Women Tennis Update – Madrid Saturday, May 11, 2013

Written by: Staff on 10th May 2013

Women Tennis Update - Madrid Saturday, May 11, 2013

epa03694505 US tennis player Serena Williams in action against Spanish Anabel Medina during their Madrid Open tennis tournament quarterfinals match at the Caja Magica pavilion in Madrid, central Spain, 10 May 2013. EPA/Chema Moya |

Madrid

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) Serena Williams def. Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 0-6 7-5

This was even more of a flip-flop than it looked; Serena Williams trailed 4-2 in the third set. And she hasn’t clinched #1 yet….

Singles – Quarterfinal: (2) Maria Sharapova def. Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-4

One more round and we get our Sharapova versus Serena contest for #1…. For Kaia Kanepi, this leaves her right around #40, and about 120 points from a Roland Garros seed. Given her current form, she could certainly manage that — if she gets a good draw at Rome. Presumably we know what she’ll be watching….

Singles – Quarterfinal: (16) Ana Ivanovic def. (6) Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1

This is the story of this year for Angelique Kerber. After her terrific 2012, things keep breaking down. She will fall from #6 to #7. Ana Ivanovic is up to #13.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) Sara Errani def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-4 6-3

And so Serena Williams will have to face another grinder — probably the top grinder on the WTA today. It appears Ekaterina Makarova will be at #20. Sara Errani, because she won and Angelique Kerber lost, will rise to #6.

Doubles – Semifinal: Black/Erakovic def. Soler-Espinosa/Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-3

Cara Black has never liked clay much, so this is, at the very least, a highly interesting result for her.

Doubles – Semifinal: Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. Mladenovic/Voskoboeva 6-7(5-7) 6-0 10-7

Even with the loss, Kristina Mladenovic should hit the doubles Top Twenty next week.

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

KEYWORDS: No Feature Today

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

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Madrid (Premier Mandatory/Clay). Defending Champion: Serena Williams

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Rome (Premier Five/Clay). Defending Champion: Maria Sharapova

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

**RANKINGS

Estimated WTA Rankings As of May 10, 2013

Rank &

Prior

Rank….Name…………..Points

1..(1) SWILLIAMS ……… 10565*

2..(2) SHARAPOVA ……… 10440*

3..(3) AZARENKA ………..8510

4..(4) ARADWANSKA ………6475

5..(5) LI ……………..5755

6..(7) ERRANI ………….5640*

7..(6) KERBER ………….5530

8..(8) KVITOVA ……….. 5225

9.(10) WOZNIACKI ……… 3625

10..(9) STOSUR ………….3545

11.(11) PETROVA ……….. 3075

12.(12) KIRILENKO ……… 2971

13.(16) IVANOVIC ………..2895*

14.(14) BARTOLI ……….. 2845

15.(13) VINCI …………. 2730

16.(15) CIBULKOVA ……… 2690

17.(17) STEPHENS ………..2515

18.(18) JANKOVIC ………..2335

19.(19) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2010

20.(24) MAKAROVA ………..1880

21.(22) FLIPKENS ………..1872

22.(23) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..1805

23.(20) ZAKOPALOVA ………1785

24.(21) VWilliams ……… 1770

25.(26) CIRSTEA ……….. 1660

26.(28) GOERGES ……….. 1660

27.(25) SAFAROVA ………..1595

28.(36) SHVEDOVA ………..1572

29.(30) Paszek ………….1568

30.(31) URADWANSKA ………1550

**DRAWS

Madrid — Week of May 6

………………3R………………QF…………SF

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

13 Kirilenko……(13)Kirilenko

10 Wozniacki……Shvedova

5 Li…………..Medina Garrigues….Medina

3 Azarenka……..Makarova…………Makarova

14 Bartoli……..(14)Bartoli

12 Vinci……….Lepchenko

7 Errani……….(7)Errani………..Errani……..Errani

6 Kerber……….(6)Kerber………..Kerber

11 Petrova……..Kuznetsova

16 Ivanovic…….(16)Ivanovic……..Ivanovic……Ivanovic

4 A Radwanska…..Robson

8 Kvitova………Hantuchova (WC)

9 Stosur……….Kanepi…………..Kanepi

15 Cibulkova……Lisicki

2 Sharapova…….(2)Sharapova……..Sharapova…..Sharapova

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 S Williams

2 Sharapova

3 Azarenka………lost 2R (Makarova)

4 A Radwanska……lost 2R (Robson)

5 Li……………lost 1R (Keys)

6 Kerber………..lost QF (Ivanovic)

7 Errani

8 Kvitova……….lost 2R (Hantuchova)

9 Stosur………..lost 1R (Suarez Navarro)

10 Wozniacki…….lost 1R (Shvedova)

11 Petrova………lost 2R (Kuznetsova)

12 Vinci………..lost 1R (Lepchenko)

13 Kirilenko…….lost 3R (S. Williams)

14 Bartoli ……..lost 3R (Makarova)

15 Cibulkova…….lost 2R (Lisicki)

16 Ivanovic

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

FRIDAY

Madrid

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) Serena Williams def. Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 0-6 7-5

(2) Maria Sharapova def. Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-4

(16) Ana Ivanovic def. (6) Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1

(7) Sara Errani def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-4 6-3

Doubles – Semifinal

Black/Erakovic def. Soler-Espinosa/Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-3

Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova def. Mladenovic/Voskoboeva 6-7(5-7) 6-0 10-7

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