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ROGERS CUP 2015: Azarenka defeated Svitolina in two sets: 6-1, 6-4; TORONTO AND MONTREAL ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015



By Juan Carlos Cordero, Editor-in-Chief, UNO International News Services. Photos by Bianca Carolina Cordero-Ramirez.

After a heavy rain MONDAY, that sought action only with two matches in Centre Court at Toronto's Rogers Cup, Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus - no seeded this year at the tournament, out of Top 20 - jumped to the opportunity of being a crowd's favourite. Before her, it was Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, seed N0. 15, a WTA Rising Star that had won a Roland Garros Grand Slam as a junior, then get her first adult Quarterfinal at the same French Grand Slam, and has been winning tournaments lately.

However, Vikka put all her power to demolish Svitolina 6-1 in the first set. When the Ukrainian tennis player reacted in the second set and even had a 3-1 advantage, Azarenka reacted against with power and all kind of shots to tie 3-3 and then going to a 5-4. With her rival serving, she was able to sort it out her serve and finally finish the set 6-4. Next in her pool, it will be Petra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, a Wimbledon champion, who finished 2015 WTA Tour as one of the Top 5 of the world.


Singles First Round / 1er tour
Sabine Lisicki (GER) d [14] Venus Williams (USA) 6-0 6-3
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d [WC] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 6-4 6-1


TORONTO ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 / HORAIRE DES MATCHS DE TORONTO – MARDI 11 AOÛT 2015
CENTRE COURT start 11:00 / débute à 11 h
J. Jankovic (SRB) vs C. Garcia (FRA)

Not Before 1:00 pm / pas avant 13 h
V. Azarenka (BLR) vs E. Svitolina (UKR)
[1] S. Williams (USA) vs F. Pennetta (ITA)

Not Before 7:00 pm / pas avant 19 h
E. Bouchard (CAN) vs B. Bencic (SUI)
S. Stephens (USA) vs D. Cibulkova (SVK)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am / débute à 11 h
R. Vinci (ITA) vs K. Knapp (ITA), 6-0, 6-0
A. Cornet (FRA) vs [9] C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4
[15] S. Errani (ITA) vs K. Mladenovic (FRA) 11
Possible Court Change - M. Brengle (USA) vs [WC] C. Zhao (CAN)

Not Before 6:00 pm / pas avant 18 h
[WC] F. Abanda (CAN) vs [16] A. Petkovic (GER)
[Q] I. Falconi (USA) vs [Q] H. Watson (GBR)

COURT 1 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
S. Stosur (AUS) vs D. Gavrilova (RUS) 4-6, 4-6
[Q] L. Tsurenko (UKR) vs [Q] Y. Wickmayer (BEL) 6-3, 7-6
Z. Diyas (KAZ) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

COURT 2 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
[10] K. Pliskova (CZE) vs [Q] M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-3, 6-7, 2-6
C. Vandeweghe (USA) vs [Q] C. Witthoeft (GER) 3-6, 6-3, 1-6
After suitable rest - D. Jurak (CRO) / R. Kops-Jones (USA) vs [WC] D. Gavrilova (RUS) / S. Halep (ROU)
After suitable rest - J. Jankovic (SRB) / R. Vinci (ITA) vs [8] G. Muguruza (ESP) / C. Suárez Navarro (ESP)

COURT 3 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
[11] E. Makarova (RUS) vs [Q] A. Tatishvili (USA) 6-3, 6-3
[13] A. Kerber (GER) vs [Q] M. Doi (JPN) 6-0, 6-1
J. Goerges (GER) / K. Jans-Ignacik (POL) vs L. Kichenok (UKR) / O. Savchuk (UKR) 75 42
After suitable rest - [5] C. Dellacqua (AUS) / Y. Shvedova (KAZ) vs K. Mladenovic (FRA) / K. Pliskova (CZE)

COURT 4 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
[Q] P. Hercog (SLO) vs A. Van Uytvanck (BEL)
A. Riske (USA) vs [12] T. Bacsinszky (SUI)
[Q] O. Govortsova (BLR) vs I. Begu (ROU)

COURT 5 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
B. Strycova (CZE) vs V. Lepchenko (USA) 6-2, 6-4
[Q] M. Puig (PUR) vs [Q] M. Duque-Mariño (COL)
After suitable rest - M. Krajicek (NED) / B. Strycova (CZE) vs A. Groenefeld (GER) / A. Tomljanovic (CRO)

Click here for printable version. / Cliquez ici pour obtenir une version imprimable.

