U. S. Open
Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) Victoria Azarenka def. (7) Samantha Stosur 6-1 4-6 7-6(7-5)
It was fitting that such an important match should be so close. It was fortunate that it was scheduled early, because there was a rain delay of more than an hour, and more rain followed the match’s completion.
For Victoria Azarenka, this clinched the #1 ranking; Maria Sharapova can no longer catch her. But for Stosur, the defending champion; it was obviously a blow. She falls from #7 to #9, and Marion Bartoli still has the chance to pass her. Bartoli was up 4-0 on Sharapova in a match that was (eventually) called off due to rain; they will play the rest of their quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Errani/Vinci def. (11) Goerges/Peschke 6-2 7-6(7-2)
Errani and Vinci had already clinched the top rankings, but obviously they weren’t going to rest on their laurels. This gives them more than a 500 point cushion over Huber/Raymond; they look almost sure to be the year-end #1 team. Kveta Peschke loses the chance to return to the Top Ten; the best she can hope for is #11.
Estimated WTA Rankings As of September 4, 2012
Rank &
Prior
Rank …Name …………. Points
1..(1) AZARENKA ………..9765*
2..(2) ARADWANSKA ………8295
3..(3) SHARAPOVA ……… 8035*
4..(5) KVITOVA ……….. 6690
5..(4) SWILLIAMS ……… 6400*
6..(6) KERBER ………….5085
7..(8) LI ……………..4526
8.(10) ERRANI ………….4355*
9..(7) STOSUR ………….4200
10.(11) BARTOLI ……….. 3800*
11..(9) WOZNIACKI ……… 3440
12.(13) IVANOVIC ………..3200*
13.(14) CIBULKOVA ……… 3005
14.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 2935
15.(19) VINCI …………. 2425*
16.(15) Kanepi ………….2344
17.(17) SAFAROVA ………..2210
18.(22) PETROVA ……….. 2005
19.(16) Zvonareva ……… 1875
20.(25) CLIJSTERS ……… 1865
21.(21) GOERGES ……….. 1815
22.(32) LEPCHENKO ……… 1755
23.(28) ZHENG …………. 1736
24.(18) Pennetta ………..1690
25.(27) JANKOVIC ………..1681
26.(29) WICKMAYER ……… 1675
27.(20) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..1675
28.(30) ZAKOPALOVA ………1670
29.(42) MAKAROVA ………..1637
30.(24) MCHALE ………….1625
Players in UPPER CASE active this week. Players marked * are still playing. Scores are as they would be if the player plays and loses her next match.
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