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ATP World Tour No. 2 Novak Djokovic will have the chance to triumph at his hometown tournament for the second time after receiving a walkover into Sunday's Serbia Open 2011 final. He won the title in the tournament's inaugural 2009 edition with victory over Lukasz Kubot.
The Belgrade native had been due to face fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tennis tournament, but Tipsarevic was forced to withdraw with a right leg injury before the match. The 23-year-old Djokovic goes into the final with a perfect 26-0 match record on the season and will look to capture his fifth title when he faces either Spain's Feliciano Lopez or Italy's Filippo Volandri. He has cruised through the draw this week, with straight-sets victories over Adrian Ungur and Blaz Kavcic.
In the first three months of the season, Djokovic claimed the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami titles and is unbeaten since the semi-finals (I. to Federer) of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November.
Source : ATP World Tour
Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying reached the semi-finals of the YONEX SUNRISE India Open Superseries on Friday to stay in the hunt for their first Superseries crown but they will be up against three Indonesian pairs in the final four.
The fifth seeds stunned second seeds Songphon Anugritayawon-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul of Thailand in straight games to make their mark in New Delhi. Showing no nerves at all, the young pair scored a convincing 21-13, 21-16 victory in only 24 minutes and will challenge Indonesians Fran Kurniawan-Pia Zebadiah Bernadet for a place in Sunday's final. The third seeded Indonesians reached the last four when they beat Thailand's Maneepong Jongjit-Savitree Amitapai 21-15, 21-10. There could be an all-Indonesian finals as the other semi-final will see fourth seeds Tantowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir facing seventh seeded compatriots Muhammad Rijal-Debby Susanto.
Liu Ying failed to make it a double celebration as she and partner Chong Sook Chin were knocked out of the women's competition by Hong Kong's Poon Lok Yan-Tse Ying Suet, who won 23-21, 21-10. Another Malaysian pair, former world No. 1s Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui were also eliminated when they fell 21-15, 21-16 to fourth seeded Indonesians Meiliana Jauhari-Greysia Polii.
In the men's doubles, top seeds Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia, who are hoping to end a 15-month OSIM BWF World Superseries drought by winning in New Delhi, safely reached the semi-finals. The former Asian Games gold medallists were given a fright by fifth seeded South Koreans Cho Gun Woo-Kwon Yi Goo before prevailing 21-19, 21-16. They will now play fourth seeds Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata for a place in Sunday's final.
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Source : Badminton World Federation
China placed up Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang to the first rank of women's doubles this week after won the Badminton Asia Championships 2011. Like already known before, China already placed Wang Shixian (in women's singles) and Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei (in mixed doubles) as the first rank for long period this year.
In men's singles, Taufik Hidayat move down this week to number 3, along with Lin Dan which move up to the 2nd position. Lee Chong Wei still keep his position on the first rank this week. Another Indonesian players don't have any significant move. Simon Santoso constant at number 9, Alamsyah Yunus turns down to number 19, and Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka place on number 22.
In women's singles, China keep their domination by placed 5 of their players, including Wang Shixian (1), Wang Yihan (2), Wang Xin (3), Jiang Yanjiao (5) and Liu Xin (6) on Top 10. India's Saina Nehwal who unpredictable lost at the first round of India Superseries against Ai Goto from Japan keeps on number 4. Cheng Shao Chieh from Chinese Taipei finally for the first time step up the Top 10 Rank. The best ranking of Indonesian ladies taken by Adriyanti Firdasari on 28th rank. Firdasari followed by Lindaweni Fanetri (31), Maria Febe Kusumastuti (32), Aprillia Yuswandari (40), and Fransiska Ratnasari (48).
The full ranking list as follows :
^^ Men's Singles
1. Lee Chong Wei
2. (+1) Lin Dan
3. (-1) Taufik Hidayat
4. Chen Long
5. Boonsak Ponsana
6. Peter Hoeg Gade
7. (+1) Chen Jin
8. (-1) Nguyen Tien Minh
9. Simon Santoso
10. (+3) Bao Chunlai
19. (-1) Alamsyah Yunus
22. (-1) Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
26. Tommy Sugiarto
37. Sony Dwi Kuncoro
58. (+1) Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
89. (+10) Indra Bagus Ade Chandra
^^ Women's Singles
1. Wang Shixian
2. Wang Yihan
3. Wang Xin
4. Saina Nehwal
5. Jiang Yanjiao
6. Liu Xin
7. Juliane Schenk
8. Bae Youn Joo
9. Tine Baun
10. (+5) Cheng Shao Chieh
28. Adriyanti Firdasari
31. (-1) Lindaweni Fanetri
32. (-1) Maria Febe Kusumastuti
40. (-2) Aprillia Yuswandari
48. (+3) Fransiska Ratnasari
52. Ana Rovita
68. (+6) Maria Kristin Yulianti
^^ Men's Doubles
1. Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen
2. (+2) Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng
3. (-1) Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae
4. (-1) Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong
5. Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong
6. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
7. Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu
8. Muhammad Ahsan/Bona Septano
9. Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan
10. Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata
41. (-3) Luluk Hadiyanto/Candra Wijaya
43. (+3) Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan
45. (-2) Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra
64. (-4) Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki/Rian Sukmawan
66. (-2) Fernando Kurniawan/Wifqi Windarto
68. (-1) Robert Blair/Flandy Limpele
72. Berry Angriawan/Muhammad Ulinnuha
75. (-1) Agripina Prima Rahmanto/Ricky Karanda Suwardi
78. (-2) Andika Anhar/Hendra Setyo Nugroho
88. (-3) Andrei Adistia/Rahmat Adianto
^^ Women's Doubles
1. (+1) Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang
2. (-1) Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin
3. Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna
4. Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa
5. Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
6. Petya Nedelcheva/Anastasia Russkikh
7. (+1) Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito
8. (-1) Greysia Polii/Meiliana Jauhari
9. Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova
10. Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei
22. Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati
24. (-1) Della Destiara Haris/Suci Rizky Andini
39. Anneke Feinya Agustin/Annisa Wahyuni
43. Komala Dewi/Keshya Nurvita Hanadia
49. (-1) Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah
52. (-2) Shendy Puspa Irawati/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
66. (-1) Dwi Agustiawati/Ayu Rahmasari
67. (-1) Vita Marissa/Saralee Thoungthongkam
70. (-1) Jenna Gozali/Variella Putri Aprilsasi Lejarsari
86. (-4) Lita Nurlita/Saralee Thoungthongkam
^^ Mixed Doubles
1. Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei
2. Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam
3. Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen
4. (+4) Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing
5. (-1) Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba
6. (-1) Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun
7. (-1) Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Vita Marissa
8. (-1) Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
9. Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels
10. Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing
14. Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
15. Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir
17. Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto
28. (-1) Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir
30. (+3) Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita
35. (-1) Hendra Setiawan/Anastasia Russkikh
56. (+3) Viki Indra Okvana/Gustiani Sari Megawati
57. (-1) Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa
60. Muhammad Rizky Delynugraha/Richi Puspita Dili
70. (-4) Irfan Fadhilah/Weni Anggraini
79. (-3) Tri Kusumawardhana/Nadya Melati
