US open series 2014

[Correspondent Kiu]

Yes folks, in a couple of days, it starts.

http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/

Serena won it last year, she also won the Open.
Huge paycheck!!

First leg is Stanford, I will update top runners as we conclude events.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Standings:
1--Serena Williams (USA)--95
2--Angelique Kerber (GER)-60
3--Venus Williams (USA)--40
T-4-Victoria Azarenka (BLR)--25
Varvara Lepchenko (USA)--25
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)--25
Andrea Petkovic (GER)--25
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)--25
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)--25
Coco Vandeweghe (USA)--25
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)--25

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Well hopefully, Serena takes it again this year, and it is a fine motivator to win the Open again!

 

[RJD11]

Well hopefully, Serena takes it again this year, and it is a fine motivator to win the Open again!

Yep! $4.000,000 is quite a motivator.


Women's Standings

Place
Player Points
1 Serena Williams (USA)*# 320
2 Angelique Kerber (GER)# 150
3 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 125
4 Venus Williams (USA) 85
5 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)* 70
T-6 Ana Ivanovic (SRB)* 60
Maria Sharapova (RUS)* 60
8 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 45
T-9 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 40
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 40
T-11 Sabine Lisicki (GER) 30
Lucie Safarova (CZE) 30
T-13 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 25
Simona Halep (ROU) 25
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 25
Andrea Petkovic (GER) 25
Elina Svitolina (UKR) 25
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 25
T-19 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 15
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 15
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 15
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 15
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 15
Shelby Rogers (USA) 15
Sloane Stephens (USA) 15
Sachia Vickery (USA) 15
Heather Watson (GBR) 15

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Right now it looks like Serena has it on lock. It looks like there is no way anyone can catch her even if she falls today.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Right now it looks like Serena has it on lock. It looks like there is no way anyone can catch her even if she falls today.

Serena has the benefit of "doubling" as she has played in three different tournaments.
So, she is virtually certain of winning USO series contest.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Right now it looks like Serena has it on lock. It looks like there is no way anyone can catch her even if she falls today.

Serena has the benefit of "doubling" as she has played in three different tournaments.
So, she is virtually certain of winning USO series contest.

Just got confirmation per the WTA website

By virtue of her s/final win over Woznicacki,Serena has clinched the US Open Series Title,and will go for a record $4 million payout at the USO.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Well hopefully this gives her some confidence going into the US Open that despite not playing at her best she still beat everyone else in the Series.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

One more event this week in New Haven and that's it.

Standings:
1--Serena Williams (USA)--430
2--Angelique Kerber (GER)--150
3--Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)--125
T-4--Ana Ivanovic (SRB)--85--Venus Williams (USA)--85
6--Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)--70
7--Maria Sharapova (RUS)--60

Serena clinched it, she played 3 events earning double points. Kerber also did 3

 

[kskate2]

One more event this week in New Haven and that's it.

Standings:
1--Serena Williams (USA)--430
2--Angelique Kerber (GER)--150
3--Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)--125
T-4--Ana Ivanovic (SRB)--85--Venus Williams (USA)--85
6--Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)--70
7--Maria Sharapova (RUS)--60

Serena clinched it, she played 3 events earning double points. Kerber also did 3

So did Ana & Venus. All 4 played 3 weeks in a row. No one got as far as Serena in all 3 tourneys.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

One more event this week in New Haven and that's it.

Standings:
1--Serena Williams (USA)--430
2--Angelique Kerber (GER)--150
3--Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)--125
T-4--Ana Ivanovic (SRB)--85--Venus Williams (USA)--85
6--Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)--70
7--Maria Sharapova (RUS)--60

Serena clinched it, she played 3 events earning double points. Kerber also did 3

So did Ana & Venus. All 4 played 3 weeks in a row. No one got as far as Serena in all 3 tourneys.

But they are not getting double points, Angie and Serena did! Why? I can't figure it out!!
Check for yourself here:
http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/Standings/?intloc=headernav

May be the player actually has to score points in all 3 to get double bonus, since Ana and Venus did not score in one of the 3 they played at, it does not apply!!?
That's my best guess.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

That is right.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

If Isner wins W&S, he wins the USO Series outright.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Final standing:

1 -Serena Williams (USA)--430
2 -Angelique Kerber (GER)--150
3 -Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)--125

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Serena winning the US Open series and the US Open in consecutive years for a total payout of $7.6 Milllion is a record that will be very difficult to beat. And I am not talking about the money.