Istanbul: Ladies Update

Written by: Staff on 22nd October 2013

Istanbul: Ladies Update

epa03919577 Serena Williams of the US celebrates after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany in their match at the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, 22 October 2013. EPA/SEDAT SUNA |

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

* Azarenka starts slow but beats Errani after Italian injures leg

* Serena cruises past Kerber

* Kvitova keeps Radwanska from clinching year-end #3 — for now

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

Istanbul

Serena Williams quickly established superiority at the final event of the season as the top seed and world No. 1 beat German eighth seed Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-1. Williams is the target of the rest of the field as the year-ender bows out in Istanbul after a three-year run and heads to Singapore in 2014.

The event looked like being a long one if the opening match was any indication. It took second seed and two-time Australian open winner Victoria Azarenka 88 minutes to secure the opening set over an injured Sara Errani before finally turning in a 7-6(4), 6-2 group victory, Errani was visited by the trainer for a calf muscle injury which looked to have first alternate Caroline Wozniacki waiting in the wings for a possible future role. But Azarenka picked up her pace in the second set to take the win.

In the final round-robin match of opening day, fifth seed and 2011 champion Petra Kvitova beat No, 3 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-4.

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

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

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

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Sofia (International Championships/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Nadia Petrova

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

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of October 22, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1 (1) SWILLIAMS 12130*

2 (2) AZARENKA 8046*

3 (3) Sharapova 5891

4 (4) ARADWANSKA 5890*

5 (5) LI 5205*

6 (6) KVITOVA 4615*

7 (7) ERRANI 4275*

8 (8) JANKOVIC 4010*

9 (9) KERBER 3805*

10 (10) Wozniacki 3520

11 (11) Stephens 3185

12 (12) Bartoli 3172

13 (13) Vinci 3170

14 (14) Halep 3085

15 (15) Lisicki 2920

16 (16) Ivanovic 2765

17 (17) Suarez Navarro 2735

18 (18) Kirilenko 2640

19 (19) Stosur 2580

20 (20) Flipkens 2495

21 (21) Kuznetsova 2341

22 (22) Cirstea 2170

23 (23) Cibulkova 2076

24 (24) Makarova 2066

25 (25) Vesnina 1920

26 (26) Pavlyuchenkova 1890

27 (27) Cornet 1790

28 (28) Hampton 1781

29 (29) Safarova 1775

30 (30) Kanepi 1752

**DRAWS

Istanbul — Week of October 22

RED GROUP

1 S. Williams

3 A. Radwanska

6 Kvitova

8 Kerber

WHITE GROUP

2 Azarenka

4 Li

5 Errani

7 Jankovic

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

TUESDAY

Istanbul

Round Robin

Red Group

(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (8) Angelique Kerber (GER) 63 61

(5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 64 64

White Group

(2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (6) Sara Errani (ITA) 76(4) 62

Topics: 10sballs, Agnieszka Radwanska, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Sports, Tennis, Tennis News, Victoria Azarenka, Wta

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