SERENA WILLIAMS GETS A “BAGEL” IN SINGAPORE & MORE

Written by: Staff on 22nd October 2014

BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 in Singapore

SERENA WILLIAMS GETS A "BAGEL" IN SINGAPORE & MORE

epa04454954 USA's Serena Williams reacts as she plays against Serbian Ana Ivanovic during the first singles round robin match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the indoor stadium in Singapore, 20 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON |

PRO TOUR NEWS – WOMEN WTA Year End Finals

TIDBITS

* Serena looks weak against sparkling Halep, who is now 2-0 in Singapore

* Ivanovic drops Bouchard to 0-2

* Hsieh/Peng cruise in doubles; Makarova/Vesnina upset

TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS

Singapore

Singles – Round Robin: (4) Simona Halep def. (1) Serena Williams 6-0 6-2

Serena Williams of the United States (R) and Simona Halep of Romania shake hands after their match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, 22 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON

We wondered, after this was over, if Serena was having trouble with her knee. But she said otherwise, simply attributing the result to playing poorly. In term of scoreline, one of the poorest results of her career. And it means that, yes, the #1 ranking is still in play, although Maria Sharapova will have to step things up. Simona Halep — who called it “the best match of my life” — has now overtaken Petra Kvitova in the contest for #3, although that isn’t over yet. But even if Kvitova gets back into that contest, Halep has all but assured herself a semifinal spot. Which is more than Serena can say.

Singles – Round Robin: (7) Ana Ivanovic def. (5) Eugenie Bouchard 6-1 6-3

It’s beginning to look as if Eugenie Bouchard shouldn’t even have bothered to come here. She’s now 0-2, and has won only nine games in two matches. We have two matches left, Bouchard versus Serena and Halep versus Ivanovic. Hard to know what to expect of the former, since they’ve both had horrid matches. But if we assume that Bouchard is in worse shape, meaning that Serena should win, then Bouchard comes out dead last in the group and Serena is 2-1. In that case, if Halep beats Ivanovic, then Halep and Serena make the final. If Ivanovic beats Halep, then Serena, Halep, and Ivanovic are all tied at 2-1 and it comes down to tiebreaks. Given that Halep has lost only seven games so far, Serena twenty, and Ivanovic sixteen, Halep’s chances look very good and Serena’s not so hot. So it looks as if Serena will be rooting for Halep.

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in action against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during a singles round robin match of the third day of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, 22 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in action against Eugenie Bouchard of Canada during a singles round robin match of the third day of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, 22 October 2014 EPA/WALLACE WOON

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Hsieh/Peng def. Muguruza/Suarez Navarro 6-4 6-1

Hsieh/Peng started rather slowly here — but that may merely be because they haven’t played together for a while. Once they got into the match, after about six games, it went fast. If Carla Suarez Navarro was in a hurry to get to Sofia, she certainly got her wish!

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. (4) Makarova/Vesnina 4-6 6-2 10-6

Please note that the WTA’s scores page is very wonky this week; this is what we think was the score of this match. We are at least certain that Kudryavtseva/Rodionova won. For the team that just barely made it into the draw, it’s a nice start. Of course, Makarova/Vesnina are not in the best shape right now. By the looks of things, rather than replacing Kudryavtseva/Rodionova, Hingis/Pennetta should have replaced the Russians. Which would have been an interesting bit of U. S. Open turnabout. The loss raises a significant likelihood that Makarova/Vesnina will lose their #7 rankings.

Editors Note From 10sballs : We see the court is poorly lit. Sidelines the lights get dimmer. We hear the court is playing very slow. No word on the balls. Attendance is okay but not a sell out.

STATS AND FACTS

Rankings

Estimated WTA Rankings As of October 22, 2014

Rank &

Prior

Rank …Name …………. Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 7355*

2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 6750*

3..(4) HALEP …………. 5932*

4..(3) KVITOVA ……….. 5666*

5..(6) ARADWANSKA ………4650*

6..(5) BOUCHARD ………..4575*

7..(7) IVANOVIC ………..4500*

8..(8) WOZNIACKI ……… 4145*

9..(9) Li ……………..3970

10.(10) Kerber ………….3480

11.(11) Makarova ………..2970

12.(12) Cibulkova ……… 2908

13.(13) Errani ………….2775

14.(14) Jankovic ………..2675

15.(15) Pennetta ………..2642

16.(16) Safarova ………..2615

17.(17) Petkovic ………..2495

18.(18) Suarez Navarro …..2370

19.(19) VWilliams ……… 2270

20.(20) Cornet ………….2200

21.(21) Stosur ………….2005

22.(22) Peng ……………2005

23.(23) Muguruza ………..1923

24.(24) Pliskova ………..1830

25.(25) Pavlyuchenkova …..1820

26.(26) Zahlavova Strycova .1750

27.(27) Lisicki ……….. 1735

28.(28) Kuznetsova ………1730

29.(29) Dellacqua ……… 1665

30.(30) Svitolina ……… 1655

Draws

Singapore Championships – Week of October 19, 2014

RED GROUP

……………..SWILL…HALEP…BOUCH…IVANO….W/L….SETS

(4)Halep………Halep…%%%%%…HALEP…XXXXX….2/0…..4/0

(1)S.Williams….%%%%%…HALEP…XXXXX…SWILL….1/1…..2/2

(7)Ivanovic……SWILL…XXXXX…IVANO…%%%%%….1/1…..2/2

(5)Bouchard……XXXXX…HALEP…%%%%%…IVANO….0/2…..0/4

WHITE GROUP

……………..SHARA…KVITO…RADWA…WOZNI….W/L….SETS

(6)A.Radwanska…XXXXX…RADWA…%%%%%…XXXXX….1/0…..2/0

(8)Wozniacki…..XXXXX…XXXXX…XXXXX…%%%%%….1/0…..2/1

(2)Sharapova…..%%%%%…XXXXX…XXXXX…XXXXX….0/1…..1/2

(3)Kvitova…….XXXXX…%%%%%…RADWA…XXXXX….0/1…..0/2

SCORES

WEDNESDAY

Singapore

Singles – Round Robin

(4) Simona Halep def. (1) Serena Williams 6-0 6-2

(7) Ana Ivanovic def. (5) Eugenie Bouchard 6-1 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(2) Hsieh/Peng def. Muguruza/Suarez Navarro 6-4 6-1

Kudryavtseva/Rodionova def. (4) Makarova/Vesnina 4-6 6-2 10-6

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Story via Bob LARSON tennis news

Topics: Ana Ivanovic, Eugenie Bouchard, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Singapore, Tennis, Wta

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