This week is Caroline's 27th week atop the WTA ranking, thereby surpassing Dinara's 26.
According to the WTA Caroline has secured the #1 spot at least until May 16th (31 weeks).
But considering she hasn't that many points to defend until August 22nd when her 900 Montreal points is dropped, I can't see anyone taking the top spot earlier than that (August 15th = 44th week).
I know the future is hard to tell, but how high do you expect her to climb on the list of #1s during her career?
Serena is 1100 points behind #8 on the Race list, Bartoli. Winning Beijing and Linz would gain SW 1280 points but that's only enough if MB wins nothing on her Asian swing. I'm not sure what Serena plans for the rest of 2011 but not playing Tokyo signals she has pretty much given up on YEC (same for Kim).
Cool. Oh, I really wish that she wins end-of-the-year no.1. I am a bit concerned how will the server bear it. The GM will go up with flames, they are already obsessing about the prospect of it, LOL. They even went as far as to try to imagine things that never happened. I have officially given up on any chance of reasoning with that lot. They are a lost case.
Only one player on the tour, Serena, has more weks at #1 than Caroline.
If Caroline can finish #1, that would be 51 weeks. No one has been #1 all 52 weeks since the 1990's.
So a big 2 tournaments coming up, going for back to back YE #1 and 51 weeks at #1 in 2011
You sound as if you were trying to convince us about it . Too much time spent with trolls in GM! I think Caro will make it, the things got even easier for her now. I don't see anyone being able to take over her spot. Even if Maria was healthy she is not in such a fantastic form as some of her die-hard fans suggest and the likes of Kvitty, Vika, Vera are perfectly beatable,too. I think Caro is saving the energy for the YEC now. She has not won a slam and this is the last big event of a season. So fingers crossed she finished the year in style. If she does maybe we could do a new "celebration threat", LOL.
I think when a player is #1 almost every week, it is a big deal to finish it off.
So Caroline has a lot to play for. And looking at this draw, no easy matches left in 2011
I hope she takes YE #1, but next year her mindset should really be "been there, done that, it's SLAM-TIME!". Her #1 "legacy" would already be ensured as a consecutive YE #1. And if the slam wins come, the #1 ranking would automatically follow in her case, anyway.
I agree. This is history. Back to back YE #1 and 51 weeks in 2011.
Once the YEC is over, the next 2 months - get some rest, then point for the AO.
After the AO she has a few months. She can play the tournaments she wants and work on her game before red clay season.
But right now, this is a big deal to get 51 weeks of 2011 at #1.
As we can still talk about Caro's at No. 1 for atleast 4 more weeks are that MariaS got injured and can't play next week, but how well can she play in YEC...
Ana Vika how bad is her injury? (from dubs match)
And will Caro play better in next match(es)? What is needed!
As we can still talk about Caro's at No. 1 for atleast 4 more weeks are that MariaS got injured and can't play next week, but how well can she play in YEC...
Ana Vika how bad is her injury? (from dubs match)
And will Caro play better in next match(es)? What is needed!
I hope I'm not getting ahead of things here, but as we know Caroline is the favorite to end 2011 as #1.
She hasn't got any points to defend in Sydney, so she could be #1 entering AO. I think that would be her 66th & 67th week as #1
The WTA needs to explain this better. They have her at 7395 as of yesterday on their rankings, but then gets all excited and publishes an article that confuses the hell out of people.
It's not that complicated actually. This week she has 7,395 points (Doha 2010 is already off).
But Istanbul is mandatory, so even if she doesn't play, it must be included in her best 16, replacing Copenhagen 280 points. So next week she will have 7,395 - 280 + Istanbul.