Wimbledon is at the first decisive threshold: the quarterfinals. Reaching the quarterfinal is a precondition for defending Sanyaku ranks that do not enjoy rank protecion. The Sanyaku rank demotions post Wimbledon are therefore determined. Possible promotions will be decided in the remaining five tournament days.
The first Wimbledon week had its more than fair share of upsets: all Sanyaku ranked players except the active Yokozuna (Federer and the Williams sisters) and Ozeki Rafael Nadal failed to make the quarterfinals. The last ones to crash out were the female Sekiwake trio Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina, triggering a mass demotion to Komosubi.
Some promotions are also already secured: Elena Dementieva (former O) and Agniezska Radwanska will be promoted at least to Komosubi, as they came into the tournament with quarterfinals reached at the French/the Austrialian Open, respectively. For Radwanska this will be the first time she holds Sanyaku rank. Many old hands are giving a strong showing at these championships, including former Ozeki Marat Safin (the older brother of Dinara Safina) and the former Sekiwake Rainer Schuettler, Arnaud Clement, Nicole Vaidisova and Nadia Petrova.
| Federer (Y, seeded 1) | vs. | Ancic (former K) | 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safin (former O) | vs. | Lopez (-, 31) | 3-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 |
| Schuettler (former S) | vs. | Clement (former S) | 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 8-6 |
| Murray (-, 12) | vs. | Nadal (O, 2) | 3-6, 2-6, 4-6 |
| Zheng | vs. | Vaidisova (former S, 18) | 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radwanska (-,14) | vs. | S. Williams (Y, 6) | 4-6, 0-6 |
| Dementieva (former O, 5) | vs. | Petrova (former S, 21) | 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 |
| V. Williams (Y, 7) | vs. | Tanasugarn | 6-4, 6-3 |
Promotions (already secured)
Dementieva from non-ranked to Sekiwake
Safin, Schuettler, Zheng, Radwanska from non-ranked to Komosubi
Demotions
[Djokovic, Ivanovic from Ozeki to kadoban Ozeki]
Sharapova from kadoban Ozeki to Sekiwake
Ferrer, Roddick, Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Safina from Sekiwake to Komosubi
Monfils, Tsonga from Komosubi to non-ranked
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