Kirilenko and Ivanovic open with wins at Rogers Cup women’s tournament
TORONTO – No. 11 seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia and 16th-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic won in straight sets at the Rogers Cup women’s tennis tournament Tuesday.
Kirilenko cruised by qualifier Petra Martic of Croatia 6-2, 6-1 while Ivonovic defeated Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the second round.
In other early matches, Ekaterina Makarova of Russia beat Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-1, 7-5 while American qualifier Lauren Davis edged Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and France’s Alize Cornet beat Russia’s Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-3.
Later Tuesday, Venus Williams faces Kristen Flipkens of Belgium while Sharon Fichman and Stephanie Dubois face off in an all-Canadian match and rising star Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal plays Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.
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