Saturday, September 03, 2016

US.6 - Lists-a-Palooza!


You say you want lists?! Well, I'm walkin' here... with lists. What a coincidence.



*2016 U.S. OPEN WOMEN'S FINAL 16*
[by ranking]
#1 - Serena Williams
#2 - Angelique Kerber
#4 - Aga Radwanska
#5 - Simona Halep
#6 - Venus Williams
#8 - Roberta Vinci
#9 - Madison Keys
#11 - Karolina Pliskova
#12 - Carla Suarez-Navarro
#14 - Johanna Konta
#16 - Petra Kvitova
#48 - Anastasija Sevastova
#52 - Yaroslava Shvedova
#74 - Caroline Wozniacki
#92 - Ana Konjuh
#99 - Lesia Tsurenko
[by age]
36...Venus Williams
34...Serena Williams
33...Roberta Vinci
28...Yaroslava Shvedova
28...Angelique Kerber
28...Carla Suarez-Navarro
27...Aga Radwanska
27...Lesia Tsurenko
26...Petra Kvitova
26...Anastasija Sevastova
26...Caroline Wozniacki
25...Johanna Konta
24...Simona Halep
24...Karolina Pliskova
21...Madison Keys
18...Ana Konjuh
[by nation]
3...United States (Keys,S.Williams,V.Williams)
2...Czech Republic (Kvitova,Ka.Pliskova)
1...Croatia (Konjuh)
1...Denmark (Wozniacki)
1...Germany (Kerber)
1...Great Britain (Konta)
1...Italy (Vinci)
1...Kazakhstan (Shvedova)
1...Latvia (Sevastova)
1...Poland (A.Radwanska)
1...Romania (Halep)
1...Spain (Suarez-Navarro)
1...Ukraine (Tsurenko)
[by career slam Round-of-16's]
54 - Serena Williams
46 - Venus Williams
26 - Aga Radwanska
17 - Caroline Wozniacki
15 - Petra Kvitova
13 - Angelique Kerber
11 - Carla Suarez-Navarro
9 - Simona Halep
7 - Madison Keys
7 - Roberta Vinci
6 - Yaroslava Shvedova
3 - Johanna Konta
2 - Anastasija Sevastova
1 - Ana Konjuh
1 - Karolina Pliskova
1 - Lesia Tsurenko
[w/ consecutive slam Round of 16's]
9...Serena Williams
6...Madison Keys
4...Aga Radwanska
4...Carla Suarez-Navarro
3...Simona Halep
3...Venus Williams
2...Angelique Kerber
2...Yaroslava Shvedova
[by career US Round of 16's]
16...Serena Williams
14...Venus Williams
6...Caroline Wozniacki
5...Aga Radwanska
4...Angelique Kerber
4...Petra Kvitova
4...Roberta Vinci
3...Simona Halep
3...Carla Suarez-Navarro
2...Madison Keys
2...Johanna Konta
1...Ana Konjuh
1...Karolina Pliskova
1...Anastasija Sevastova
1...Yaroslava Shvedova
1...Lesia Tsurenko
[w/ consecutive US Round of 16's]
6...Serena Williams (last 16 appearances)
2...Simona Halep
2...Madison Keys
2...Johanna Konta
2...Petra Kvitova
2...Roberta Vinci
2...Venus Williams
[by preseason ""Grand Slam Master Power 50" rankings]

