Australian Open Updates Mixed Too

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Australian Open

Singles – Fourth Round: (2) Novak Djokovic def. (15) Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-0 6-2

Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini are old friends, but Djokovic didn’t show a hint of mercy here. Which means that Fognini will almost certainly end up at #15.

Singles – Fourth Round: (3) David Ferrer def. Florian Mayer 6-7(5-7) 7-5 6-2 6-1

David Ferrer was the only high seed even to lose a set on this day, but still, he came through. One more win and he will stay ahead of Juan Martin del Potro in the contest for #3 (see the Feature). It appears Florian Mayer will be #30.

Singles – Fourth Round: (7) Tomas Berdych def. (19) Kevin Anderson 6-2 6-2 6-3

This means no return to the Top Twenty for Kevin Anderson (in fact, he’ll fall from #21 to #22), so it appears Grigor Dimitrov is in. Tomas Berdych retains his tiny lead on Stanislas Wawrinka in the contest for #6…

Singles – Fourth Round: (8) Stanislas Wawrinka def. (17) Tommy Robredo 6-3 7-6(7-3) 7-6(7-5)

…but Wawrinka remains on his heels. Tommy Robredo will have to settle for #16 or #17.

Doubles – Third Round (13) Michael Llodra/Nicolas Mahut def. (2) Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 7-6(7-4) 6-4

This was the day’s only really substantial upset, in singles or doubles, but it doesn’t make much difference; Peya/Soares will remain #3/#4.

Doubles – Third Round (5) Leander Paes/Radek Stepanek def. Yuki Bhambri/Michael Venus 6-3 6-2

This moves Paes and Stepanek past Fernando Verdasco in the doubles rankings; we’d stay they’ve now clinched their Top Ten spots. We currently show the Top Twelve as follows:

1..(1) Bryan………….13040

3..(3) Peya……………7400

3..(3) Soares………….7400

5..(5) Melo……………5360

6..(7) Dodig…………..5290

7..(6) Marrero…………4880

8..(9) Paes……………4385

9.(10) Stepanek………..4350

10..(8) Verdasco………..4310

11.(13) Zimonjic………..3760

12.(14) Bopanna…………3750

Doubles – Third Round (12) Treat Huey/Dominic Inglot def. (7) Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4 7-6(7-1)

Obviously there will be no Top Ten spots for Bopanna or Qureshi.

Doubles – Third Round Alex Bolt/Andrew Whittington def. Pablo Carreno Busta/Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-7(4-7) 7-6(7-5) 7-5

We know nothing about Bolt/Whittington, but maybe we should be keeping our eyes on them….

Mixed Doubles – First Round: Raymond/Fyrstenberg def. (3) Huber/Melo 6-2 6-2

An interesting contest of ex-partners, but one that doesn’t tell us much about the Mixed rankings, because Huber/Melo were the #3 seeds under both regular and Mixed rankings!

Mixed Doubles – First Round: (8) Vesnina/Bhupathi def. Parra Santonja/Marrero 6-7(3-7) 6-4 10-5

Mixed rankings would have promoted Vesnina/Bhupathi, so it is surprising that they struggled so much.

Mixed Doubles – First Round: An. Rodionova/Fleming def. Kuznetsova/Zimonjic 6-4 6-4

Mixed Doubles – First Round: Hantuchova/Paes def. Tomljanovic/Duckworth 7-5 4-6 10-7

Another surprisingly close result; Hantuchova/Paes would have been close to being seeded under Mixed.

Mixed Doubles – First Round: Spears/Inglot def. Hradecka/Emmrich 6-1 7-6(7-5)

Men’s Ranking Update: Australian Open

The race may not always be to the swift, but right now, the swift are doing just fine, thank you. Rafael Nadal is #1, and he will stay #1, and he will be #1 by a very wide margin. We still don’t know how wide, but he will lead Novak Djokovic by a lot more than a thousand points.

That may be as wide as his lead gets. After all, Nadal has to start defending soon, and from then on he has pretty much everything to defend until the end of the year. So right now is his best chance to build a cushion. So far, he has been doing just fine at that.

Still, Novak Djokovic has enough points that he would be #1 in a lot of years. He is secure at #2, and will remain secure for many months, and could threaten Nadal in a few months if Nadal falters.

