The only American in action on Tuesday was Serena Williams who was facing Ekaterina Makarova in the second round. The first set was a really tight affair with Williams being broken two times but breaking back and forcing a tiebreak. The tiebreak itself went long before Williams finally pulled out the 10-8 win. That seemed to break the match wide open as Williams went on to break Makarova every time in the second set as she won the match 7-6 (10-8), 6-0.
Serena will now have Wednesday off in singles play (she does have a doubles match with her sister Venus) before her quarterfinal matchup on Thursday.
Singles Draw
This is the route for each American to the main draw if the higher rankings win. Green means the American on the left would be the higher ranked player, red means they would be lower ranked. Bold on an athlete indicates that match has been completed. Matches highlighted in yellow are on today’s schedule. Click to expand.
The Matchups
Venus Williams will be facing Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday instead of #6 Angelique Kerber. Williams leads the all-times series 8-2 but Ivanovic was a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 winner in Auckland in the final earlier in this year.
Doubles Draw
This is the route for each American to the main draw if the higher rankings win. Green means the American on the left would be the higher ranked player, red means they would be lower ranked. Bold on an athlete indicates that match has been completed. Matches highlighted in yellow are on today’s schedule. Click to expand.
The Matchups
Instead of possibly facing #4 Cara Black/Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals Lisa Raymond and Shuai Zhang will be facing Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Safarova.
Tuesday Schedule
All times ET
- Approx. 7 AM – Venus Williams vs. Ana Ivanovic on Center Court – Williams leads 8-2 all-time.
- Approx. 11 AM – Serena Williams/Venus Williams vs. #2 Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina on Court 1
TV Schedule
Looks like you can probably watch the Venus Williams match on ESPN3 tomorrow.