MONTREAL ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY AUGUST 11, 2015 / HORAIRE DES MATCHS DE MONTRÉAL – MARDI 11 AOÛT 2015

COURT CENTRAL start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
F. Verdasco (ESP) vs N. Kyrgios (AUS)
B. Coric (CRO) vs [10] J. Tsonga (FRA) 12

Not Before 2:30 pm / pas avant 14 h 30
[1] N. Djokovic (SRB) vs T. Bellucci (BRA)

Not Before 6:30 pm / pas avant 18 h 30
I. Karlovic (CRO) vs [8] M. Raonic (CAN)
T. Robredo (ESP) vs [2] A. Murray (GBR)

BANQUE NATIONALE start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
[Q] A. Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [14] G. Dimitrov (BUL)
[11] R. Gasquet (FRA) vs J. Chardy (FRA)
[WC] V. Pospisil (CAN) vs [Q] Y. Lu (TPE)

Not Before 6:30 pm / pas avant 18 h 30
[Q] E. Gulbis (LAT) vs D. Thiem (AUT)

COURT 9 start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
J. Sock (USA) vs A. Mannarino (FRA)
[WC] F. Dancevic (CAN) vs P. Andujar (ESP)
M. Cilic (CRO) / R. Lindstedt (SWE) vs [WC] P. Bester (CAN) / A. Shamasdin (CAN)
[WC] L. Hewitt (AUS) / N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs G. Monfils (FRA) / J. Tsonga (FRA)

COURT 5 start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
[13] D. Goffin (BEL) vs S. Johnson (USA)
R. Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [PR] J. Tipsarevic (SRB)
B. Becker (GER) vs [16] J. Isner (USA)

COURT 2 start 1:30 pm / débute à 13 h 30
V. Troicki (SRB) vs [Q] M. Youzhny (RUS)
[12] K. Anderson (RSA) vs L. Rosol (CZE)

Click here for printable version. / Cliquez ici pour obtenir une version imprimable.

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.
Click here for qualifying singles draw / Cliquez ici pour le tableau des qualifications du simple.

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.
Click here for qualifying singles draw / Cliquez ici pour le tableau des qualifications du simple.

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 135th anniversary of the men’s event from August 7-16, 2015 at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal and its 123rd anniversary of the women’s event from August 8-16, 2015 at Aviva Centre in Toronto. 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 with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, eight professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 15 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and 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 website at www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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
Valerie Tetreault, Regional Manager, Communications and Media Relations      
vtetreault@tenniscanada.com, 514-273-1515 x259

Tennis Canada
 
ROGERS CUP PRESENTED BY NATIONAL BANK – DRAWS, RESULTS AND ORDERS OF PLAY – MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015 / COUPE ROGERS PRÉSENTÉE PAR BANQUE NATIONALE – TABLEAUX, RÉSULTATS ET HORAIRES DES MATCHS - LUNDI 10 AOÛT 2015

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, MONDAY AUGUST 10, 2015 / RÉSULTATS DE TORONTO DU LUNDI 10 AOÛT 2015
Singles First Round / 1er tour
S. Lisicki (GER) d [14] V. Williams (USA) 60 63
F. Pennetta (ITA) d [WC] G. Dabrowski (CAN) 64 61
Doubles First Round / 1er tour
I. Begu (ROU) / I. Olaru (ROU) d A. Rodionova (AUS) / A. Rodionova (AUS) 63 46 10-7

MONTREAL RESULTS, MONDAY AUGUST 10, 2015 / RÉSULTATS DE MONTRÉAL DU LUNDI 10 AOÛT 2015
Singles - First Round / 1er tour
[9] G. Simon (FRA) d A. Seppi (ITA) 62 64
[15] G. Monfils (FRA) d F. Fognini (ITA) 63 61
T. Bellucci (BRA) d P. Cuevas (URU) 76(4) 46 76(4)
[Q] D. Young (USA) d [Q] D. Kudla (USA) 63 64
L. Mayer (ARG) d [Q] H. Chung (KOR) 63 64
I. Karlovic (CRO) d J. Janowicz (POL) 64 76(6)
S. Stakhovsky (UKR) d [WC] F. Peliwo (CAN) 61 57 62
S. Querrey (USA) d M. Klizan (SVK) 63 63
B. Tomic (AUS) d J. Sousa (POR) 63 63
G. Muller (LUX) d [WC] P. Bester (CAN) 62 63
T. Robredo (ESP) d F. Lopez (ESP) 63 36 63
Doubles - First Round / 1er tour
R. Nadal (ESP) / F. Verdasco (ESP) d T. Berdych (CZE) / J. Sock (USA) 63 57 10-6
A. Murray (GBR) / L. Paes (IND) d K. Anderson (RSA) / J. Chardy (FRA) 63 61
[PR] N. Djokovic (SRB) / J. Tipsarevic (SRB) d A. Seppi (ITA) / V. Troicki (SRB) 64 63


TORONTO ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 / HORAIRE DES MATCHS DE TORONTO – MARDI 11 AOÛT 2015

CENTRE COURT start 11:00 / débute à 11 h
J. Jankovic (SRB) vs C. Garcia (FRA)

