WTA WOMEN’S TENNIS IN SINGAPORE UPDATES / SERENA WILLIAMS FINISHES YEAR NUMBER ONE

Written by: Staff on 24th October 2014

BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 in Singapore

WTA WOMEN'S TENNIS IN SINGAPORE UPDATES / SERENA WILLIAMS FINISHES YEAR NUMBER ONE

epa04460998 Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after her win against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, in their singles round match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Singapore, 24 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON |

NOTE FROM 10sballs: Maria was up a set and 5-1 on Aggie Radwanska & Had 3 MATCH POINTS. All we can say is ouch & Choke. We’ve All Been There…Just not in the year end championship…. Mine was in the ORANGE BOWL & score was similar & it was the semis ….

TIDBITS

* Sharapova finally wins a match — but won’t make Singapore semifinal; Serena to be year-end #1

* Wozniacki crushes Kvitova to go 3-0 in White Group; Radwanska ends up second

* Ivanovic beats Halep but loses semifinal tiebreak

* Errani/Vinci quit doubles after three games

TODAY’S NEWS FROM SINGAPORE.

Singles – Round Robin: (2) Maria Sharapova def (6) Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5 6-7(4-7) 6-2

What is it about Maria Sharapova and three hour matches? She had led 5-1 in the second set, had three match points, and failed to convert. She lost the set on a double-fault. It meant that she had to stay out there for three hours and nine minutes — and all of it effectively for nothing. She had to win in straight sets to have any hope of reaching the semifinal. She didn’t, so she is done for the year. Which in turn means that Serena Williams has clinched the year-end #1.

Maria Sharapova of Russia in action against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the singles round match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Singapore, 24 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in action against Maria Sharapova of Russia, during the singles round match of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Singapore, 24 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON

At least Sharapova got some good news in the contest for #2 in the form of the next result:

Singles – Round Robin: (8) Caroline Wozniacki def. (3) Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-3

Truly an impressive week for Caroline Wozniacki! Three wins, all over players officially ranked ahead of her. They’re still ranked ahead of her, but Wozniacki is in the semifinal and the others (mostly) aren’t. Wozniacki ends up 3-0 in the White Group, which obviously makes her first, and the others all ended up 1-2. That brought it down to tiebreaks — and Agnieszka Radwanska won those, meaning that Petra Kvitova is through for the year, can’t reach #2, and is in danger of losing even her #3 ranking:

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in action against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their singles Round Robin match of the BNP Paribus WTA Finals 2014 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, 24 October 2014. EPA/WALLACE WOON

Singles – Round Robin: (7) Ana Ivanovic def. (4) Simona Halep 7-6(9-7) 3-6 6-3

Simona Halep was in an interesting situation here: She was already in the semifinal, but this match would let her decide who else was in the semifinal. As well as earning points, of course. Win it and she got points and Serena Williams would join Halep in the semifinal. Lose in straights sets and Halep and Ana Ivanovic were in the semifinals. Win one set and it was Serena, not Ivanovic, in the semifinal, but Halep wouldn’t get any points.

We’d say Halep got the worst of all possible worlds. She lost, so no points (meaning that Petra Kvitova could still end the year at #3 if Halep loses her semifinal). And it took her two hours to lose — she blew a 5-2 lead in the first set — so she’ll be tired. And it’s Serena, not Ivanovic, in the semifinal, which surely is bad news for everyone else.

Even with the loss, Ivanovic will probably gain at least one ranking spot, and possibly two. It has been the best year of her career other than the year she won Roland Garros. But talk about a near miss….

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Peschke/Srebotnik def. (1) Errani/Vinci 2-1, retired

Hm. The strange rules that apply to the Championships mean that there are substantial points just for showing up and evaporating. Which is pretty close to what happened. Errani and Vinci will be the year-end #1 team — but we have to suspect that a lot of people are disappointed they didn’t pull out three games sooner and let Hingis/Pennetta play.

STATS AND FACTS

Rankings

Estimated WTA Rankings As of October 24, 2014

Rank &

Prior

Rank …Name …………. Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 7675*

2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 7050

3..(3) KVITOVA ……….. 5966

4..(4) HALEP …………. 5932*

5..(7) IVANOVIC ………..4820

6..(6) ARADWANSKA ………4810*

7..(5) BOUCHARD ………..4715

8..(8) WOZNIACKI ……… 4625*

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…IVANO….2/1…..5/2

(1)S.Williams….%%%%%…HALEP…SWILL…SWILL….2/1…..4/2

(7)Ivanovic……SWILL…IVANO…IVANO…%%%%%….2/1…..4/3

(5)Bouchard……SWILL…HALEP…%%%%%…IVANO….0/3…..0/6

WHITE GROUP

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

(8)Wozniacki…..WOZNI…WOZNI…WOZNI…%%%%%….3/0…..6/1

(6)A.Radwanska…SHARA…RADWA…%%%%%…WOZNI….1/2…..3/4

(3)Kvitova…….KVITO…%%%%%…RADWA…WOZNI….1/2…..2/4

(2)Sharapova…..%%%%%…KVITO…SHARA…WOZNI….1/2…..3/5

(4)Halep

(6)Radwanska

(8)Wozniacki

(1)S.Williams

SCORES

FRIDAY

Singapore

Singles – Round Robin

White Group

(2) Maria Sharapova def (6) Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5 6-7(4-7) 6-2

(8) Caroline Wozniacki def. (3) Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-3

Red Group

(7) Ana Ivanovic def. (4) Simona Halep 7-6(9-7) 3-6 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal

Peschke/Srebotnik def. (1) Errani/Vinci 2-1, retired

STORY VIA Bob LARSON TENNIS NEWS

Topics: Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Caro Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Singapore, Tennis Results, Wta

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October 24, 2014 at 4:04 pm

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