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Montreal: 2008 - 2006 - 2004   Toronto: 2009 - 2007 - 2005 - 2003 previous other tourney pages next Montreal: #10 Vera Zvonareva 5' 7¾" 130½lb RH 2H-BH Montreal: #3 Caroline Wozniacki 5' 10" 128lb RH 2H-BH

On Monday in Montreal, in the rain-postponed final of the Rogers Cup (aka the Canadian Open), this year's champion at Copenhagen and Ponte Vedra Beach, 20-year-old 2nd-seeded #3 (career-high: #2) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated this year's Wimbledon finalist (and champion in Pattya City, Thailand), 25-year-old 8th-seeded #10 (career-high: #5) Vera Zvonareva from Moscow, Russia, 6-3, 6-2 (Caroline is with the Rogers Cup transparent racquet trophy; Vera is shown during her 3rd round win).     Caroline's prize is $350,000; Vera's is $175,000.     Caroline said: "I feel really good. It definitely gives you a lot of confidence, winning a tournament like this. It is such a huge tournament, almost all the top players were playing. It’s a great feeling for me to [leave] here as a winner." postmatch interview     Both finalists played their semifinals on Monday morning. Vera said: "It was difficult [after] preparing myself to play against [Victoria Azarenka] the past couple of days. Vika and Caroline have absolute different styles of game... Against such a good player like Caroline, that makes you play a lot of balls, you have to keep your concentration level very high and it just wasn’t there today." postmatch interview     Earlier on Monday in Montreal, in the rain-postponed semifinals, in a match that was begun on Saturday but stopped by rain after only 2 gamea and a point were played, Caroline defeated the champion two weeks ago in San Diego (and 2-time Grand Slam champ), 25-year-old 11th-seeded #14 (career-high: #2) Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (residence: like Caroline, Monte Carlo, Monaco), 6-2, 6-3.     Svetlana said: "I have to give credit to Caroline. I think she played really well. She used a lot of her chances. In my game, I felt like it had been raining a week. In her game, I felt like she didn’t have any rain.

    "She played really well and I didn’t use my chances. I was a little slow. I think the games were very close. It was a good match before the U.S. Open... It was a good experience for me." postmatch interview

    In the other semifinal Vera defeated this year's champ at Stanford, 20-year-old 10th-seeded #12 (career-high: #6) Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (res: Scottsdale, Arizona), 7-6(6), 1-0 retired when Victoria could not continue due to a left foot blister.

    Victoria said: "My blister started in the warm-up, so I couldn’t have a proper warm-up. I had to play, it was a semi-final match and I knew that I would do the best I can. In the first set, I was managing, I was trying to not focus on the pain and try to play every point, point by point, but it was just too much.     "[I first noticed it] today, this morning. I’m surprised I could get a blister from sitting on my ass for two days... It is done and I just have to forget and try to move on and prepare for the US Open. My game was there; it’s just that my ability of moving was not there today." postmatch interview

    Caroline and Vera are now tied at 2-2 in career matches, but in their previous match Caroline had to retire due to injury, and in the one before that Vera's ankle was still ailing. Their only other meeting with both players healthy was on a Plexipave hardcourt in the quarterfinals last year at Indian Wells, when Vera defeated Caroline 6-4, 6-2.

    2009 US Open finalist Caroline is now 9-7 in WTA singles finals; she won at Copenhagen and Ponte Vedra Beach this year, and at New Haven, Eastbourne and Ponte Vedra Beach last year. Caroline has a 41-14 singles match record in 2010.

    2010 Wimbledon finalist Vera is now 10-14 in WTA singles finals; after she won at Indian Wells last year she tore ankle ligaments at Charleston, and had surgery to remove scar tissue in November. In January at the Australian Open Vera said it would still take a while before her ankle was fully healed; now she seems to be 100%. Vera has a 33-14 match record this year.

WTA SCOREBOARD: Montreal s=seed, #=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Rogers Cup,  Montreal, Canada   NWS weather radar tourney time:        = GMT -4 hours        = US EDT        = US PDT +3 hours Canada news Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar   click for broader view   Uniprix Stadium, Montreal Lat.: 45.533409 Long.: -73.628086 goto link for World Wind     Montreal: The 56-player main draw for the Rogers Cup has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes. There are 8 qualifiers and 5 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying (3 rounds) starts on Friday; qualifying finals are on Sunday.     The Rogers Cup, also known as the Canadian Open, is played alternating years in Montreal and Toronto. When the WTA is in Montreal, the ATP plays their version a week earlier in Toronto, and vice versa. 2010: On Sunday, August 15,, darned-good looking healthy young ladies at the players party in Montreal (some engaged in runway modeling) included Czechs Lucie Safarova & Andrea Hlavackova, the Canadian contingent of Sharon Fichman, Aleksandra Wozniak, Marie-Eve Pelletier & Stephanie Dubois, row 2: Aravane Rezai, Tamira Paszek, Elena Vesnina, 2009 Rogers Cup champion Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki & Agnieszka Radwanska, 2010 top-seed Jelena Jankovic, row 3: Na Li, and Alicia Molik & Anastasia Rodionova... On Monday, 1974, '80, '84 & '85 Canadian Open champ Chris Evert was inducted into the tourney's Hall of Fame...