It’s at #3 that things start to get interesting. Juan Martin del Potro, because he had less to defend than David Ferrer and Andy Murray, is currently #3 in safe points, but Ferrer could pass him with a semifinal, or Murray with a final. (Theoretically, Tomas Berdych or Stanislas Wawrinka or Roger Federer are also in the contest, but they all need titles. And what are the odds of that? Federer, maybe, but Berdych?) If Murray makes the final and Ferrer the semifinal, then Ferrer stays #3 and Murray #4; if Murray wins Melbourne, he is #3 no matter what.

To repeat, Berdych, Wawrinka, and Federer are all still in the hunt for #3, but it’s not very likely. A more realistic goal is #5, but even that will take a final for any of them. More likely, they are competing for #6. And they’re close enough together that the one who lasts longest will likely get it, with ties broken in the order Berdych, Wawrinka, Federer.

At least they’re all sure of being Top Ten, and effectively sure of being Top Eight.

The last two Top Ten spots will almost certainly belong to Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, with Tsonga needing a semifinal to overtake his countryman.

Out of the Top Fifteen is Nicolas Almagro, who didn’t play Melbourne this year; he is likely to be replaced by Fabio Fognini, although there are a few others with outside chances. Out of the Top Twenty is Jerzy Janowicz; his replacement is Grigor Dimitrov. Andreas Seppi and Jurgen Melzer are out of the Top Thirty; Gael Monfils and Florian Mayer are in.

In doubles, the Bryans are sure to stay co-#1, and Peya/Soares are sure to stay co-#3. Marcelo Melo is almost but not quite certain to stay #5; Ivan Dodig is likely to rise to #6, replacing David Marrero. Marrero is at least assured a Top Ten spot. Fernando Verdasco, Leander Paes, and Radek Stepanek are the others currently in the Top Ten, but Verdasco could still lose his spot. It appears Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, who at this time a year ago were probably the #2 team behind the Bryans, will be falling out of the Top 20.

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of January 19, 2014

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….13310

2..(2) Djokovic……….10620

3..(5) Del Potro……….5370

4..(3) Ferrer………….5280

5..(4) Murray………….4540

6..(7) Berdych…………4180

7..(8) Wawrinka………..4070

8..(6) Federer…………3815

9..(9) Gasquet…………3050

10.(10) Tsonga………….2885

11.(11) Raonic………….2770

12.(12) Haas……………2435

13.(13) Isner…………..2320

14.(15) Youzhny…………2145

15.(16) Fognini…………2100

16.(18) Robredo…………1980

17.(14) Almagro…………1930

18.(17) Nishikori……….1915

19.(19) Simon…………..1700

20.(22) Dimitrov………..1630

21.(20) Janowicz………..1615

22.(21) Anderson………..1580

23.(24) Gulbis………….1443

24.(28) Paire…………..1380

25.(30) Pospisil………..1359

26.(27) Lopez…………..1355

27.(23) Kohlschreiber……1330

28.(26) Tursunov………..1314

29.(32) Monfils…………1245

30.(37) Mayer…………..1245

**DRAWS

Australian Open (Slam — Weeks of January 13-26)

