Wozniak defeats Hantuchova and the rain
On Tuesday night at Uniprix Stadium, Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak thrilled fans in Montréal by getting through to the second round of the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Daniela Hantuchova.
It was a roller-coaster match, and Wozniak, who vacillated between nervousness and brilliance, wasted two match points when she was on serve at 6-5 in the second set, letting Hantuchova try to claw her way back.
Then the rain fell, and the rivals were relegated to the locker room.
After a one-hour delay, the players returned to the court for the decisive game. Wozniak gave it her all and converted her third match point after 1:42 in a bout that actually lasted over two and a half hours.
With 82 points versus 71 for her opponent, Wozniak fully deserved the win. But she had eight double faults and was broken six times and was unable to close things out earlier.
In the first match of the evening, Stéphanie Dubois of Laval wasn’t as lucky. She stole the first set 6-1 from Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa and seemed headed for success, but the Canadian ultimately ran out of steam and lost the next two sets 6-3, 6-0, passing up a great opportunity to ascend in the rankings.
Wozniak will play her second round match on Thursday.
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“I feel the last couple weeks I've been playing pretty well, and so perfect timing for the Olympics. Had a tough draw in singles there and a tough loss in doubles, but played well. Incredible experience. Then to come right over here the next week and play a tournament that I've been looking forward to all year, for sure it's a pretty exciting summer for me.”
- Vasek Pospisil on playing Rogers Cup following his first Olympic experience.
- Australia’s Bernard Tomic looking forward to his second round match-up with top seed Novak Djokovic.
- Vasek Pospisil on playing in front of Canadian fans at Rogers Cup following his first-round win.
- No. 5 seed Janko Tipsarevic on Toronto’s large and enthusiastic Serbian community.
- Vasek Pospisil following his first-round victory over Andreas Seppi, which he captured in a third-set tiebreaker.
- Monday winner Jeremy Chardy on his upcoming second-round match against fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
We are very pleased to welcome you to the 2012 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank at Rexall Centre on the campus of York University.
This event annually brings Canada to the centre stage of international sport. The third-oldest tournament in all of tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the US Open, some of the greatest players in history have been crowned champion. Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, and Bjorn Borg are among the retired legends to have lifted the Canadian trophy, while the past eight years have seen world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray each capture two Rogers Cup titles.
For the second consecutive year, our two tournaments will be virtually combined, with the women's event in Montreal occurring simultaneously with ours. Reporters working from the media centre in Toronto will have full access to all of the information coming out of the women's tournament, including the ability to sit in on press conferences and ask questions of the WTA players via video technology.
On this page, you will find our new media guide in an easy-to-access format, containing background information, statistics, and other resources to aid in your coverage of the event. Other pertinent information, requiring updating, will be distributed when it becomes available throughout the course of the week both on-site and online.
If you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact members of the Tennis Canada media relations staff or drop by the George Gross Media Centre. Representatives from the ATP World Tour will also be available to answer any special queries or requests.
We appreciate your valued coverage and support of this Canadian event. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is owned and operated by Tennis Canada, and as a non-profit organization, all net surplus is directed towards tennis development.
Please enjoy the world-class tennis action and we wish you a very pleasant and memorable stay at Rexall Centre.
Sincerely,
Sarah Grossman
Manager, Communications and Media Relations
Nicole Watts
Coordinator, Communications and Media Relations
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ROGERS CUP PRESENTED BY NATIONAL BANK – DRAWS, RESULTS AND ORDERS OF PLAY – TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 / COUPE ROGERS PRÉSENTÉE PAR BANQUE NATIONALE – TABLEAUX, RÉSULTATS ET HORAIRES DES MATCHS - MARDI 7 AOÛT 2012
Please find below the links to the draws, results and order of play for the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank events in Toronto and Montreal.
Veuillez trouver ci-dessous les liens vers les tableaux, les résultats et les horaires de la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale de Toronto et de Montréal.