Montreal, 1st Rd, Mon-Tue 11am loser's prize: $5,400 US; points: 1 #12 s10 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #43 Kateryna Bondarenko UKR 6-1, 6-1 Tue Vika serving to Kateryna #14 s11 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #25 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Tue Svetlana serving, and Anastasia running down a forehand #16 s13 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d #45 Olga Govortsova BLR 6-3, 7-6(7) Mon *#34 Kaia Kanepi EST d #17 s14 Shahar Peer ISR 6-3, 6-3 Mon Shahar following a forehand, and Kaia driving a backhand #18 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #24 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-0, 7-5 Tue Daniela's service toss, and Flavia driving a backhand #19 s16 Aravane Rezai FRA d #30 Petra Kvitova CZE 6(1)-7, 7-5, 6-3 Mon Aravane and Petra driving forehands, and Aravane's backhand drive #20 s17 Marion Bartoli FRA d #170 wc Valerie Tetreault CAN 6-1, 6-0 Tue Valerie and Marion driving forehands #21 s18 Nadia Petrova RUS d #26 Lucie Safarova CZE 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Tue #23 Jie Zheng CHN d #228 sr Katarina Srebotnik SLO 6-3, 6-2 Tue #27 Alisa Kleybanova RUS d #211 q Heidi El Tabakh CAN 6-1, 6-2 Tue Heidi driving a forehand (no photos of Alisa could be found) #28 Maria Kirilenko RUS d #44 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 6-0, 6-3 Tue *#72 Sybille Bammer AUT d #29 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Mon Alexandra following a backhand, and Sybille driving one *#66 q Jarmila Groth AUS d #31 Alona Bondarenko UKR 7-6(9), 6-2 Mon Alona and Jarmila driving forehands #32 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ d #50 Angelique Kerber GER 6(5)-7, 6-1, 6-4 Mon #35 Dinara Safina RUS d #39 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-3, 6-3 Mon Andrea driving a forehand, and Dinara following one *#77 q Iveta Benesova CZE d #36 Sara Errani ITA 6-3, 6-2 Mon #37 Agnes Szavay HUN d #46 Gisela Dulko ARG 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3) Tue Agnes watching her serve fly, and Gisel ready to swat a forehand #38 Klara Zakopalova CZE d #133 wc Stephanie Dubois CAN 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 Mon Klara driving a forehand, and Stephanie running one down     Stephanie said: "At this level you cannot give so many chances or else they will come and take them. For sure I feel a little bit disappointed. I should have gone to get the points like I wanted to do and I didn’t do it." postmatch interview *#97 q Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #42 Melanie Oudin USA 6-1, 6-4 Tue *#81 q Vania King USA d #48 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Mon #51 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d #53 wc Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 6-3, 6-2 Mon Timea serving, and Aleksandra driving a backhand     Aleksandra is just returning from an injury layoff. Aleksandra said: "I think it was the lack of matches. One match in six weeks makes a big difference compared to my opponent who played the [ITF] final last week. She came pretty strong and I had trouble playing in the rally and the points, and it makes a big difference and I was making lots of errors and I was missing the rhythm so it shows." postmatch interview #69 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #124 q Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-0, 6-4 Tue *#54 LL Patty Schnyder SUI d #115 wc Virginie Razzano FRA 6(4)-7, 7-5, 6-3 Mon Patty and Virginie driving backhands #59 LL Kimiko Date Krumm JPN d #102 q Monica Niculescu ROU 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2 Tue