…………………3R……………4R

1 Nadal…………..(1)Nadal………Nadal

25 Monfils………..(25)Monfils

24 Seppi………….Young

16 Nishikori………(16)Nishikori….Nishikori

11 Raonic…………(11)Raonic

22 Dimitrov……….(22)Dimitrov…..Dimitrov

27 Paire………….(27)Paire

5 Del Potro……….Bautista Agut….Bautista Agut

4 Murray………….(4)Murray……..Murray

26 Lopez………….(26)Lopez

[21 Kohlschreiber]…Robert(LL)…….Robert

13 Isner………….Klizan(LL)

10 Tsonga…………(10)Tsonga…….Tsonga

18 Simon………….(18)Simon

31 Verdasco……….Gabashvili

6 Federer…………(6)Federer…….Federer

7 Berdych…………(7)Berdych…….Berdych……..Berdych

32 Dodig………….Dzumhur

19 Anderson……….(19)Anderson…..Anderson

12 Haas…………..Roger-Vasselin

14 Youzhny………..F.Mayer……….Mayer

20 Janowicz……….(20)Janowicz

29 Chardy…………(29)Chardy

3 Ferrer………….(3)Ferrer……..Ferrer……..Ferrer

8 Wawrinka………..(8)Wawrinka……Wawrinka……Wawrinka

28 Pospisil……….(28)Pospisil

17 Robredo………..(17)Robredo……Robredo

9 Gasquet…………(9)Gasquet

15 Fognini………..(15)Fognini……Fognini

23 Gulbis…………Querrey

30 Tursunov……….Istomin

2 Djokovic………..(2)Djokovic……Djokovic…..Djokovic

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Nadal

2 Djokovic

3 Ferrer

4 Murray

5 Del Potro……….lost 2R (Bautista Agut)

6 Federer

7 Berdych

8 Wawrinka

9 Gasquet…………lost 3R (Robredo)

10 Tsonga

11 Raonic…………lost 3R (Dimitrov)

12 Haas…………..lost 1R (Garcia-Lopez)

13 Isner………….lost 1R (Klizan)

14 Youzhny………..lost 2R (Mayer)

15 Fognini………..lost 4R (Djokovic)

16 Nishikori

17 Robredo………..lost 4R (Stanislas)

18 Simon………….lost 3R (Tsonga)

19 Anderson……….lost 4R (Berdych)

20 Janowicz……….lost 3R (F. Mayer)

21 Kohlschreiber…..WITHDREW

22 Dimitrov

23 Gulbis…………lost 2R (Querrey)

24 Seppi………….lost 2R (Young)

25 Monfils………..lost 3R (Nadal)

26 Lopez………….lost 3R (Murray)

27 Paire………….lost 3R (Bautista Agut)

28 Pospisil……….WITHDREW from 3R

29 Chardy…………lost 3R (Ferrer)

30 Tursunov……….lost 2R (Istomin)

31 Verdasco……….lost 2R (Gabashvili)

32 Dodig………….lost 2R (Dzumhur)

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

SUNDAY

Australian Open

Singles – Fourth Round

(2) Novak Djokovic def. (15) Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-0 6-2

(3) David Ferrer def. Florian Mayer 6-7(5-7) 7-5 6-2 6-1

(7) Tomas Berdych def. (19) Kevin Anderson 6-2 6-2 6-3

(8) Stanislas Wawrinka def. (17) Tommy Robredo 6-3 7-6(7-3) 7-6(7-5)

Doubles – Third Round

(13) Michael Llodra/Nicolas Mahut def. (2) Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 7-6(7-4) 6-4

(5) Leander Paes/Radek Stepanek def. Yuki Bhambri/Michael Venus 6-3 6-2

(12) Treat Huey/Dominic Inglot def. (7) Rohan Bopanna/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4 7-6(7-1)

Alex Bolt/Andrew Whittington def. Pablo Carreno Busta/Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-7(4-7) 7-6(7-5) 7-5

Mixed Doubles – First Round

Raymond/Fyrstenberg def. (3) Huber/Melo 6-2 6-2

(8) Vesnina/Bhupathi def. Parra Santonja/Marrero 6-7(3-7) 6-4 10-5

An. Rodionova/Fleming def. Kuznetsova/Zimonjic 6-4 6-4

Hantuchova/Paes def. Tomljanovic/Duckworth 7-5 4-6 10-7

Spears/Inglot def. Hradecka/Emmrich 6-1 7-6(7-5)

WOMEN’S NEWS ******

Australian Open

Singles – Fourth Round: (14) Ana Ivanovic def. (1) Serena Williams 4-6 6-3 6-3

Serena Williams reportedly picked up an injury in practice a few days ago, and maybe she had a hard time dealing with it in Sunday’s relatively cool weather; she complained about her shots in her press conference. But most watchers agreed that Ana Ivanovic played very well — one said it was the best match the Serb ever played. She will be rewarded; this should take her from #14 to #12, and if she can win her next match (against Eugenie Bouchard), she’ll be #11.

Serena Williams of course will remain #1. And she has now taken the record for most Australian Open matches played. But the rather silly talk about her winning the Grand Slam this year (as if there could be any serious talk about someone winning a Grand Slam before she wins even the first of the four!) will obviously end. And she will have to wait a little longer to tie Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the all-time Slam list.

