Daily Tennis – Women’s Pro Tour News

Written by: Staff on 25th October 2013

Daily Tennis - Women's Pro Tour News

epa03924519 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic reacts during her match against Angelique Kerber of Germany for the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, 25 October 2013. EPA/SEDAT SUNA |

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

* Li wins White Group

* Kvitova edges Kerber to advance in Red Group

* Errani tops Jankovic but goes nowhere

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

Istanbul

Singles – Round Robin: (4) Li Na def. (2) Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-1

Victoria Azarenka’s physical problems apparently were real. This was a contest for a semifinal spot, and it was really not very interesting — Li Na said later that she thought Azarenka (who hurt her back in the first set, but who was already in trouble) would retire from the match. Azarenka will end the year at #2, but a weak #2, and she still has the Australian Open to defend at the start of next year. Li ends up undefeated, and cruises into the semifinal; she is still at #5 in the rankings, but if she can reach the final, she will move ahead of Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Sharapova to end the year at #3.

Singles – Round Robin: (5) Petra Kvitova def. (8) Angelique Kerber 6-7(3-7) 6-2 6-3

This was the day’s really hot match — the only one where there were no outside factors influencing the group standings. Whoever won this was in the semifinal; whoever lost was out. Simple as that. Fitting, perhaps, that it was a two hour slugfest. Although it perhaps shouldn’t have been as close as it was; Petra Kvitova won a lot more points but didn’t win the right points. Still, she is in the semifinal — against Li, since Kvitova came in second in her group. Unfortunately, what she does from now on makes no difference in the rankings. Because Li won all her matches and Kvitova lost one, Kvitova can no longer take the #5 ranking. She will end the year at #6. Kerber will be the year-end #9.

Singles – Round Robin: (6) Sara Errani def. (7) Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-4

Given the way Sara Errani was limping around in her first match, and the fact that she couldn’t reach the semifinal, we wondered if she would even play this; she could have pulled out and let Caroline Wozniacki take her place. Instead, she came out and played her most successful match. She even earns third place in her group. It doesn’t really matter; she can’t rise above #7, and Jankovic — who is in the semifinal despite this loss — could still pass her.

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

KEYWORDS: No Feature Today

******** 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 25, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 12450*

2..(2) AZARENKA ………..8046

3..(3) Sharapova ……… 5891

4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………5890

5..(5) LI ……………..5685*

6..(6) KVITOVA ……….. 4775*

7..(7) ERRANI ………….4435

8..(8) JANKOVIC ………..4170*

9..(9) KERBER ………….3965

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……….SWILL….ARADW….KVITO….KERBE….W/L….Sets

1 S. Williams……XXXXX….SWILL….SWILL….SWILL….3/0….6/0

6 Kvitova……….SWILL….KVITO….XXXXX….KVITO….2/1….4/4

8 Kerber………..SWILL….ARADW….KVITO….XXXXX….1/2….3/4

3 A. Radwanska…..SWILL….XXXXX….KVITO….KERBE….0/3….0/6

WHITE GROUP……..AZARE….LI…….ERRAN….JANKO….W/L….Sets

4 Li……………LI…….XXXXX….LI…….LI…….3/0….6/1

7 Jankovic………JANKO….LI…….ERRAN….XXXXX….1/2….3/4

5 Errani………..AZARE….Li…….XXXXX….ERRAN….1/2….2/4

2 Azarenka………XXXXX….LI…….AZARE….JANKO….1/2….2/4

SEMIFINAL

1 S Williams

7 Jankovic

5 Kvitova

4 Li

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

FRIDAY

Istanbul

Singles

White Group

(4) Li Na def. (2) Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-1

(6) Sara Errani def. (7) Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-4

Red Group

(5) Petra Kvitova def. (8) Angelique Kerber 6-7(3-7) 6-2 6-3

Topics: 10sballs.com, Agnieszka Radwanska, Jelena Jankovic, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Serena Williams, Tennis, Tennis News, Victoria Azarenka, Wta

Follow 10SBALLS.COM on:

Facebook:

Twitter:

10sBalls Top Stories

In Case You Missed It

EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER

According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!

Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife

Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.