Montreal, 2nd Rd, Tue-Wed 11am losers' prize: $10,275 US; points: 70 *#77 q Iveta Benesova CZE d #2 s1 Jelena Jankovic SRB 7-6(3), 6-3 Tue Jelena and Iveta driving forehand and backhand, Iveta after match point, and Jelena kindly congratulating Iveta for a job well done     Iveta's previous best win, by rank, was over then #10 Vera Zvonareva in 2005.     Iveta said: "It was almost a perfect match for me... I was in the zone and focused on my game." Toronto Star story     Jelena said: "I wasn't on my game, especially on the return. I couldn't stay in the points long and made a lot of errors. I just didn't feel like myself out there... Iveta played really well. She was really solid." WTA story #3 s2 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #54 LL Patty Schnyder SUI 7-5, 7-5 Wed Patty and Caroline driving backhands, and Caro after winning a point     Caroline said: "Patty is a great player; she is a very serious player. She knows how to play the points the way you don’t like it, she likes to mix it up and she doesn’t give you any rhythm, so it’s very difficult... I managed to pull it off in two sets, so I was pretty happy about that." postmatch interview #6 s4 Elena Dementieva RUS d #38 Klara Zakopalova CZE 6-2, 6-4 Wed Elena preparing to serve     Elena said: "We never played before... [Klara] has a great defence and she moves well... I was trying to be aggressive on her second serve, trying to step into the court and make a winner on the second serve and I could see that she was feeling a bit of pressure on her serve... It was a good match. It was important to win in two sets today and to get used to the court and the atmosphere." postmatch interview #7 s5 Kim Clijsters BEL d #97 q Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Wed Bethanie serving, and Kim driving a backhand     After losing the 1st set, Kim trailed 1-4 in the 2nd. Kim said: "I was trying not to think about it, only to focus on each point and to fight for each rally. I was trying to make sure that I didn’t give her too many mistakes. I was trying not to give her anything too easily... I am happy with the way that I fought and how I raised my level towards the end." postmatch interview #8 s6 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #69 q Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-4, 6(5)-7, 6-2 Wed Ekaterina following a forehand, and Francesca driving one #9 s7 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d #81 q Vania King USA 6-0, 6-3 Wed Agnieszka driving a forehand, and Vania running one down #10 s8 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #32 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 6-2, 6-1 Tue #11 s9 Na Li CHN d #66 q Jarmila Groth AUS 6-3, 6-2 Tue #12 s10 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #28 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6-4, 6-1 Wed #14 s11 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #51 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 7-6(6), 6-4 Wed *#37 Agnes Szavay HUN d #16 s13 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-4 Wed #18 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA d #27 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 6-3, 6-3 Wed Flavia's forehand drive *#23 Jie Zheng CHN d #19 s16 Aravane Rezai FRA 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-1 Wed #20 s17 Marion Bartoli FRA d #59 LL Kimiko Date Krumm JPN walkover—left quadriceps strain Wed *#35 Dinara Safina RUS d #21 s18 Nadia Petrova RUS 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 Wed Dinara following a forehand, and Nadia driving a backhand     Dinara trailed 1-4 in the 3rd set. Dinara said: "I am enjoying very much to play here. The crowd was unbelievable today. They were so much behind me. I could not let it go so easy. I was like, 4-1, keep on doing, keep on fighting. Until 4-1, there were so many chances. I told myself: do your best, stay tough." postmatch interview #34 Kaia Kanepi EST d #72 Sybille Bammer AUT 7-5, 6-2 Wed

