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From Seoul, South Korea, March 2018



The 2017 year-end Top 8, in Singapore: (from left) Garcia, V. Williams, Svitolina, Pliskova, 

Ostapenko, Muguruza, Wozniacki, and Halep (front)




The tournament at Indian Wells enters its second week and some of the well-known names of women's tennis are already out of the game,after they were defeated by lower classed players. Let's take a look at them!




First RoundNaomi Osaka - Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-4


Sharapova does not seem to improve her game and reach a better shape  after returning from the 15 month meldonium suspension. She was eliminated by Japanese Naomi Osaka, no.44 in the rankings. Sharapova is currently no.41.



<Naomi Osaka, Japan, No 44>



<Maria Sharapova, Russia, No 41>




Second RoundGarbine Muguruza - Sachia Vickery 6-2 5-7 1-6


World No 3 and the last year Wimbledon Champion, Garbine Muguruza started the match strong, and was leading the second set with 3-0. Vickery's sudden improvement of the game let Muguruza with no answer, and here she is leaving the competition too early. This may cost her a lot of points in the general rankings. 




<Sachia Vickery, USA, No 100>




<Garbine Muguruza, Spain, No 3>




Third RoundPetra Martic - Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-3 


Last year's French Open champion and the winner of Seoul Open is not able to  confirm what she showed last year, losing matches in the early stages of this season's competitions. Fans are still waiting her to return to the shape that brought  her the Roland Garros trophy.



<Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, No 6>




<Petra Martic, Croatia, No 58>




Third RoundPetra Kvitova - Amanda Anisimova 2-6 4-6


Former Wimbledon champion (2011, 2014), Petra Kvitova started this year winning two important trophies, St Petersburg and Doha Open, thus reaching the 9th position in the WTA rankings. She looked like the most successfull player of 2018 so far, but world No 149 Anisimova was better.



<Amanda Anisimova, USA, No 149>




<Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, No 9>




Third Round: Venus Williams - Serena Williams 6-3 6-4


It was Serena's first WTA tournament after more than one year of a break. Everybody was expecting her comeback, but she had to play with Venus, who knows her game better than anyone. It was not Serena's day.



<Serena defeated by world no 8, Venus>




Third Round: Carla Suarez Navarro - Elina Svitolina 7-5 6-3


World No 4 Elina Svitolina was coming after winning the Dubai Open, but this time Suarez Navarro played better and stopped Svitolina from earning points in her race to WTA Top 3.



<Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, No 32>




<Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, No 4>




Top 10 Rankings



Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking at the completion of the third round. In order for Wozniacki to regain the top ranking, she must win the title by defeating  a player other than Halep in the final.






The world rankings before we know the winner at Indian Wells: 





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From Cluj-Napoca, Romania, February 2018



1. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, UAE









RESULTS:







FINALISTS:




WINNER:




Elina Svitolina reigned supreme at the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defending her title from last year.

The 23-year-old defeated Russian Daria Kasatkina with a 6-4 6-0 win.  In the semifinals, Kasatkina passed over Garbine Muguruza in a three-set match, while 

Svitolina beat German Angelique Kerber in two sets. As Caroline Wozniacki did not participate in the Dubai competition, she lost her number one position to Simona Halep, who also did not paricipate due to a leg injury.



2017 winner:


Elina Svitolina, Ukraine







2. Hungarian Ladies Open, Budapest









FINALISTS:






WINNER:





Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck won the second title of her career when she defeated Dominika Cibulkova for the Hungarian Open title in Budapest.

The unseeded Belgian fought through a hard-fought battle to claim her 6-3 3-6 7-5 victory over the top seeded Slovak.


"I had two tough service games in the third, and I was able to manage to get through that,  and it was getting better and better. I was getting a little bit more confident, and I just kept fighting. I’m so happy with the win."



2017 champion:


Timea Babos (left), Hungary




wtatennis.com


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From Georgensgmund, Bayern, Germany, January 2018


1.Australian Open, Melbourne





Australian Open point system:


Win: 2000

Runner-up: 1300

Semifinals: 780

Quarter-finals: 430

4th round: 240

3rd round: 130

2nd round: 70

1st round: 10



Results from Quarter Finals to the Final:






2.Newport Beach, USA








Results from Quarter Finals to the Final:






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From Neupotz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, January 2018




Side Note: It was satifsfying for me as a Romanian to witness Simona's way 

into the semifinals, and I was also very pleased to see Korean's Jeong Hyeon's

 impressive performance at this tournament. 



Halep-Kerber 6-3 4-6 9-7



The second semifinal in the women's tournament in Australia. 

It seemed so easy for Halep to bring the score to 5-0 as Kerber did not play much 

in the beginning of the match.

After an unbalanced first set however, Kerber came back and won the seond one. 

Both players were great, but the thrid set was heart attack 

after heart attack for any of the supporters of these two players, and

perhaps for the players themselves too.









The Romanian, twice a French Open runner-up, saved two match points on her way to victory.

At the score 7:8 Angelique Kerber struggled with a good baseline game before Halep made the

 crucial point, and narrowly missed the final of this Australian Open.







Speaking courtside, Halep said:

"It was very tough.. I'm shaking now, very emotional. She's a very good opponent,

moving well, hitting from everywhere. I'm really glad I could win this match.

I tried to be very calm. Today was like a rollercoaster, up and down,

 but I didn't give up. "


"I had just confidence in myself. I decided after I twisted my ankle (in the first round)

that I would fight for every point in this tournament and then I wold rest.

I didn't give up, not even a ball.

If you don't give up, you van win the match in the end.

I did it an I'm really proud of myself actually."







Halep will face Caroline Wozniacki in the final on Saturday. Both players are seeking 

to win their first Grand Slam title, and Wozniacki is also looking forward 

to replace Halep as WTA Number One. 



<In the other semifinal, Wozniacki beat Belgian Mertens in two sets 3-6 6(2)-7(7)>


Simona Halep v Angelique Kerber match highlights (SF)

Simona Halep on court interview (SF)



Following is the current ranking of the first 5 players.

The winner of the tournament will be awarded 2000 ranking points 

and the runner-up 1300 points.

If Caroline wins on Saturday, she will be the new Number One. 





Australian Open point system:


Win: 2000

Runner-up: 1300

Semifinals: 780

Quarter-finals: 430

4th round: 240

3rd round: 130

2nd round: 70

1st round: 10




 Angelique Kerber is a former champion of the Australian Open.

In 2016 she won the trophy after a match against Serena Williams. 




bbc.com

express.co.uk

theguardian.com

spiegel.de

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