Girls on Tour

The women of the WTA are currently playing in two tournaments this week: the JP Morgan Chase Open in Los Angeles and the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm. Maria Sharapova is the top seed at the LA event, while Russian would-be rival Anastasia Myskina is the top seed at the Stockholm event.

This week also marked Maria Sharapova's return to the circuit since her semifinal loss at Wimbledon to Venus Williams. She has come out strong, defeating good friend Maria Kirilenko in the second round and Anna Chakvetadze in the third round. With Lindsay Davenport out of action, Sharapova will assume the #1 world ranking this week if she reaches the semifinals.

Anastasia Myskina's run in Stockholm has not been as easy. She lost the first set in her second and third round matches and played a match of ups and downs versus Camille Pin, stacking up both winners and errors. Now ranked at #14, Myskina has fallen far.

posted by Noelle De Guzman @ 9:46 AM