Doha Results Radwanska Wins Kvitova Loses

Written by: Staff on 14th February 2014

Doha Results Radwanska Wins Kvitova Loses

epa04077764 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland serves to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during their quarter-final match for the the WTA Qatar Ladies' Open at the International Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, 14 February 2014. EPA/STR |

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Doha

Singles – Quarterfinal: (2) Agnieszka Radwanska def. Yanina Wickmayer 6-2 6-1

No surprise here, surely, and it won’t be any surprise if Agnieszka Radwanska wins this event. Even if she doesn’t, this win assures that she will rise to #3 (behind #1 Serena Williams and #2 Li Na); Victoria Azarenka, #2 coming in, will slip all the way to #4.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (5) Jelena Jankovic def. (3) Petra Kvitova 6-1 6-3

When Petra Kvitova finally ran out of gas, she really ran out of gas…. This costs her any chance of rising to #5; Maria Sharapova should keep that spot. Kvitova might even fall lower — with Jelena Jankovic one of the candidates to pass her.

In the Goofy Footnotes Department, Jankovic seems to be building a lot of off-the-wall streaks this year. In Australia, she faced three straight Japanese players. Here, she faced three straight players with a surname starting with “K” — Knapp, Kleybanova, and Kvitova.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) Simona Halep def. (4) Sara Errani 6-2 6-0

Probably not a huge surprise, given the surface and the two players’ recent results. But it means that Sara Errani will lose the #7 ranking. She will be no better than #8, and it will be #9 if Angelique Kerber makes the final or if Simona Halep wins Doha. If both those things happen, which is possible, then Errani will fall all the way to #10.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (6) Angelique Kerber def. (Q) Petra Cetkovska 6-1 6-0

Petra Cetkovska had played a monster match the day before, and is pretty inconsistent anyway, so perhaps it’s no surprise that she fizzled out in this contest (setting the tone for a day in which all the singles matches were pretty dull). Cetkovska still lasted long enough to put herself back in the Top Hundred. Angelique Kerber is still stuck at #9, but she looks like a real candidate for the final, and that could help her substantially — although Jelena Jankovic isn’t making it easy for her; they’re both gunning for #7, and they’re both active — and they face each other next.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Hsieh/Peng def. Niculescu/Zakopalova 6-1 6-1

And that’s that. Too bad they had to schedule this early in the day, before Errani/Vinci played — because this means that Peng Shuai has earned too many points for Errani/Vinci to keep up with her. Peng is our new doubles #1, with Hsieh Su-Wei the new #2.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Errani/Vinci def. (WC) Jankovic/Kleybanova 4-6 6-2 15-13

At least Errani/Vinci still have a chance to stay Top Five. Had they lost this match, even that possibility would have been gone. We currently show the Top Ten as follows:

1..(3) PENG ……………8005*

2..(4) HSIEH …………. 7885*

3..(5) Vesnina ……….. 7620

4..(7) Makarova ………..7421

5..(1) ERRANI ………….7270*

5..(1) VINCI …………. 7270*

7..(6) SREBOTNIK ……… 7185*

8..(8) PETROVA ……….. 5955*

9..(9) MIRZA …………. 5525

10.(10) HLAVACKOVA ………5175

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (3) Peschke/Srebotnik def. Kudravtseva/Rodionova 7-5 6-2

One more win and Kveta Peschke could return to the Top Ten.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (7) Pavlyuchenkova/Petrova def. (4) Black/Mirza 4-6 6-4 14-12

This clinches Nadia Petrova’s Top Ten spot — and means that Cara Black won’t make it at this time. She will probably be #12. The last Top Ten spot will belong to either Hlavackova or Peschke.