TORONTO RESULTS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 / RÉSULTATS DE TORONTO DU MARDI 7 AOÛT 2012
Main Draw Singles – First Round / Tableau principal du simple – 1er tour
S Querrey (USA) d J Melzer (AUT) 63 62
T Haas (GER) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 62 67(11) 63
R Stepanek (CZE) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 61
M Granollers (ESP) d [Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) 46 64 63
M Youzhny (RUS) d K Anderson (RSA) 61 76(3)
M Kukushkin (KAZ) d [WC] F Dancevic (CAN) 63 75
J Benneteau (FRA) d [Q] W Odesnik (USA) 64 64
[Q] F Fognini (ITA) d Y Lu (TPE) 76(7) 57 76(5)
Main Draw Singles – Second Round / Tableau principal du simple – Deuxième tour
[7] J Monaco (ARG) d [WC] V Pospisil (CAN) 75 64
[8] J Isner (USA) d P Andujar (ESP) 76(5) 75
[11] M Fish (USA) d [LL] M Ebden (AUS) 62 60
[16] M Raonic (CAN) d V Troicki (SRB) 63 64
Main Draw Doubles – First Round / Tableau principal du double – 1er tour
J Chardy (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) d [WC] P Bester (CAN) / A Shamasdin (CAN) 64 46 13-11
P Hanley (AUS) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d C Berlocq (ARG) / K Nishikori (JPN) 63 75
MONTREAL RESULTS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 / RÉSULTATS DE MONTRÉAL DU MARDI 7 AOÛT 2012
Main Draw Singles – First Round / Tableau principal du simple – 1er tour
T Paszek (AUT) d J Goerges (GER) 62 61
C Suarez Navarro (ESP) d M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 16 64 63
K Pervak (KAZ) d [Q] A Tatishvili (GEO) 76(6) 76(4)
[WC] A Wozniak (CAN) d D Hantuchova (SVK) 75 76(5)
E Makarova (RUS) d [LL] U Radwanska (POL) 64 62
R Vinci (ITA) d Y Wickmayer (BEL) 62 36 75
[Q] S Karatantcheva (KAZ) d S Cirstea (ROU) 60 60
S Halep (ROU) d [Q] M Larcher de Brito (POR) 64 63
[Q] J Cepelova (SVK) d S Arvidsson (SWE) 63 63
C Scheepers (RSA) d [WC] S Dubois (CAN) 16 63 60
Main Draw Doubles – First Round / Tableau principal du double – 1er tour
K Jans-Ignacik (POL) / K Mladenovic (FRA) d [5] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 76(8) 63
V Dushevina (RUS) / T Tanasugarn (THA) d J Husarova (SVK) / S Peer (ISR) 75 57 10-7
N Grandin (RSA) / V Uhlirova (CZE) d D Jurak (CRO) / K Marosi (HUN) 67(4) 64 10-8
A Rodionova (AUS) / G Voskoboeva (KAZ) d A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / M Minella (LUX) 60 63
A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / L Safarova (CZE) d T Babos (HUN) / E Daniilidou (GRE) 61 36 11-9
E Makarova (RUS) / O Savchuk (UKR) d L Dekmeijere (LAT) / A Rosolska (POL) 36 61 10-8
TORONTO ORDER OF PLAY - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 / HORAIRE DES MATCHS DE TORONTO – MERCREDI 8 AOÛT 2012
STADIUM start 11:00 am
R Stepanek (CZE) vs [6] J Del Potro (ARG)
Not Before 1:00 PM
[3] J Tsonga (FRA) vs J Chardy (FRA)
Not Before 3:00 PM
[Q] F Cipolla (ITA) vs [2] A Murray (GBR)
Not Before 7:00 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs B Tomic (AUS)
[WC] F Dancevic (CAN) / V Pospisil (CAN) vs I Dodig (CRO) / M Melo (BRA)
GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
M Youzhny (RUS) vs [5] J Tipsarevic (SRB)
J Benneteau (FRA) vs [4] T Berdych (CZE)
[9] G Simon (FRA) vs T Haas (GER)
S Querrey (USA) vs [13] K Nishikori (JPN)
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