Montreal, 3rd Rd, Thu 11am WTA story losers' prize: $20,000 US; points: 125 #3 s2 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #18 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 Flavia's service toss, Caroline driving a backhand, and after match point     Caroline said: "The second set, I thought, ‘It’s a new match, it’s a new set, I just need to keep playing the way I do.’ I was playing well. I was up and I was focused to finish it off this time. [Flavia] was fighting, she just wanted to hang in there. It was a tough match, but I knew going into the match that it wasn’t going to end easy because we’ve had tough matches before." postmatch interview *#23 Jie Zheng CHN d #6 s4 Elena Dementieva RUS 7-6(3), 6-4 Elena questioning a call (only photo available), Jie about to swat a forehand, and following one     Elena said: "I really like to play in Canada, so it's very disappointing to lose in the third round. I was trying so hard. I feel like I was playing well. We had so many long rallies and [Jie] outplayed me—I have to give her credit. It's a very disappointing moment for me." #7 s5 Kim Clijsters BEL d #34 Kaia Kanepi EST 6-2, 6-1 Kim driving a high backhand     Kim said: "It's a bit of an adjustment, playing under the lights at night and then today in the heat, but I'm pleased the way I played." #8 s6 Francesca Schiavone ITA d #35 Dinara Safina RUS 6-4, 6-3 *#14 s11 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #9 s7 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Svetlana serving, Agnieszka driving a forehand, and Sveta after winning a point     Svetlana said: "[Agnieszka is] a very tricky player. When you play good and you mix up the space and the pace and everything, it’s good, but when you start to miss a little bit or overhit it... it’s very difficult to create something. [The 2nd set] was 6-1, but I think every game was deuce. It was pretty hard. I just took a break and it worked for me." postmatch interview #10 s8 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #37 Agnes Szavay HUN 6-3, 6-3 Vera after winning a point, and Agnes after losing one     Vera said: "It always looks easier from the side than it is on the court. I’ve played against two tough opponents... It was not easy for me out there, but I think I managed it quite well. I think I played the way I was supposed to play." postmatch interview - AP story     In the quarterfinals on Friday, Vera will face the champion last week in Cincinnati, Kim Clijsters. Kim leads Vera 5-1 in career matches, and all of their meetings have been on fast surfaces. Vera's lone win over Kim came the last time they met, on grass in the semifinals of this year's Championships at Wimbledon, when Vera defeated Kim 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.     Vera said: "I think we always had tough matches, a lot of three-setters or very tough ones. I never managed to beat [Kim] and finally, at Wimbledon, I was able to play consistently.     "I always believe I could beat anyone on the other side of the net. You have to come out there and not only know the game plan, but be able to execute it. It is very important to play your best to beat someone in the quarterfinals in such a big event." #12 s10 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #11 s9 Na Li CHN 6-3, 6-3 Vika getting a little height and distance while serving, and Na's forehand return #20 s17 Marion Bartoli FRA d #77 q Iveta Benesova CZE 6-0, 6-1 Marion's 2-handed forehand with backhand grip

Montreal, QFs, Fri 1pm AP story - WTA story losers' prize: $40,000 US; points: 225 #3 s2 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #8 s6 Francesca Schiavone ITA 6-3, 6-2 Caroline's service toss, Francesca's over-shoulder-boulder-holder forehand, Caro driving a backhand, and after match point     Caroline said: "I was focused and concentrated. Francesca is a great player. I didn’t want to give her the chance to come back. I thought I was playing really, really well today... I thought I served really well. I thought I stepped in and took the balls early and dictated the game. I thought that those things paid off today." postmatch interview     Francesca said: "[Caroline] played very well, particularly with the serve. She served very good. And then I think I was not in very great shape physically... I was playing very tough matches. Today, I was not at a high level, physically, strong. Here, if you are not at 80% it’s tough. She played good." postmatch interview *#10 s8 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #7 s5 Kim Clijsters BEL 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 Vera serving, Kim and Vera driving forehand and backhand, and Vera asking Kim if she is OK after match point     After the score reached 3-3 in the 2nd set, Vera won the next 8 games, taking the 2nd set and a 5-0 lead in the 3rd. Between those sets, Kim called for the trainer and had her left leg strapped.     Kim said: "I don't like to give up. If something really bad happens, if you twist your ankle. But I was still able to move, still able to hit the ball, so I don't believe in giving up...     "It's the hip. I was trying to get an MRI this weekend but the hospitals here are full, so I'm going to get it done at the beginning of the next week in New Jersey."     Kim still leads Vera 5-2 in career matches, but Vera's two wins over Kim have come the last two times they have played. In their previous match, on grass in the semifinals of this year's Championships at Wimbledon, Vera defeated Kim 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. #12 s10 Victoria Azarenka BLR d #20 s17 Marion Bartoli FRA 6-2, 7-6(6) Victoria driving a forehand, and Marion and Vika driving backhands     Marion led by 2 mini-breaks and held 4 set points at 6-2 in the 2nd set tiebreaker—but Victoria scored 5 straight points to win the match.     Victoria said: "[Trailing 2-6 in the tiebreaker,] I thought I had to keep fighting and try to win one at a time and see how it goes. There were no other thoughts. Keep fighting and try to win and try to bring as many balls back as possible...     "I think I played pretty good, especially in the first set. The second set was tougher. She was serving better, it was tough to get the rhythm. Overall it was pretty good. A little bit too many double faults. It was tough to adjust to the lights. I was playing all the matches during the day, and I had to adjust to the lights. Tomorrow I will be more consistent." postmatch interview #14 s11 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d #23 Jie Zheng CHN 6-1, 6-3 Svetlana serving, Jie and Svetlana driving backhands, and Sveta after match point     Though Svetlana now leads Jie 6-0 in career matches, three of their matches have been close. Their previous meeting was on Deco-Turf last October in the 1st round in Beijing, when Svetlana defeated Jie 7-6(3), 7-5.     Svetlana said: "[Jie] getting better and better. Before you could beat her easily but the last few times it's been harder and harder...     "Winning matches makes you a totally different player. Without matches, you struggle a lot. Maybe you know what to do but you're not confident with some shots. There's only two or three points difference, but it makes a huge difference." postmatch interview

