Very surprising to see that Jankovic won this one. Despite the fact that she has 3 wins over Vika already. Because Vika does have more wins than losses against her and because Vika is a much more solid and dominant player than she was back in 2009 when Jankovic beat her last. But, at this point, I think it may be time to consider that Azarenka is reeling from the loss to Serena at the US Open. It's got to be so frustrating. To take a set from Serena in two US Open finals back to back and be unable to win two sets. Especially this year after beating her in Cincy. But maybe she's just not focused or something. That's certainly possible when she knows that she's safe at #2 and can't get to #1 and all the slams are done. I mean, last year she came out after the US Open and won Beijing and maybe something else but she had something to fight for. Despite the fact that Serena had 2 slams and had just beaten her at the US Open, she could still take the year end #1 for herself and keep it from Serena. Who knows what's going on in her head. The point is that it's so odd for her to lose these days to anyone but Serena or Sharapova and maybe Kvitova.
A loss to Li will most likely mean she won't be making the semis. We could see Li and Jankovic in the semis instead. A Kvitova vs Li semis would be pretty great I think. But I was really looking forward to a Vika vs. Kvitova match. Then again, I guess Kvitova has to beat Kerber first to ensure her spot in the semis. Which playing at her best I'd pick Kvitova every time over Kerber. And the last month she's been playing her best. So she should take it. But we all know she can go off sometimes. Of course, I'm assuming she needs to beat Kerber because I'm assuming Serena will beat her. But the way she's been playing, if she can come up with great power and keep the errors low, she can definitely push Serena. She hasn't beaten Serena yet. But she's got the weapons to do it I think if she can control herself.