=Tiers: Green 1-2, Blue 3-7, Pink 8-15, Orange 16-26,
Red 27-34, Purple 35-42, White 43-50, Off-Book (10)=
1 - Serena Williams
4 - Simona Halep
5 - Petra Kvitova
7 - Karolina Pliskova
8 - Angelique Kerber
9 - Aga Radwanska
12 - Venus Williams
15 - Madison Keys
21 - Caroline Wozniacki
26 - Carla Suarez-Navarro
27 - Roberta Vinci
41 - Johanna Konta
45 - Ana Konjuh
49 - Lesia Tsurenko
---
Off-Book - none
---
Unlisted - Anastasija Sevastova
Unlisted - Yaroslava Shvedova
[WTA career slam Round of 16's - active]
54...SERENA WILLIAMS
46...VENUS WILLIAMS
36...Maria Sharapova
29...Svetlana Kuznetsova
26...AGA RADWANSKA
22...Victoria Azarenka
22...Jelena Jankovic
21...Patty Schnyder
19...Ana Ivanovic
18...Francesca Schiavone
17...CAROLINE WOZNIACKI
15...Daniela Hantuchova
15...PETRA KVITOVA
13...Ekaterina Makarova
13...ANGELIQUE KERBER
11...Samantha Stosur
11...CARLA SUAREZ-NAVARRO
--
ALSO: Petrova (21), Zvonareva (16)
[WTA slam Round of 16's since 2010 - active]
22...SERENA WILLIAMS
19...Maria Sharapova
18...AGA RADWANSKA
17...Victoria Azarenka
13...ANGELIQUE KERBER
13...PETRA KVITOVA
13...Ekaterina Makarova
13...CAROLINE WOZNIACKI
11...Svetlana Kuznetsova
11...VENUS WILLIAMS
10...Ana Ivanovic
10...Jelena Jankovic
9...SIMONA HALEP
9...Samantha Stosur
9...CARLA SUAREZ-NAVARRO
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's - youngest]
18 - Belinda Bencic (AO)
18 - Ana Konjuh (US)
20 - Madison Keys (AO)
21 - Margarita Gasparyan (AO)
21 - Daria Gavrilova (AO)
21 - Annika Beck (AO)
21 - Anna-Lena Friedsam (AO)
21 - Madison Keys (RG)
21 - Madison Keys (WI)
21 - Madison Keys (US)
21 - Yulia Putintseva (RG)
21 - Elina Svitolina (RG)
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's - oldest]
36...Venus Williams (US)
36...Venus Williams (WI)
35...Venus Williams (RG)
34...Serena Williams (US)
34...Serena Williams (WI)
34...Serena Williams (RG)
34...Serena Williams (AO)
33...Roberta Vinci (US)
32...Samantha Stosur (RG)
31...Svetlana Kuznetsova (WI)
30...Svetlana Kuznetsova (RG)
29...Barbora Strycova (AO)
29...Lucie Safarova (WI)
29...Elena Vesnina (WI)
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's - unseeded]
AO - Annika Beck, GER
AO - Anna-Lena Friedsam, GER
AO - Margarita Gasparyan, RUS
AO - Daria Gavrilova, AUS
AO - Johanna Konta, GBR
AO - Barbora Strycova, CZE
AO - Zhang Shuai, CHN (Q)
RG - Kiki Bertens, NED
RG - Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL
RG - Yulia Putinteva, KAZ
RG - Shelby Rogers, USA
WI - Misaki Doi, JPN
WI - Ekaterina Makarova, RUS
WI - Yaroslava Shvedova, KAZ
WI - Elena Vesnina, RUS
US - Ana Konjuh, CRO
US - Anastasija Sevastova, LAT
US - Yaroslava Shvedova, RUS
US - Lesia Tsurenko, UKR
US - Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's - 1st-time GS 4th Rd.'s]
AO - Annika Beck, GER
AO - Anna-Lena Friedsam, GER
AO - Margarita Gasparyan, RUS
AO - Daria Gavrilova, AUS
AO - Zhang Shuai, CHN
RG - Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
RG - Shelby Rogers, USA
WI - Misaki Doi, JPN
US - Ana Konjuh, CRO
US - Karolina Pliskova, CZE
US - Lesia Tsurenko, UKR
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's - lowest-ranked]
#133 - Zhang Shuai, CHN (AO)
#108 - Shelby Robers, USA (RG)
#102 - Tsvetana Pironkova, BUL (RG)
#99 - Lesia Tsurenko, UK (US)
#96 - Yaroslava Shvedova, KAZ (WI)
#92 - Ana Konjuh, CRO (US)
#74 - Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (US)
#72 - Anna-Lena Friedsam, GER (AO)
#60 - Yulia Putintseva, KAZ (RG)
#58 - Margarita Gasparyan, GER (AO)
#58 - Kiki Bertens, NED (RG)
#55 - Annika Beck, GER (AO)
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's]
4...MADISON KEYS, USA
4...AGA RADWANSKA, POL
4...CARLA SUAREZ-NAVARRO, ESP
4...SERENA WILLIAMS, USA
3...SIMONA HALEP, ROU
3...ANGELIQUE KERBER, GER
3...VENUS WILLIAMS, USA
2...JOHANNA KONTA, GBR
2...Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS
2...Ekaterina Makarova, RUS
2...YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA, KAZ
[2016 slam Rd. of 16's - by nation]
13..USA (2/4/4/3)
8...RUS (3/1/4/0)
5...ESP (1/2/1/1)
5...GER (3/0/1/1)
4...CZE (1/0/1/2)
4...POL (1/1/1/1)
4...ROU (0/2/1/1)
3...KAZ (0/1/1/1)
2...AUS (1/1/0/0)
2...GBR (1/0/0/1)
2...SUI (1/1/0/0)
2...UKR (0/1/0/1)
1...BLR (1/0/0/0)
1...BUL (0/1/0/0)
1...CHN (1/0/0/0)
1...CRO (0/0/0/1)
1...DEN (0/0/0/1)
1...ITA (0/0/0/1)
1...JPN (0/0/1/0)
1...LAT (0/0/0/1)
1...NED (0/1/0/0)
1...SVK (0/0/1/0)


