of contention

20. Stosur: Sofia Candidate #4

21. Kuznetsova: Out of contention

22. Cirstea: Out of contention

23. Cibulkova: Out of contention

24. Makarova: Out of contention

25. Vesnina: Sofia Candidate #5

26. Pavlyuchenkova: Sofia Candidate #6

27. Cornet: Sofia Candidate #7

28. Hampton: Out of contention

29. Safarova: Sofia Candidate #8

30. Kanepi: Out of contention

So Pavlyuchenkova has added enough points to move up to the #6 spot in the Sofia race. If no one else above her qualifies, she is in Sofia. Or she can qualify by making the final and passing Vesnina. Lots of possibilities there….

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (4) Huber/Rosolska def. Olaru/Savchuk 7-5 6-1

Luxembourg

 

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) Caroline Wozniacki def. (8) Bojana Jovanovski 6-3 3-6 6-3

Two more wins and Caroline Wozniacki qualifies for Sofia — the only way she can end the year above #9. Bojana Jovanovski will end the year at #37 or #38.

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

A disappointing end to the year for Sloane Stephens, who loses both her Top Ten chance and her chance to qualify for Sofia; she will be #11 next week. But what an end of the year for Stefanie Voegele! She has put herself in the Top Fifty.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (3) Sabine Lisicki def. Karin Knapp 7-5 4-6 6-0

On a day when every match on the schedule lasted three sets, this ended very late, but it ends with Sabine Lisicki having clinched her Top Fifteen spot and still having hopes of qualifying for Sofia. Karin Knapp will be just below the Top Forty.

Singles – Quarterfinal: Annika Beck def. Katarzyna Piter 6-3 6-7(3-7) 7-6(7-5)

This took more than three hours, so it’s pretty clear this will be the end of the line for the winner. Still, it was a big event for both players. Katarzyna Piter had probably the best singles event of her career; Annika Beck will likely rise above #55.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Hercog/Raymond def. (2) Mladenovic/Piter 7-6(7-5) 6-7(3-7) 10-8

Doubles – Semifinal: Barrois/Thorpe def. (1) Petrova/Srebotnik 6-2 3-6 10-8

This should not have been close. Clearly Nadia Petrova is still feeling her injuries. With the announcement that Istanbul will be the last event of her career, we know that she will play not more than two more matches — and odds are that this will in fact be her next to last match. Sad to see her go out with such a relative whimper — she was probably the best doubles player of her generation not to win a Slam.

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

 

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

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

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

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Istanbul (Championships/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Serena Williams

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

 

**RANKINGS

 

Estimated WTA Rankings As of October 18, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWilliams ……… 12040

2..(2) Azarenka ………..7676

3..(3) Sharapova ……… 5891

4..(4) ARadwanska ………5890

5..(5) Li ……………..5120

6..(7) Kvitova ……….. 4315

7..(6) Errani ………….4190

8..(8) Jankovic ………..3860

9.(10) Kerber ………….3715

10..(9) WOZNIACKI ……… 3380*

11.(12) STEPHENS ………..3185

12.(13) Bartoli ……….. 3172

13.(11) VINCI …………. 3170

14.(15) LISICKI ……….. 2920*

15.(18) HALEP …………. 2815*

16.(14) IVANOVIC ………..2765

17.(17) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2735

18.(16) KIRILENKO ……… 2611

19.(20) FLIPKENS ………..2495

20.(19) STOSUR ………….2460*

21.(23) KUZNETSOVA ………2341*

22.(22) Cirstea ……….. 2170

23.(21) CIBULKOVA ……… 2076

24.(24) Makarova ………..2066

25.(25) VESNINA ……….. 1960

26.(30) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..1890*

27.(26) CORNET ………….1790

28.(27) Hampton ……….. 1781

29.(28) SAFAROVA ………..1775

30.(29) KANEPI ………….1752

**DRAWS

 

Moscow — Week of October 15

 

……………….QF…………..SF

3 Kirilenko……..Pavlyuchenkova..Pavlyuchenkova

9 Cibulkova……..Hantuchova

5 Halep…………Halep………..Halep

6 Suarez Navarro…Kleybanova

 

7 Stosur……….(7)Stosur……..Stosur

4 Ivanovic……..(4)Ivanovic

8 Kuznetsova……(8)Kuznetsova….Kuznetsova

2 Vinci………..(2)Vinci

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Kerber………..WITHDREW

2 Vinci…………lost QF (Kuznetsova)

3 Kirilenko……..lost 2R (Pavlyuchenkova)

4 Ivanovic………lost QF (Ivanovic)

5 Halep

6 Suarez Navarro..lost 2R (Kleybanova)

7 Stosur

8 Kuznetsova

9 Cibulkova…….lost 1R (Dolonc)

Luxembourg — Week of October 15

 

…………….QF……………SF

1 Wozniacki…..(1)Wozniacki…..Wozniacki

8 Jovanovski….(8)Jovanovski

3 Lisicki…….(3)Lisicki…….Lisicki

7 Bouchard……Knapp

 

5 Safarova……Beck………….Beck

4 Flipkens……Piter(Q)

6 Barthel…….Voegele……….Voegele

2 Stephens……(2)Stephens

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Wozniacki

2 Stephens…..lost QF (Voegele)

3 Lisicki

4 Flipkens…..lost 1R (Piter)

5 Safarova…..lost 2R (Beck)

6 Barthel……lost 1R (Voegele)

7 Bouchard…..lost 1R (Petkovic)

8 Jovanovski…lost QF (Wozniacki)

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

 

FRIDAY

Moscow

Singles – Quarterfinal

(8) Svetlana Kuznetsova def. (2) Roberta Vinci 6-2 6-3

(7) Samantha Stosur def. (4) Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-4

(5) Simona Halep def. (WC) Alisa Kleybanova 6-1 6-1

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Daniela Hantuchova 6-0 6-4

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(4) Huber/Rosolska def. Olaru/Savchuk 7-5 6-1

Luxembourg

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) Caroline Wozniacki def. (8) Bojana Jovanovski 6-3 3-6 6-3

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

(3) Sabine Lisicki def. Karin Knapp 7-5 4-6 6-0

Annika Beck def. Katarzyna Piter 6-3 6-7(3-7) 7-6(7-5)

Doubles – Quarterfinal

Hercog/Raymond def. (2) Mladenovic/Piter 7-6(7-5) 6-7(3-7) 10-8

Doubles – Semifinal

Barrois/Thorpe def. (1) Petrova/Srebotnik 6-2 3-6 10-8

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