Indeed an upsetting day for the world no. 1s of tennis. First, Roger Federer loses his third round match against Ivo Karlovic leaving the door wide open for Rafael Nadal. In the women’s tour, Ana Ivanovic was stunned by Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Since winning the French Open in May and clinching the no. 1 ranking, Ivanovic has been struggling to live up to her top status. At Wimbledon, she lost in the third round to Zheng Jie, then ranked 133 in the world. Ivanovic said an inflamed right thumb is causing her pain.
With the loss of Ivanovic, her Serbian compatriot and world no. 2, Jelena Jankovic, could once again take over the top of the rankings as she is just 88 points behind in the tally. Last week at the East West Bank Classic, she would have reached the WTA summit had she won the tournament. However, she lost to eventual champion Dinara Safina in the semifinals.At Montreal, Jankovic easily advanced into the quarterfinals by beating another Canadian Stephanie Dubois in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. In order to clinch the no. 1 ranking, she has to make it at least to the finals of the tournament.
The no. 4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also advances into the next round by beating Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
With the loss of Ivanovic, her Serbian compatriot and world no. 2, Jelena Jankovic, could once again take over the top of the rankings as she is just 88 points behind in the tally. Last week at the East West Bank Classic, she would have reached the WTA summit had she won the tournament. However, she lost to eventual champion Dinara Safina in the semifinals.At Montreal, Jankovic easily advanced into the quarterfinals by beating another Canadian Stephanie Dubois in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. In order to clinch the no. 1 ranking, she has to make it at least to the finals of the tournament.
The no. 4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also advances into the next round by beating Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
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