Well Simona helped her and will lose quite a bit of points and has SF points to defend at Wimbledon, but she can gain at the U.S. Open and during the fall. Maria can't gain point in Paris only lose them. Maria can gain ground at Wimbledon, the US Open and the YE championships. Petra can gain at RG and the U.S. Open. Serena can gain ground here, Wimbledon and Beijing. It really benefitted her to play Indian Wells this year, since she lost a few points for not defending Rome. It really would benefit Serena to make a serious go of it here in Paris not only for the hardware, but to help secure the number 1 ranking.