Singles – Fourth Round: (4) Li Na def. (22) Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-0

When Ekaterina Makarova is on, she’s an upset machine. When she’s off… you get this. Makarova was a quarterfinalist last year, so she will fall from #22 to probably #28. Li Na, obviously, still has more to defend; she will need at least one more win to keep the #4 ranking, and that’s if Agnieszka Radwanska loses to Garbine Muguruza.

Singles – Fourth Round: (28) Flavia Pennetta def. (9) Angelique Kerber 6-1 4-6 7-5

It was a day for players who once seemed washed up to post big upsets. Flavia Pennetta has now reached the quarterfinals of two Slams in a row; it’s possible that that will put her in the Top Twenty. One more win would clinch it. Angelique Kerber will not rise above her current #9, and will fall to #10 if Simona Halep makes the semifinal. That in turn just about assures that Jelena Jankovic will stay at #8.

Singles – Fourth Round: (30) Eugenie Bouchard def. Casey Dellacqua 6-7(5-7) 6-2 6-0

The breakthroughs continue for Eugenie Bouchard; she is up to #22 in safe points — and one more win would make her Top Twenty.

Doubles – Third Round: (1) Errani/Vinci def. Adamczak/Rogowska 6-2 6-2

There was no reason to expect a competitive match here, and obviously we didn’t get one. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci keep alive their hopes of staying #1, but they’re still a mere #5 in safe points.

Singles – Fourth Round: (4) Peschke/Srebotnik def. (13) H Chan/Huber 6-2 6-7(6-8) 6-4

The big Peschke/Srebotnik comeback keeps getting bigger. This will probably put Kveta Peschke back in the Top Fifteen. But it’s Katarina Srebotnik whose ranking we should keep our eyes on — she remains #3 in safe points, and a final very well might make her #1.

Singles – Fourth Round: Peer/Soler Espinosa def. Hradecka/Krajicek 4-6 7-6(7-5) 6-2

A surprising end to Lucie Hradecka’s hopes of returning to the Top Ten. That probably guarantees that Hsieh, Peng, Srebotnik, Vesnina, Errani, Vinci, Makarova, and Petrova will be Top Ten after this is over, although the last two spots are still in the air. We currently estimate the Top Twelve as follows:

1..(3) HSIEH …………. 7675

1..(3) PENG ……………7675

3..(7) SREBOTNIK ……… 7105*

4..(5) VESNINA ……….. 6560*

5..(1) ERRANI ………….6495*

5..(1) VINCI …………. 6495*

7..(6) MAKAROVA ………..6361*

8..(8) Petrova ……….. 6225

9.(11) HLAVACKOVA ………5350*

10.(10) MIRZA …………. 5335*

11.(13) HRADECKA ………..4790

12.(14) BLACK …………. 4580*

Doubles – Third Round: Gajdosova/Tomljanovic def. Babos/Martic 6-2 7-5

This seems rather symbolic of why Timea Babos remains relatively low-ranked in both singles and doubles: Having collected a big scalp when they beat last year’s finalists Barty/Dellacqua, Babos/Martic lost tamely in the next round.

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

Rankings

Estimated WTA Rankings As of January 19, 2014

Rank &

Prior

Rank …Name …………. Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 13000

2..(2) AZARENKA ………..6391*

3..(3) SHARAPOVA ……… 5416*

4..(5) ARADWANSKA ………5210*

5..(4) LI ……………..5000*

6..(6) KVITOVA ……….. 4745

7..(7) ERRANI ………….4440

8..(8) JANKOVIC ………..4310*

9..(9) KERBER ………….4030

10.(11) HALEP …………. 3570*

11.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3370

12.(14) IVANOVIC ………..3160*

13.(12) VINCI …………. 3020

14.(15) LISICKI ……….. 2980

15.(16) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2745

16.(17) STOSUR ………….2705

17.(13) STEPHENS ………..2415*

18.(18) Kirilenko ……… 2325

19.(19) FLIPKENS ………..2255

20.(29) PENNETTA ………..2165*

21.(21) CIRSTEA ……….. 2020

22.(31) BOUCHARD ………..2019*

23.(24) CIBULKOVA ……… 1996*

24.(23) KANEPI ………….1932

25.(25) CORNET ………….1870

26.(30) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..1840

27.(26) SAFAROVA ………..1805

28.(22) MAKAROVA ………..1801

29.(20) KUZNETSOVA ………1712

30.(27) Hampton ……….. 1601

Draws

Australian Open (Slam — Weeks of January 13-26)

