With quarter final and WTA Championship positions on the line, the top 10 players in 3rd round action today made sure they were successful
(Rank/Seed)
1/1 Azarenka made hard work of her win against aggressive qualifier Vesnina 63 63
2/2 Sharapova trampled qualifier Hercog 60 62
6/5 Kerber secured her spot in the year end championships with a hard fought 61 26 64 win over (11/10) Wozniacki. Kerber ultimately outlasted an increasingly proactive Wozniacki after struggling in the 2nd set. The 3rd set went with serve until the last game when Kerber broke to win. Thus, Wozniacki will not feature at the WTA Championships for the 1st time since 2008!
8/7 Li survived compatriot Peng 46 62 76(3), almost ensuring her place at the WTA Championships. With a surprisingly partisan crowd behind her, Li survived 16 double faults and a 3-5 3rd set deficit to put herself within a win of reaching the Champs
*Kerber, Kvitova and Errani have all secured their places at the WTA Championships, joining Azarenka, Sharapova, S. Williams and A. Radwanska. Only Bartoli now stands in contention for the 8th place behind Li, and she would have to rely on Li losing in the quarters before going on to win in Beijing AND then in Moscow to qualify. The odds are very low!
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