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

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Doha (Premier Five/Hard). Defending Champion: Victoria Azarenka

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Dubai (Premier/Hard). Defending Champion: Petra Kvitova

Rio de Janeiro (International/Clay). Defending Champion: New Event

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

Rankings

Estimated WTA Rankings As of February 14, 2014

Rank &

Prior

Rank …Name …………. Points

1..(1) SWilliams ……… 12660

2..(3) LI ……………..6570

3..(4) ARADWANSKA ………5705*

4..(2) Azarenka ………..5681

5..(5) Sharapova ……… 5206

6..(6) KVITOVA ……….. 4710

7..(8) JANKOVIC ………..4535*

8..(7) ERRANI ………….4390

9..(9) KERBER ………….4255*

10.(10) HALEP …………. 3885*

11.(11) WOZNIACKI ……… 3200

12.(12) IVANOVIC ………..3155

13.(13) CIBULKOVA ……… 3056

14.(14) VINCI …………. 3020

15.(15) Lisicki ……….. 2820

16.(17) Suarez Navarro …..2685

17.(16) STOSUR ………….2605

18.(18) STEPHENS ………..2415

19.(19) BOUCHARD ………..2355

20.(20) FLIPKENS ………..2295

21.(21) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2240

22.(22) PENNETTA ………..2165

23.(24) Kirilenko ……… 2046

24.(23) Makarova ………..2011

25.(27) KANEPI ………….1991

26.(25) CORNET ………….1985

27.(26) CIRSTEA ……….. 1940

28.(28) SAFAROVA ………..1820

29.(29) Kuznetsova ………1617

30.(31) Hampton ……….. 1601

Draws

Doha — week of February 10, 2014

……………3R……………..QF…………SF

1 Li………..(1)Li

14 Stephens….Cetkovska(Q)…….Cetkovska

9 Ivanovic…..Zakoaplova

6 Kerber…….(6)Kerber……….Kerber……..Kerber

3 Kvitova……(3)Kvitova………Kvitova

16 Flipkens….Safarova

10 Cibulkova…Kleybanova(WC)

5 Jankovic…..(5)Jankovic……..Jankovic……Jankovic

7 Halep……..(7)Halep………..Halep………Halep

11 Vinci…….Beck

15 Bouchard….Niculescu

4 Errani…….(4)Errani……….Errani

8 Wozniacki….Wickmayer……….Wickmayer

12 Stosur……Cepelova

[Majeric(LL)]..Lucic-Baroni(Q)

2 A Radwanska..(2)A.Radwanska…..Radwanska…..Radwanska

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Li……………lost 3R (Cetkovska)

2 A Radwanska

3 Kvitova……….lost QF (Jankovic)

4 Errani………..lost QF (Halep)

5 Jankovic

6 Kerber

7 Halep

8 Wozniacki……..lost 2R (Wickmayer)

9 Ivanovic………lost 2R (Zakopalova)

10 Cibulkova…….lost 1R (Kleybanova)

11 Vinci………..lost 1R (Pironkova)

12 Stosur……….lost 2R (Cepelova)

13 Suarez Navarro..WITHDREW (replaced by Majeric)

14 Stephens……..lost 1R (Cetkovska)

15 Bouchard……..lost 1R (Mattek-Sands)

16 Flipkens……..lost 1R (Safarova)

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

FRIDAY

Doha

Singles – Quarterfinal

(2) Agnieszka Radwanska def. Yanina Wickmayer 6-2 6-1

(5) Jelena Jankovic def. (3) Petra Kvitova 6-1 6-3

(7) Simona Halep def. (4) Sara Errani 6-2 6-0

(6) Angelique Kerber def. (Q) Petra Cetkovska 6-1 6-0

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(1) Errani/Vinci def. (WC) Jankovic/Kleybanova 4-6 6-2 15-13

(2) Hsieh/Peng def. Niculescu/Zakopalova 6-1 6-1

(3) Peschke/Srebotnik def. Kudryavtseva/Rodionova 7-5 6-2

(7) Pavlyuchenkova/Petrova def. (4) Black/Mirza 4-6 6-4 14-12

Topics: 10sballs, Agnieszka Radwanska, Angelique Kerber, Doha, Jelena Jankovic, Li Na, Petra Kvitova, Sara Errani, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Sports, Tennis, Tennis News, Victoria Azarenka, Yanina Wickmayer

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February 14, 2014 at 8:59 pm

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