………………..3R……………….4R………QF

1 S Williams……..(1)S.Williams……..Williams

31 Hantuchova…….(31)Hantuchova

17 Stosur………..(17)Stosur

14 Ivanovic………(14)Ivanovic………Ivanovic…Ivanovic

12 Vinci…………Zheng

18 Flipkens………Dellacqua…………Dellacqua

30 Bouchard………(30)Bouchard………Bouchard…Bouchard

7 Errani…………Davis

4 Li…………….(4)Li…………….Li………Li

26 Safarova………(26)Safarova

22 Makarova………(22)Makarova………Makarova

15 Lisicki……….Niculescu

9 Kerber…………(9)Kerber…………Kerber

23 Vesnina……….Riske

28 Pennetta………(28)Pennetta………Pennetta…Pennetta

6 Kvitova………..Barthel

8 Jankovic……….(8)Jankovic……….Jankovic

32 Rybarikova…….Nara

21 Cirstea……….Diyas(Q)

11 Halep…………(11)Halep…………Halep

16 Suarez Navarro…(16)Suarez Navarro

20 Cibulkova……..(20)Cibulkova……..Cibulkova

25 Cornet………..(25)Cornet

3 Sharapova………(3)Sharapova………Sharapova

5 A Radwanska…….(5)A.Radwanska…….Radwanska

29 Pavlyuchenkova…(29)Pavlyuchenkova

24 Kanepi………..Muguruza………….Muguruza

10 Wozniacki……..(10)Wozniacki

13 Stephens………(13)Stephens………Stephens

19 Kuznetsova…….Svitolina

33 Jovanovski…….Meusburger

2 Azarenka……….(2)Azarenka……….Azarenka

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 S Williams………lost 4R (Ivanovic)

2 Azarenka

3 Sharapova

4 Li

5 A Radwanska

6 Kvitova…………lost 1R (Kumkhum)

7 Errani………….lost 1R (Goerges)

8 Jankovic

9 Kerber………….lost 4R (Pennetta)

10 Wozniacki………lost 3R (Muguruza)

11 Halep

12 Vinci………….lost 1R (Zheng)

13 Stephens

14 Ivanovic

15 Lisicki………..lost 2R (Niculesu)

16 Suarez Navarro….lost 3R (Cibulkova)

17 Stosur…………lost 3R (Ivanovic)

18 Flipkens……….lost 2R (Dellacqua)

19 Kuznetsova……..lost 1R (Svitolina)

20 Cibulkova

21 Cirstea………..lost 1R (Erakovic)

22 Makarova……….lost 4R (Li)

23 Vesnina………..lost 1R (Riske)

24 Kanepi…………lost 1R (Muguruza)

25 Cornet…………lost 3R (Sharapova)

26 Safarova……….lost 3R (Li)

27 Hampton………..WITHDREW

28 Pennetta

29 Pavlyuchenkova….lost 3R (A. Radwanska)

30 Bouchard

31 Hantuchova

32 Rybarikova……..lost 2R (Nara)

33 Jovanovski……..lost 2R (Meusburger)

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

SUNDAY

Australian Open

Singles – Fourth Round

(14) Ana Ivanovic def. (1) Serena Williams 4-6 6-3 6-3

(4) Li Na def. (22) Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-0

(28) Flavia Pennetta def. (9) Angelique Kerber 6-1 4-6 7-5

(30) Eugenie Bouchard def. Casey Dellacqua 6-7(5-7) 6-2 6-0

Doubles – Third Round

(1) Errani/Vinci def. Adamczak/Rogowska 6-2 6-2

(4) Peschke/Srebotnik def. (13) H Chan/Huber 6-2 6-7(6-8) 6-4

Peer/Soler Espinosa def. Hradecka/Krajicek 4-6 7-6(7-5) 6-2

Gajdosova/Tomljanovic def. Babos/Martic 6-2 7-5

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