Rogers Cup Montreal Second Round

Ana Ivanovic, the champion of the 2006 Rogers Cup, took three sets to down her opponent 64th ranked Petra Kvitova. It was the first match of the Serb since her third round loss at Wimbledon. The world no. 1 was a little bit rusty conceding a 3-1 lead in the second set by committing a number of unforced errors which allowed Kvitova to fight back and win the set. In the deciding set, Ivanovic was dominant leading 5-0 and earning three match points. The Czech was able to pull herself out of trouble winning three games before the Ivanovic finally eliminated her on the fourth match point.

Fellow Serbian Jelena Jankovic had an easier time downing local favorite Aleksandra Wozniak. It took just 20 minutes for the world no. 2 to win the opening set without losing any game. Wozniak, champion of the Bank of the West Classic two weeks ago, found some of her tournament-winning form in the second set to even things up at 4-4 after being down 4-2. It wasn’t enough though as Jankovic quickly reasserted herself to close out the match in exactly an hour.

Maria Sharapova needed 2 hours and 55 minutes to advance in the third round by outlasting Marta Domachowska in three sets. After her win, she announced her withdrawal from the tournament because of a shoulder injury. Both players were erratic during the match and troubled by physical pain. Sharapova called a trainer in the second set. The Russian was clearly affected by her shoulder committing 17 double faults, 10 of which were in the second set. Domachowska also needed a trainer on the third set due to back pain. Unable to resist the pain, she lasted through the match but was no longer a threat to the world no. 3. Due to Sharapova’s withdrawal, Ai Sugiyama will advance immediately into the quarterfinals.

Results:
[1] Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) d. Petra KVITOVA (CZE) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
[2] Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) d. Aleksandra WOZNIAK (CAN) 6-0, 6-4
[3] Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) d. Marta DOMACHOWSKA (POL) 7-5, 5-7, 5-2
[4] Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) d. Alla KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS) 6-1, 1-0 Ret.