Montreal, SFs, Sat 3pm & 7pm loser's prize: $87,500 US; points: 395 Saturday: rain delayed start of play; start at 6:50pm, rain stopped play Sunday: rainout; SFs ppd-Mon 10am #3 s2 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #14 s11 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 6-2, 6-3     Sat-rain-Sun-ppd-Mon Svetlana and Caroline playing soccer in the rain on Saturday, and leaving the court, to finish, hopefully, on Sunday Caroline serving, Svetlana driving a backhand, Caro ready to swat one (all on Saturday), and after match point on Monday     Rain stopped play on Saturday in Montreal, with only a little more than 2 games played. During the delay, Caro and Sveta played a little soccer on center court to amuse hardy fans waiting out the light rain. The rain did not stop, so they were unable to continue the match. It rained all day on Sunday, so play did not resume until Monday at 10am, with Caroline leading Svetlana 2-0, 0-15. #10 s8 Vera Zvonareva RUS d #12 s10 Victoria Azarenka BLR 7-6(6), 1-0 retired—left foot blister ppd-Sun-ppd-Mon Vika and Vera driving forehands

Montreal, Final, Sun-ppd-Mon 1:30pm loser's prize: $175,000 US; points: 620 winner's prize: $350,000 US; points: 900 #3 s2 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d #10 s8 Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-3, 6-2 Mon Caroline driving a forehand, Vera running one down, Caro fielding a drop shot, and after match point

Montreal, Doubles Final, Sun losers' prize: $50,000 US winners' prize: $100,000 US Sunday: moved indoors at Club de Tennis Île-des-Sœurs cdr15 s2 Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta d cdr21 s3 Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 3-6, (12-10) Flavia (11th WTA doubles title) and Gisela (14th WTA doubles title); their 8th as a team (5th this year)     Due to rain, the doubles semis and final were all played indoors on Sunday.     Gisela said: "There were between 50 and 100 people watching [the semifinals]. It was weird, but we prefer that to sitting around, waiting and not playing for the second day in a row. We were just happy to play our matches...     "I'm very happy we won this match. It was a tough match. As you can see from the score, it was really tight. I'm so happy to win another tournament with Flavia. It's unbelievable. We surprise ourselves every week. Montreal, Qual Finals, Sun Aug 15 10am losers' prizes: q1 $475 1pt; q2 $1,000 12pts; q3 $2,000 20pts; qualifier 30 points *#77 Iveta Benesova CZE d #54 Patty Schnyder SUI 7-6(5), 6-1 *#66 Jarmila Groth AUS d #59 Kimiko Date Krumm JPN 6-2, 6-0 #69 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d #187 Rebecca Marino CAN 6-4, 6-4 *#97 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA d #71 Vera Dushevina RUS 7-6(5), 6-2 *#102 Monica Niculescu ROU d #74 Sorana Cirstea ROU 6-3, 6-3 *#124 Lucie Hradecka CZE d #80 Alize Cornet FRA 6-4, 7-5 #81 Vania King USA d #96 Simona Halep ROU 7-6(5), 6-1 *#211 Heidi El Tabakh CAN d #94 Karolina Sprem CRO 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Montreal, Withdrawals #1 Serena Williams USA cut foot on broken glass, had surgery #5 Samantha Stosur AUS arm injury #15 s12 Maria Sharapova RUS left foot (heel) injury     Maria began to feel pain in her left heel in the 2nd set of the Cincinnati final. Maria said: "[the pain] kind of scared me, so I have been forced to pull out of Montreal. I am hoping I just need a few days of rest." #22 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP #52 Shuai Peng CHN left ankle injury

    (August 12, 2010) 2006 Montreal champion, 2008 French Open champion, and former #1 Ana Ivanovic has declined a late wild card entry to the Rogers Cup due to comments made by the tournament director.
    Ana requested a wild card weeks ago, but was at first refused one. Tournament Director Eugene Lapierre, according to an AP story, then told a Montreal newspaper the 62nd-ranked player didn't deserve a wild card. On Tuesday, Lapierre changed his mind, but Ana declined the late wild card.
    At her website, Ana said: "“The fact that my original request was turned down isn’t really an issue: I would have been happy to play qualifying, but I felt that they kind of stepped over the line with this interview, making public our correspondence and even misrepresenting it. Unfortunately I don’t feel welcome at this tournament."

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