Wozniacki advances at Rogers Cup
Written by on August 18th, 2010 in Latest News.
Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark returns to Patty Schnyder during second-round play at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Wednesday. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)
Regular service has resumed at the Rogers Cup.
A day after No. 1 Jelena Jankovic was eliminated, a handful of seeded players booked their spots in the third round by earning victories Wednesday in Montreal.
No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark overcame a tough challenge from Swiss Patty Schnyder to emerge victorious 7-5, 7-5.
Wozniacki’s next opponent is No. 15 Flavia Pennetta, of Italy, who defeated Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday. No. 6 Francesca Schiavone, also of Italy, went on to the third round with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory over Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova.
No. 7 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland started the day by beating American Vania King 6-0, 6-3.
No. 17 Marion Bartoli of France had a much simpler time of it. She advanced to the third round after her opponent, Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan, withdrew from the tournament with a strained left quadriceps muscle.
Date Krumm, 39, defeated Monica Niculescu of Romania in three sets Tuesday.
In an all-Russian matchup, Dinara Safina outlasted No. 18 Nadia Petrova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 to book her spot in the third round.
There are no Canadians remaining in the field after the final two lost their first-round matches on Tuesday.
Russian Alisa Kleybanova, ranked No. 26 in the world, defeated Heidi El Tabakh of Oakville, Ont., 6-1, 6-2. Valerie Tetreault of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., had a quick first appearance at the Rogers Cup, losing 6-1, 6-0 in 69 minutes to Bartoli.
Fellow Canadians Aleksandra Wozniak and Stephanie Dubois were eliminated Monday on the first day of competition.
Second-round doubles results from Wednesday:
- Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-4, 4-6, 10-7.
- Monica Niculescu of Romania and Shahar Peer of Israel defeated Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 0-6, 7-5, 10-7.
