With the early exit of world no. 1 Ana Ivanovic, fellow Serbian Jelena Jankovic could have another shot at the WTA summit if she reaches the finals at Montreal. Perhaps succumbing to the pressure of potentially becoming the no. 1 player in the world, Jankovic chokes again in her quarterfinal match against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-5, 6-2, another up-and-comer in the women's game.
Jankovic looked on course to sail into the semifinals as she led 5-1 in the opening set. Cibulkova who admitted that she was nervous and intimidated by the world no. 2, shook her nerves off to win eight straight games and gain a 7-5, 2-0 lead over the Serb. Jankovic could no longer keep up with the powerful Slovak as she won only 2 games before conceding a slot in the semis.
With Ivanovic and Jankovic eliminated and Sharapova retired, Svetlana Kuznetsova was the highest seed remaining and the only surviving player from the WTA top 5. It was an all-Russian affair in this quarterfinal match between Kuznetsova and seventh seed Dinara Safina. The last encounter between the two was at the French Open semifinals which Safina dominated. The world no. 4 was out to get revenge immediately breaking her compatriot to lead 2-0 and taking the first set 6-2. That, however, was the most she could do in the match as Safina remained calm and took control of the next two sets with her impressive serves. Just as Wimbledon a couple of weeks ago, the top 4 seeds have been eliminated even before the semifinals.
Jankovic looked on course to sail into the semifinals as she led 5-1 in the opening set. Cibulkova who admitted that she was nervous and intimidated by the world no. 2, shook her nerves off to win eight straight games and gain a 7-5, 2-0 lead over the Serb. Jankovic could no longer keep up with the powerful Slovak as she won only 2 games before conceding a slot in the semis.
With Ivanovic and Jankovic eliminated and Sharapova retired, Svetlana Kuznetsova was the highest seed remaining and the only surviving player from the WTA top 5. It was an all-Russian affair in this quarterfinal match between Kuznetsova and seventh seed Dinara Safina. The last encounter between the two was at the French Open semifinals which Safina dominated. The world no. 4 was out to get revenge immediately breaking her compatriot to lead 2-0 and taking the first set 6-2. That, however, was the most she could do in the match as Safina remained calm and took control of the next two sets with her impressive serves. Just as Wimbledon a couple of weeks ago, the top 4 seeds have been eliminated even before the semifinals.
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