Successors line up to claim Ivanovic's number one ranking
Successors line up to claim Ivanovic's number one ranking
NEW YORK (AFP) - A number of women's seeds are poised to try and knock world number one Ana Ivanovic off her lofty perch after the Serbian star's shocking early round exit from the US Open on ThursdayThe search for a successor begins on Day Five of the US Open after 188th ranked Julie Coin, of France, ousted top seed Ivanovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round.
Heading into the US Open there were five players who could challenge Ivanovic for number one if they reached the final.
Jelena Jankovic is one of the three pre-tournament contenders in action on Friday as she faces China's Zheng Jie in a third round match.
The other two, Russian's Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva, are both playing on the Armstrong Stadium court.
But Kuznetsova no longer has a shot at number one because Ivanovic won her first round match.
Second seed Jankovic already spent time at number one this year even if it was for just one week. She reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the French Open. She would regain that No. 1 WTA ranking if she advances to the semi-finals.
Zheng should provide a tough test for Jankovic. Her lone title came in 2005 in Beijing and she made the semi-finals of Wimbledon earlier this year.
This is the fourth meeting between Zheng and Jankovic with the Serbian holding a 3-1 edge.
Fifth-seeded Dementieva needs to advance to the finals to supplant Ivanovic who still has a chance of holding on to number one.
Dementieva, who is trying to become the third player to win an Olympic gold medal and the US Open in the same year, takes on Anne Keothavong of Great Britain.
Keothavong became the first British women's player to reach the third round of the US Open since Sara Gomer in 1991.
Former US Open champion Kuznetsova (2004) squares off against Katarina Srebotnik in a third round match
NEW YORK (AFP) - A number of women's seeds are poised to try and knock world number one Ana Ivanovic off her lofty perch after the Serbian star's shocking early round exit from the US Open on ThursdayThe search for a successor begins on Day Five of the US Open after 188th ranked Julie Coin, of France, ousted top seed Ivanovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round.Heading into the US Open there were five players who could challenge Ivanovic for number one if they reached the final.
Jelena Jankovic is one of the three pre-tournament contenders in action on Friday as she faces China's Zheng Jie in a third round match.
The other two, Russian's Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva, are both playing on the Armstrong Stadium court.
But Kuznetsova no longer has a shot at number one because Ivanovic won her first round match.
Second seed Jankovic already spent time at number one this year even if it was for just one week. She reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the French Open. She would regain that No. 1 WTA ranking if she advances to the semi-finals.
Zheng should provide a tough test for Jankovic. Her lone title came in 2005 in Beijing and she made the semi-finals of Wimbledon earlier this year.
This is the fourth meeting between Zheng and Jankovic with the Serbian holding a 3-1 edge.
Fifth-seeded Dementieva needs to advance to the finals to supplant Ivanovic who still has a chance of holding on to number one.
Dementieva, who is trying to become the third player to win an Olympic gold medal and the US Open in the same year, takes on Anne Keothavong of Great Britain.
Keothavong became the first British women's player to reach the third round of the US Open since Sara Gomer in 1991.
Former US Open champion Kuznetsova (2004) squares off against Katarina Srebotnik in a third round match
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