Serena Williams s-a calificat in "optimile" de la US Open, fostul lider mondial eliminand-o pe Victoria Azarenka, favorita numarul patru. Tabloul feminin al competitiei americane a fost completat cu nume importante precum Caroline Wozniacki (favorita numarul unu), Francesca Schiavone si Ana Ivanovic.

Serena vs. Azarenka Foto: Reuters

Turul III, feminin:

(16) Ana Ivanovic - Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-4

(15) Svetlana Kuznetsova - Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4 6-2

(28) Serena Williams - (4) Victoria Azarenka 6-1 7-6(5)

(10) Andrea Petkovic - (18) Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-0

(17) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - (11) Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-4

(1) Caroline Wozniacki - Vania King 6-2 6-4

(7) Francesca Schiavone - Chanelle Scheepers 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3

Carla Suarez Navarro - Silvia Soler Espinosa 6-0 6-4.

Program "optimi" feminin:

Monica Niculescu - Angelique Kerbe

Shuai Peng - Flavia Pennetta

Maria Kirilenko - Samantha Stosur

Sabine Lisicki - Vera Zvonareva

Caroline Wozniacki - Svetlana Kuznetsova

Andrea Petkovic - Carla Suarez Navarro

Serena Williams - Ana Ivanovic

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - Francesca Schiavone.