[10] M Cilic (CRO) vs M Baghdatis (CYP)
[Q] F Fognini (ITA) vs [12] P Kohlschreiber (GER)
Not Before 2:00 PM
M Raonic (CAN) / V Troicki (SRB) vs J Del Potro (ARG) / R Stepanek (CZE)
J Benneteau (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) vs T Berdych (CZE) / F Mayer (GER)
COURT 4 start 11:00 am
M Granollers (ESP) vs [15] F Mayer (GER)
[14] R Gasquet (FRA) vs M Kukushkin (KAZ)
D Bracciali (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) vs K Anderson (RSA) / E Butorac (USA)
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MONTREAL ORDER OF PLAY – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 / HORAIRE DES MATCHS DE MONTRÉAL – MERCREDI 8 AOÛT 2012
CENTRAL start 12:00 noon
S Peng (CHN) vs [Q] A Rezai (FRA) - WTA
Not Before 2:00 PM
[WC] E Bouchard (CAN) vs S Peer (ISR)
Not Before 6:00 PM
K Pervak (KAZ) vs [5] P Kvitova (CZE)
Not Before 8:00 PM
S Halep (ROU) vs [4] S Stosur (AUS) - WTA
BANQUE NATIONALE start 12:00 noon
N Petrova (RUS) vs [Q] K Bertens (NED) - WTA
Not Before 2:00 PM
[8] S Errani (ITA) vs [Q] J Cepelova (SVK) - WTA
Not Before 4:00 PM
[16] L Safarova (CZE) vs [Q] S Karatantcheva (KAZ)
Not Before 7:30 PM
[14] F Pennetta (ITA) vs C Scheepers (RSA)
COURT 9 start 12:00 noon
M Barthel (GER) vs [Q] T Babos (HUN)
A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs V Lepchenko (USA) - WTA
D Cibulkova (SVK) / D Hantuchova (SVK) vs [WC] S Fichman (CAN) / M Pelletier (CAN)
[6] R Kops-Jones (USA) / A Spears (USA) vs [WC] E Bouchard (CAN) / A Wozniak (CAN) - WTA
COURT 5 start 12:00 noon
[Q] A Rus (NED) vs C Mchale (USA)
B Mattek-Sands (USA) / S Mirza (IND) vs [7] J Goerges (GER) / K Peschke (CZE)
Not Before 4:30 PM
E Makarova (RUS) / O Savchuk (UKR) vs [2] S Errani (ITA) / R Vinci (ITA) - After Suitable Rest
COURT 6 start 1:00 pm
L Lee-Waters (USA) / M Moulton-Levy (USA) vs H Chan (TPE) / Y Chan (TPE) - WTA
S Lisicki (GER) / S Peng (CHN) vs [8] I Benesova (CZE) / B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) - After Suitable Rest
Not Before 4:30 PM
C Chuang (TPE) / S Zhang (CHN) vs A Klepac (SLO) / A Tatishvili (GEO)
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TORONTO DRAWS / TABLEAUX DE TORONTO
For main draw singles click here. / Cliquez ici pour le tableau principal du simple.
For main draw doubles click here. / Cliquez ici pour le tableau principal du double.
MONTREAL DRAWS / TABLEAUX DE MONTRÉAL
For main draw singles click here . / Cliquez ici pour le tableau principal du simple.
For main draw doubles click here. / Cliquez ici pour le tableau principal du double.
About the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a Tennis Canada owned and operated world-class tournament celebrating its 132nd anniversary of the men’s event from August 4-12, 2012 at Rexall Centre in Toronto and its 120th anniversary of the women’s event from August 4-13, 2012 at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. As an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, Premier WTA tournament and Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series event, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will showcase the world’s best players. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is the third-oldest title in tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For more information and tickets visit www.rogerscup.com.
