Russian Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina and Nadia Petrova forward-looking to the third round in uninterrupted sets at the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.
Tennis newsRussian Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina and Nadia Petrova progressive to the third round in straight sets at the Rogers Cup on Wednesday. Along with 15-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito.
No. 6-seeded Chakvetadze downed the last American, Jill Craybas, 6-2, 7-5, No. 7 Safina easily moved past Russian compatriot Anastasia Rodionova 6-2, 6-4, and Petrova accounted for Thai Olympian Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-2.
Also, No. 9 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland overcame Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-1, 7-5, victorious five straightforward sports event to march from 2-5 in the second set, and No. 11 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-2, 6-2.
No. 10 Marion Bartoli of France a doddle when Alisa Kleybanova of Russia withdrew with a lower back grievance. Bartoli will play Chakvetadze next, and Petrova will meet Schnyder in the last 16.
Two seeds were out. No. 15 Flavia Pennetta, candidate-up to Safina at Los Angeles last week, was trampled by qualifier Larcher de Brito of Portugal 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. It is the subsequent time this year the teen has reached the third round of a Tier I affair, after Key Biscayne in March.
Local team member Stephanie Dubois upset No. 13 Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4), hitting a drop shot barrage to strength Kirilenko to hit into the net on match thrust, to stimulating cheerio from the Uniprix Stadium cluster.
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