At the Andalucía Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain, Serena Williams finally took center stage on the third day of the tournament. She was set to roll over her Czech opponent, Klara Zakopalova, who hasn't clinched a top ten win since 2003 when she beat Monica Seles. I was concerned for Serena because she's been having a speratic knee injury coming into the tournament. Zakopalova surprisingly took the first set, 6-4. But it looked like Serena was going to come back after she won the second set, 6-3. But Serena fell apart in the third, and Zakopalova capitalized on Serena's errors to clinch her first top ten win since 2003, 64 36 61. Due to Serena's loss, DINARA SAFINA WILL BECOME THE NEW NUMBER ONE NEXT WEEK.
Another match that didn't build to the hype was an all Spanish battle between tour veterans, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual. The fourth seed, Medina Garrigues was ranked 86 places above Ruano Pascual. And it showed with an hour and a half match with the final score at 62 63, Medina Garrigues.
Other Scores of Day 3:
(3/W) Kaia Kanepi(EST) def. (LL) Silvia Soler Espinosa(ESP) 64 62
(7) Sorana Cirstea(ROU) def. Andreja Klepac(SLO) 46 61 61
Roberta Vinci(ITA) def. Nicole Vaidisova(CZE) 63 63
Who I Want to Win: Carla Suarez Navarro
Who I Think Will Win: Jelena Jankovic
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