Whew!



=DAY 6 NOTES=
...meanwhile, a certain Romanian was found hovering around the edge of The Cliffs of Simona this afternoon. Again. Authorities say that she's been warned to not go so near the edge, for it is hazardous to her health. Additionally, she steadfastly maintains that she does not prefer such a thrill-seeking life.



Yet, there was performing another death-defying walk on the edge of oblivion in broad daylight. First off, though, let's just remember that Si-mo-na -- or maybe it was "Whew!-mo-na" -- ultimately returned safely from her mid-day stroll.



But it wasn't easy.

After racing to a 3-0 lead and taking the 1st set 6-1 over the big-hitting Timea Babos, Simona Halep soon found herself down a break in the 2nd. Cue Halep talking to herself, the "arguments" with coach Darren Cahill in the stands and the shedding of the lack-of-composure traits she talked about after her 2nd Round win two days ago. As Babos lifted her game while Halep's sunk of her own accord, the entire momentum of the match shifted in the Hungarian's favor. Almost TOO far. Babos took the 2nd set 6-2, then grabbed an early break in the 3rd. She led 3-1.



Then the match turned into a battle between the games and wills of the two women, but also to see which one would give away enough -- because of what was happening on the INSIDE -- that it ultimately might cause them to lose the match.

Fighting to get back on serve, Halep's defense extended a point until Babos missed on an overhead to give the Romanian a 15/30 lead in game #6. Then a Babos forehand error gave her a BP. The Hungarian's own good defense extended a rally one point later, but she was the one whose error ended it. Halep knotted things at 3-3, then held a game later (helped greatly by Babos just missing on a second serve return that she blasted down the line at 30/30).

Babos took a 30/love lead on serve in game #8, but Halep's successful (and perfect) drop shot from the baseline preceded a Babos double-fault. Then she flew a forehand on a short ball to give Halep a BP for a chance to serve out the match. Babos saved it, as well as two more BP in the game as she held in a nine-minute game to tie the score at 4-4

But Halep wasn't finished walking on the Cliffs' edge.

She fell behind 15/40 in game #9. With her serve looking shaky, the Romanian was saved by Babos' game hitting a bad patch. Three consecutive errors (including one off a 65-mph Halep second serve) gave the #5 seed a game point, then another forehand fired into the net by the #31-seed closed out a hold that gave Halep a 5-4 lead in the set. With the Round of 16 within reach, though, Halep found herself down 40/15 on Babos' serve a game later. She threw her racket into the court, cracking it and earning a code violation (as well as avoiding getting knocked out cold by it on the rebound).



But as was the case in the 2nd Round when she abused another poor racket, it seemed to work like a charm. Halep never lost a point with her new "lucky" weapon of choice. Four straight points went her way, including a Babos error that gave her a MP. Then Babos double-faulted to end the match. Halep's 6-1/2-6/6-4 win sends her to her second straight U.S. Open Round of 16, and her third in the last four years.