Not Before 1:00 pm / pas avant 13 h
V. Azarenka (BLR) vs E. Svitolina (UKR)
[1] S. Williams (USA) vs F. Pennetta (ITA)

Not Before 7:00 pm / pas avant 19 h
E. Bouchard (CAN) vs B. Bencic (SUI)
S. Stephens (USA) vs D. Cibulkova (SVK)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am / débute à 11 h
R. Vinci (ITA) vs K. Knapp (ITA)
A. Cornet (FRA) vs [9] C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) 63 67(2) 00
[15] S. Errani (ITA) vs K. Mladenovic (FRA) 11
Possible Court Change - M. Brengle (USA) vs [WC] C. Zhao (CAN)

Not Before 6:00 pm / pas avant 18 h
[WC] F. Abanda (CAN) vs [16] A. Petkovic (GER)
[Q] I. Falconi (USA) vs [Q] H. Watson (GBR)

COURT 1 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
S. Stosur (AUS) vs D. Gavrilova (RUS)
[Q] L. Tsurenko (UKR) vs [Q] Y. Wickmayer (BEL) 32
Z. Diyas (KAZ) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

COURT 2 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
[10] K. Pliskova (CZE) vs [Q] M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO)
C. Vandeweghe (USA) vs [Q] C. Witthoeft (GER) 36 42
After suitable rest - D. Jurak (CRO) / R. Kops-Jones (USA) vs [WC] D. Gavrilova (RUS) / S. Halep (ROU)
After suitable rest - J. Jankovic (SRB) / R. Vinci (ITA) vs [8] G. Muguruza (ESP) / C. Suárez Navarro (ESP)

COURT 3 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
[11] E. Makarova (RUS) vs [Q] A. Tatishvili (USA)
[13] A. Kerber (GER) vs [Q] M. Doi (JPN)
J. Goerges (GER) / K. Jans-Ignacik (POL) vs L. Kichenok (UKR) / O. Savchuk (UKR) 75 42
After suitable rest - [5] C. Dellacqua (AUS) / Y. Shvedova (KAZ) vs K. Mladenovic (FRA) / K. Pliskova (CZE)

COURT 4 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
[Q] P. Hercog (SLO) vs A. Van Uytvanck (BEL)
A. Riske (USA) vs [12] T. Bacsinszky (SUI)
[Q] O. Govortsova (BLR) vs I. Begu (ROU)

COURT 5 start 10:30 am / débute à 10 h 30
B. Strycova (CZE) vs V. Lepchenko (USA)
[Q] M. Puig (PUR) vs [Q] M. Duque-Mariño (COL)
After suitable rest - M. Krajicek (NED) / B. Strycova (CZE) vs A. Groenefeld (GER) / A. Tomljanovic (CRO)

Click here for printable version. / Cliquez ici pour obtenir une version imprimable.

MONTREAL ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY AUGUST 11, 2015 / HORAIRE DES MATCHS DE MONTRÉAL – MARDI 11 AOÛT 2015

COURT CENTRAL start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
F. Verdasco (ESP) vs N. Kyrgios (AUS)
B. Coric (CRO) vs [10] J. Tsonga (FRA) 12

Not Before 2:30 pm / pas avant 14 h 30
[1] N. Djokovic (SRB) vs T. Bellucci (BRA)

Not Before 6:30 pm / pas avant 18 h 30
I. Karlovic (CRO) vs [8] M. Raonic (CAN)
T. Robredo (ESP) vs [2] A. Murray (GBR)

BANQUE NATIONALE start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
[Q] A. Dolgopolov (UKR) vs [14] G. Dimitrov (BUL)
[11] R. Gasquet (FRA) vs J. Chardy (FRA)
[WC] V. Pospisil (CAN) vs [Q] Y. Lu (TPE)

Not Before 6:30 pm / pas avant 18 h 30
[Q] E. Gulbis (LAT) vs D. Thiem (AUT)

COURT 9 start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
J. Sock (USA) vs A. Mannarino (FRA)
[WC] F. Dancevic (CAN) vs P. Andujar (ESP)
M. Cilic (CRO) / R. Lindstedt (SWE) vs [WC] P. Bester (CAN) / A. Shamasdin (CAN)
[WC] L. Hewitt (AUS) / N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs G. Monfils (FRA) / J. Tsonga (FRA)

COURT 5 start 12:30 pm / débute à 12 h 30
[13] D. Goffin (BEL) vs S. Johnson (USA)
R. Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [PR] J. Tipsarevic (SRB)
B. Becker (GER) vs [16] J. Isner (USA)

COURT 2 start 1:30 pm / débute à 13 h 30
V. Troicki (SRB) vs [Q] M. Youzhny (RUS)
[12] K. Anderson (RSA) vs L. