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.
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.