Whew!


Yeah, what she said.



Ummm... knew it all along.

(Walk away. Nothing to see here.)

...Serena Williams followed Halep on Ashe Stadium, but had far less trouble than the Romanian in a 6-2/6-1 win over Johanna Larsson. The victory gives her 307 match wins in her slam career, breaking the tie with Martina Navratilova for the women's all-time lead and bringing her even with Roger Federer for the overall Open era mark. But, of course, it was the #1-seed's fashion that lingers in the mind.



Umm, you know, I don't like it. I mean, at first glance it was even a "cover your baby's eyes" type of don't like it.



It's sort of mash-up of something a cheerleader, a pre-teen beauty pageant contestant and a circus clown might wear. Unfortunately. Well, I guess it's just further proof that she is, indeed, human.

Although, without the sleeves, I could maybe live with it... and maybe even like it on a REALLY sunny day.

...in other 3rd Round action on Saturday, Yaroslava Shvedoda defeated Zhang Shuai to reach the Round of 16 at a second straight major (she's done it before -- in Paris and London in 2012), but for the first time in her career at the U.S. Open. Carla Suarez-Navarro, on her 28th birthday, made it four-for-four in 2016 Round of 16's at the slams by taking out Elena Vesnina. CSN is one of four women to reach this stage at all four majors this season. Herself, Serena, Madison Keys and...

Aga Radwanska.

The Pole thus matches her career-best U.S. Open (her fifth such result at Flushing Meadows) with a 2 & 3 win over Caroline Garcia. She'll face a familiar face in 18-year old Ana Konjuh, who reached her first career slam Round of 16 via a three-set victory over Varvara Lepchenko.



You may remember the last time Aga and Ana met on a major stage. It was quite the occasion, as the Croat held three MP vs. Radwanska, then stepped on a ball and, well... things didn't turn out too well after that.





...in the final women's match to be completed in the day session, Karolina Pliskova continued her shhhh-don't-spook-the-Czech-Maiden path through this slam's draw. A major that, it can now be said, that is now officially THE BEST of her career. Pliskova simply went about her business in her 3rd Rounder vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the Russian against whom she came in sporting a 3-0 head-to-head advantage.

Pliskova jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st, wavered for a moment by double-faulting on BP to hand over her first break of the match to the Hordette and tighten things at 4-2, but then immediately broke back and served out the set. The 2nd set, though, threatened to put the Cincinnati champ's big stage nerves to the test. Her performance threw up a few minor red flags, but nothing to worry TOO much about at this point. In game #7, she had BP chances on Pavlyuchenkova's serve to give herself a chance to serve out the match. But she failed to convert, then soon after went down love/40 on serve at 4-3. Pavlyuchenkova crushed a second serve return winner to get things back to even at 4-4. But rather than hand over the momentum, Pliskova got the break back a game later and DID have a chance to serve out the match, after all. She missed a forehand and fell down BP but, finally, on her second MP closed things out with a big serve (naturally... though it IS something her twin sister Kateryna has difficulty doing when it matters most) to win 6-2/6-4 and become one of dozens of Czechs to have reached a slam Round of 16, but the VERY FIRST Pliskova to do it (in her eighteenth MD appearance in a major).



Not that there isn't still QUITE a bit more baggage she has to unload to be FULLY free of her past.



The losses by Vesnina and Pavlyuchenkova mean that no Russians reached the Round of 16 at this slam. It's just the 2nd time in the last sixty-five majors (beginning with the 2000 U.S. Open) that that's happened. The only other time during the stretch was at Wimbledon in 2013, the year "The Radwanskian Massacre" took out so many top players on Day 3.

Of course, as far as the Czech is concerned, her quiet path will now get a bit nosier.

Her next opponent: Venus Ebony Starr Williams.



At 36, nineteen years after her U.S. Open debut in 1997, Venus has now reached the Round of 16 at six of the last eight majors.

