First an apology for the lack of updates during Wimbledon, I am out of town and have little time. However, this is how the Sanyaku race lines up after 10 days:
- In the ladies' game, two Yokozuna (=Grand Champions) -- Serena and Venus Williams -- and two Ozeki (=Champions) -- Safina and Dementieva -- play the semifinals. The third Ozeki, French-Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, exited in round 4 and will go kadoban.
- Victoria Azarenka will be promoted to Komusubi (=Junior Champion II) for the first tine after this tournament, for reaching her second consecutive grand slam quarterfinal. Stosur and Cibulkova, by contrast, failed to defend their Sanyaku ranks. Again there will be no female Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I) after this tournament.
- In the mens' tournament, Novak Djokovic overcame kadoban demotion risk by reaching the quarterfinals and remains Ozeki. Simalarly, Andy Murray has defended Sekiwake rank, in contrast to Juan Martin del Potro and Robin Soderling, who will be demoted to Komusubi. Ex-Ozeki Andy Roddick has defended his Komusubi rank, one more win (over another former Ozeki, Lleyton Hewitt) and Roddick is back to Sekiwake. Ex-Sekiwake Fernando Gonzalez will drop out of the Sanayaku ranks after Wimbledon.
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