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association responsible for leading the growth, promotion and showcasing of tennis in Canada. Tennis Canada owns and operates two of the premier events on the ATP and WTA Tours; Rogers Cup presented by National Bank men’s and women’s events that rotate annually between Rexall Centre in Toronto and Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. In addition, Tennis Canada owns and operates seven professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports nine other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs at the Centre of Excellence in Toronto, Uniprix Stadium in Montreal and the North Shore Winter Club in Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.tenniscanada.com.
Media Contacts Toronto
Sarah Grossman, Manager, Communications and Media Relations, sgrossman@tenniscanada.com, 416-650-7922
Nicole Watts, Coordinator, Communications and Media Relations, nwatts@tenniscanada.com, 416-665-9777 x4092
Media Contacts Montreal
Louis-Philippe Dorais, Director, Communications and Marketing, lpdorais@tenniscanada.com, 514-273-1515 x232
Valerie Tetreault, Coordinator, Communications, vtetreault@tenniscanada.com, 514-273-1515 x259
A legendary evening
On Monday night, the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank hosted the Legends Event at Uniprix Stadium in Montréal.
The high point of the evening was the induction of Jim Courier of the US and Martina Hingis of Switzerland into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame.
Courier was given a guitar autographed by members of the rock group Simple Plan, who were on hand for the occasion.
Hingis received a gift from rider Roger Deslauriers, who trotted onto Centre Court on his horse.
“All of the players will say that they love the tournament in Montréal,” said Courier. “I dreamed of being a baseball player, so I’m always especially happy to play tennis in an old baseball stadium,” he added, admitting that his induction was a great honour.
Hingis had only praise for the organization, which was kind enough to ask a rider and his horse to present her with her gift. Speaking in impeccable French, a language she learned from her husband of two years who happens to be a French rider, said she recognized she had always played well in Montréal.
As the evening got underway, the many spectators in the crowd were treated to mini-tennis matches, as teams led by comedian Martin Matte and Louis-José Houde went head-to-head. Tennis players of all ages, sports heroes and film and television stars were all part of the event.
After medals were presented to the young winners of the Mini Rogers Cup, which was held this weekend on the new mini-courts at Olympic Park, tennis fans witnessed a clash of the titans with tennis greats Martina Navratilova, Michael Chang, Jim Courier and Martina Hingis.
…Definitely the stuff of legends!
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PLAYERS
- 01/01 Brisbane *
- 02/01 Auckland
- 08/01 Sydney *
- 08/01 Hobart
- 16/01 Aus. Open *^
- 04/02 Fed Cup R1 ^
- 06/02 Paris
- 06/02 Pattaya City
- 13/02 Bogota
- 13/02 Doha
- 19/02 Memphis *
- 20/02 Dubai
- 20/02 Monterrey
- 27/02 Kuala Lumpur
- 27/02 Acapulco *
- 07/03 Indian Wells *
- 20/03 Miami *
- 02/04 Charleston
- 09/04 Barcelona
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- 21/04 Fed Cup SF ^
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- 30/04 Estoril *
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- 05/05 Madrid *
- 14/05 Rome *
- 21/05 Brussels
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- 27/05 Roland Garros *^
- 11/06 Birmingham
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- 25/06 Wimbledon *^
- 09/07 Palermo
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- 28/07 Olympics
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- 27/08 US Open *^
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- 15/10 Luxembourg
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- 03/11 Fed Cup Final ^
- Victoria Azarenka
- Elena Baltacha
- Anna Chakvetadze
- Dominika Cibulkova
- Casey Dellacqua
- Jelena Dokic
- Marina Erakovic
- Stephanie Foretz
- Anna Lena Groenefeld
- Jarmila Gajdosova
- Daniela Hantuchova
- Polona Hercog
- Kaia Kanepi
- Angelique Kerber
- Maria Kirilenko
- Alisa Kleybanova
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- M. Larcher de Brito
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