...meanwhile, not long after getting a win with Martina Hingis in doubles, CoCo Vandeweghe came back later in the evening and took out Hingis & Leander Paes (the defending MX champs) with Rajeev Ram by her side in a 13-11 3rd set tie-break (on their fourth MP, after Hingis/Paes had led 8-4). Hmmm, I'd suggest Vandeweghe now go out and win the WD title with Martina because, if that doesn't happen, this might be enough to make their new partnership a brief one if there's not something else to, you know, make it worth the effort.

I'm just sayin'.






LIKE ON DAY 6: This.



LIKE ON DAY 6: So...



TRUTH-TELLING ON DAY 6: Si-mo-na prefers to BE the rollercoaster rather than ride one.



"JUST A HEADS-UP..." ON DAY 6: ...to Brad Gilbert on ESPN, when discussing CiCi Bellis' potential college plans. In the current news cycle, though I knew you were namelessly referencing the likes of Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel, it probably isn't the greatest idea to talk about there being "quite a few famous swimmers" at Stanford. I'm just sayin'.

"OF NOTE..." ON DAY 6: Yep.



"WHO'S THAT WEIRD DUDE ON TWITTER" ON DAY 6:




LIKE ON DAY 6: Well, at least CSN and Tsurenko aren't likely to face each other this tournament, so no "fashion double-vision" is set to come with this one...



CONTINUED DISLIKE ON DAY 6: The pathetic lock-step of the media regarding Monfils because of a few photos...



And dumb-ass comments like this...



So, apparently, a "real sportsman" is an athlete who wastes their great talent, fails to prepare themselves for the rigor of the highest level of their sport, and often acts in a reckless, unprofessional way while playing said sport, leading to unnecessary injuries, pathetic exits and eye-rolling nose-dives (literally, and figuratively) when a yellow-bricked path to success is seemingly placed before them at big events.

And, yes, I've looked at his draw for this Open, too. I'd say he could very well reach the semifinals, depending on Rafa's form the next two rounds. But then I realize who I'm talking about, and figure he'll find a way to avoid such an it's-about-time fate.


...and, finally...





*WOMEN'S SINGLES ROUND OF 16*
#1 Serena Williams/USA vs. Yaroslava Shvedova/KAZ
#11 Carla Suarez-Navarro/ESP vs. #5 Simona Halep/ROU
#4 Aga Radwanska/POL vs. Ana Konjuh/CRO
#10 Karolina Pliskova/CZE vs. #6 Venus Williams/USA
#8 Madison Keys/USA vs. Caroline Wozniacki/DEN
#13 Johanna Konta/GBR vs. Anastasija Sevastova/LAT
#7 Roberta Vinci/ITA vs. Lesia Tsurenko/UKR
#14 Petra Kvitova/CZE vs. #2 Angelique Kerber/GER

*WOMEN'S DOUBLES ROUND OF 16*
#1 Garcia/Mladenovic (FRA/FRA) vs. Hozumi/Kato (JPN/JPN)
Gibbs/Hibino (USA/JPN) vs. #7 Mirza/Strycova (IND/CZE)
#4 Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) vs. #16 Krejcikova/Siniakova (CZE/CZE)
#11 Zhu Yifan/Zheng Siasai (CHN/CHN) vs. #6 Hingis/Vandeweghe (SUI/USA)
#8 Goerges/Ka.Pliskova (GER/CZE) vs. #12 Mattek-Sands/Safarova (USA/CZE)
(WC) Muhammad/Townsend (USA/USA) vs. #3 Babos/Shvedova (HUN/KAZ)
#5 Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) vs. #10 King/Niculescu (USA/ROU)
#13 Klepac/Srebotnik (SLO/SLO vs. Kudryavtseva/Lisicki (RUS/GER)

*MIXED DOUBLES QF*
x/x vs. #7 Vandeweghe/Ram (USA/USA)
Groenefeld/Farah (GER/COL) vs. Dabrowski/Bopanna (CAN/IND)
x/x vs. x/x
Y-J.Chan/Zimonjic (TPE/SRB) vs. x/x




Vika would know...









When you save 8 match points and still lose 7/5 in the third ???? #storyofmyUsOpen #CAPTIONCONTEST

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See you next year NYC. Flying home tomorrow!!! #Melbs ??

