I went 2/3 again in my predictions about today's matches, and for the 1st time this tournament the higher ranked players didn't always win.
(Rank/Seed)
3/3 S. Williams once again took (1/1) Azarenka apart 64 64, snapping her 14 match winning streak. This is Serena's 11th victory against the Belorussian in total, 9th in a row and 5th of the year! Boy, does Azarenka wish Serena would retire?! All in all it was Azarenka's shocking 9 double faults, including hitting one down both set and match points that crippled her chances of success, whilst Williams was calmer and hit 11 aces, whilst recovering from 0-3 down in the 2nd set. Williams was already into the semis before this match, but she has now won her last 16 matches vs top 5 players, 11 matches against the top 2 and 6 matches against the world number 1. However, she predicts that she will have to play Azarenka again this tournament. We'll see!
8/8 Li continued her dominance against (5/5) Kerber 64 63, her 6th career win out of 7. Though Kerber led 4-2, she ran out of steam and Li used more topspin to pull Kerber around the court. Tomorrow, whoever wins between Azarenka and Li will progress to the semis. Even though she went 0-3 in her 1st championships, Kerber has endeared herself to many and should be proud of her achievements here.
7/7 Errani upended (9/A) Stosur 63 26 60 to keep her hopes of advancing into the semis alive. The alternate Stosur killed Errani in the 2nd set but a missed break point opportunity in the 1st game of the third set would prey on Stosur's mind. From thereon in, Stosur would fail to win another game, hitting a double fault down match point and seeing any chance of her progressing go out of the window. This was Errani's 2nd straight win over Stosur and her 1st win of the championships.
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