If Usta arcs to tradition and not to break with the rankings to seed US Open, Serena Williams will be a No. 28 seed when the game begins in the Grand Slam next Monday.
Some people would do well to leave it there. "It is unfair to rise too high," they say. "She will play dictates where its ranking. How are the rules."
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It is absurd full. Fine, it's regulation. The arbitrary rules based on an arbitrary system of classification. An arbitrary system of classification, I can add that says Caroline Wozniacki (one win in three tournaments since Wimbledon) is the best player in the world. An arbitrary system of classification, which most people bash every week for years. Extenuating circumstances sometimes arise, and it qualifies. The No. 1 player in the world takes off 11 months with an injury, fall in the rankings, coming back, winning two straight tournaments on clay and enters the final year of the Grand Slam as a prohibitive favorite. But yes, we will keep her as the No. 28 seed, because there is no precedent as it would be unfair to seeds that have played tennis all year low, compared with the dominant tennis for a month . It makes sense.
Here are five possible scenarios of what the USTA could do with a seed Serena:
Move released No. '3 seeds Kim Clijsters Serena
This is the most simple and logical to address the problem. Kim Clijsters will not play the US Open, and will not be using the number 3 seed. As a result, all below it in the rankings moving from one place in the seeding. # 4 becomes # 3 and # 5 becomes # 4 and so on. Why not just drag and Serena in the No. 3 seed empty and keep the other where they are?
[Related: Defending champion Clijsters out of US Open]
Who would have reason to be upset, but will not: Victoria Azarenka - The No. 5 player in the world would be a top four seeds in the absence of Clijsters and would not have to run across the top of the four players to the semifinals. Is it really that much more for a player who Azarenka? She lost to Li Na (No. 9) at the Australian Open, Li Na (6) again on the French and Petra Kvitova (No. 8) at Wimbledon.
Serena moves to No. 2 seed based his protected ranking of No. 1
Kamakshi Tandon idea to germinate on ESPN.com. Because Serena uses her protected ranking of No. 1 to enter the U.S. Open, the USTA could choose to make it a joint number 1 location Wozniacki and No. 2 in the same way he did when Monica Seles was stabbed in the back of 1996 and was slotted behind current No. 1 Steffi Graf.
This seems excessive and unnecessary. There has to be the historical justification for a maximum of Serena Williams. Make this the justification of the new. Do not hide behind the rules defined in its own creation, the USTA.
Serena Makes a No. 8 seed
Moving up to No. 8 Serena is a suggestion of Chris Fowler and Darren Cahill came with Sunday at the Western & Southern Open final reasonable and he is. This would mean that Serena does not play a top seven seeds into the quarterfinals at the earliest. This is the most reasonable scenario is likely to make USTA.
Who is right to be upset, but Marion Bartoli - If someone after the post between the numbers 9 and 32 may have a beef with Monte Serena, who would be the No. 9 Bartoli, who was the eighth-seeded Clijsters withdrawal . Much later, Bartoli lost to Serena on hard courts, at least have the basis of an objection by the victory of the Grand Slam. Except it did not.
"I would totally agree with that," said Marion Bartoli last week when asked who moved to a seed Serena No. 9. "I'm sorry, saying," Hey Well, I took the seed of all, or something else. "
If Bartoli did not care, why should anyone else? What, Sam Stosur will oppose moves down after crushing the Serena in the final in Toronto? There is no vaccine.
Keep No 28, or transfer it anywhere between No. And No. 9 27
The transfer is a first base and second base would be masked.
Who would have reason to be upset and will be: Serena, Serena two seed in the draw third round, and tennis fans want to see the draw as beautiful as possible.
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