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**WTA "CAREER QF SLAM" - active**
[with slam at which completed]
Azarenka - 2012 US (28th)
Cibulkova - 2014 AO (26th)
Date-Krumm - 1995 WI (23rd)
Halep - 2015 US (22nd)
Ivanovic - 2012 US (32nd)
Kerber - 2016 AO (33rd)
Kuznetsova - 2006 RG (16th)
Kvitova - 2015 US (30th)
Schiavone - 2011 AO (42nd)
Sharapova - 2005 US (12th)
S.Williams - 2001 RG (12th)
V.Williams - 1998 WI (6th)
Zvonareva - 2010 US (31st)
[ALSO]
Petrova - 2006 AO (24th)
Zvonareva - 2010 US (31st)
--
NOTE: A.Radwanska needs U.S. Open QF result for "Career QF Slam" ('16 US is 42nd slam MD)

*PLISKOVAS CAREER SLAM RESULTS*
==Karolina/Kristyna==
0 / 0 - W
0 / 0 - RU
0 / 0 - SF
0 / 0 - QF
1 / 0 - 4th Rd. (Karolina best: in 3rd Rd.)
3 / 1 - 3rd Rd. (Kristyna best: 2015 Wimbledon)
7 / 4 - 2nd Rd.
7 / 7 - 1st Rd.
7 / 13 - lost in qualifying
==
*"PLISKOVA SLAM STAKES" WINS*
15 - Karolina best twin result
6 - Kristyna best twin result
4 - same result
1 - both didn't play = 2011 Wimbledon
==
Karolina SLAM MD W/L TOTAL: 16-17 (post-3rd Rd.)
Kristyna SLAM MD W/L TOTAL: 6-12
Karolina SLAM Q W/L TOTAL: 2-7
Kristyna SLAM Q W/L TOTAL: 7-13
Karolina WTA SINGLES TITLES: 6
Kristyna WTA SINGLES TITLES: 0
--
NOTE: Karolina is 4 tour titles from matching A.Smashnova & A.Medina-Garrigues as only players in WTA history with 10+ singles titles but no career slam QF results

*MEDINA-GARRIGUES' CAREER SLAM RESULTS*
0 - W
0 - RU
0 - SF
0 - QF
3 - 4th Rd.
12 - 3rd Rd.
10 - 2nd Rd.
22 - 1st Rd.
3 - lost in qualifying
==
AMG SLAM MD W/L TOTAL: 43-47 (last played singles: 2014 Roland Garros)
AMG SLAM Q W/L TOTAL: 1-3
AMG CAREER WTA SINGLES TITLES: 11
[Anna Smashnova's Slam Results]
0 - W
0 - RU
0 - SF
0 - QF
2 - 4th Rd.
7 - 3rd Rd.
10 - 2nd Rd.
30 - 1st Rd.
7 - lost in qualifying
==
SMASHNOVA SLAM MD W/L TOTAL: 30-49 (last played: 2007 Wimbledon)
SMASHNOVA SLAM Q W/L TOTAL: 6-7
SMASHNOVA CAREER WTA SINGLES TITLES: 12

*BACKSPIN 2016 "FRESH FACE" WINNERS*
JAN: Dasha Gavrilova, RUS
FEB: Jelena Osapenko, LAT
MAR: Daria Kasatkina, RUS
1Q: DARIA KASATKINA, RUS
APR: Daria Kasatkina, RUS
MAY: Louisa Chirico, USA
JUN: Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
2Q Clay Court: LOUISA CHIRICO, USA
JUN: Jelena Ostapenko, LAT
JUL: Daria Kasatkina, RUS
2Q Grass Court: DARIA KASATKINA, RUS
JUL: Katerina Siniakova, CZE
AUG: Ana Konjuh, CRO
[2016 Weekly FRESH FACE Award Wins]
10...Daria Kasatkina, RUS
6...Maria Sakkari, GRE
5...Louisa Chirico, USA
5...Jelena Ostapenko, LAT
4...Naomi Osaka, JPN
4...Yulia Putintseva, KAZ
4...Gabriela Ruse, ROU
4...Katerina Siniakova, CZE
3...Francoise Abanda, CAN
3...Annika Beck, GER
3...Ana Konjuh, CRO
3...Anett Kontaveit, EST
3...Elise Mertens, BEL
3...Ipek Soylu, TUR
2...CiCi Bellis, USA
2...Lauren Davis, USA
2...Donna Vekic, CRO
2...Sachia Vickery, USA
2...Carina Witthoeft, GER



TOP QUALIFIER: Taylor Townsend/USA
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #1 Serena Williams/USA
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): xx
TOP LATE-ROUND (SF-F): xx
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q2: Eri Hozumi/JPN d. (WC) Amanda Anisimova/USA 6-1/2-6/7-6(1) [Hozumi trails 4-0 in the 3rd, saves a MP vs. the 14-year old]
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 2nd Rd. - Kateryna Bondarenko/UKR d. Zheng Saisai/CHN (5-7/7-6(5)/7-5; Zheng served up 5-4 2nd and 5-3 in TB; 3:01)
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): xx
TOP LATE-RD. MATCH (SF-F/Jr.): xx
TOP ASHE NIGHT SESSION MATCH: xx
=============================
FIRST VICTORY: Cagla Buyukakcay/TUR (def. Falconi/USA)
FIRST SEED OUT: #30 Misaki Doi/JPN (lost 1st Rd. to Witthoeft/GER)
UPSET QUEENS: China
REVELATION LADIES: Ukraine
NATION OF POOR SOULS: Belgium (0-4 in 1st Rd.)
CRASH & BURN: #32 Monica Puig/PUR (Olympic Gold medalist; lost 1st rd. to Sai.Zheng/CHN)
ZOMBIE QUEEN (TBD at QF): Nominees: #13 Konta (2nd Rd. - collapses at end of 2nd set due to heat vs. Pironkova, wins 6-2 3rd set); #8 Keys (3rd Rd. - down 5-1 vs. Osaka in 3rd set, two points from defeat, wins 7-3 TB); #5 Halep (3rd Rd. - down 3-1 vs. Babos in 3rd set)
IT ("??"): Nominees: M.Keys/USA, Konjuh/CRO, Ka.Pliskova/CZE
Ms.OPPORTUNITY: xx
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: CiCi Bellis/USA (3rd Rd.)
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: Lauren Davis/USA, Kayla Day/USA, Vania King/USA (all 2nd Rd.)
LAST BANNERETTE STANDING: In 4th Rd.: M.Keys, S.Williams, V.Williams
COMEBACK PLAYER: Nominees: C.Wozniacki/DEN, A.Sevastova/LAT
KIMIKO DATE-KRUMM VETERAN CUP (KDK CUP): Nominees: R.Vinci/ITA, V.Williams/USA, Y.Shvedova/KAZ
DOUBLES STAR: xx
BROADWAY-BOUND: Nominee: M.Keys/USA
LADY OF THE EVENING: Nominee: M.Keys/USA (won latest-ending women's match - 1:48 a.m.), S.Williams/USA (2-0 under the lights)
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: xx




All for Day 6.

posted by Todd.Spiker @ 10:32 PM 

2 Comments:

Blogger colt13 said...

Stat of the Day-18- The number of slams it took Pliskova to reach the round of 16.

Looking back at the last 10 years, there have been 10 Czech women to reach the round of 16, listed will be how many main draws it took to get there the first time.

Smitkova-1st
Kvitova-1st
Cetkovska-3rd
Vaidisova-5th
Hlavackova-7th
Safarova-7th
Pliskova-18
Zakopalova-28th
Strycova-33rd
Benesova-34th

Quick notes-Smitkova not only did it in her first one, but came through qualies. Vaidisova reached R16 9 of 20 slams. And Hlavackova? Has made MD in doubles 34 times, but only 12 in singles. And got rewarded by having to play Serena. And lost 6-0, 6-0.

Sun Sep 04, 05:42:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Todd.Spiker said...

And, of course, Pliskova was the only one to get the order "mixed up" and reach the Top 10 THEN a Round of 16. Those crazy Czechs... can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. :)

Sun Sep 04, 11:19:00 AM EDT  

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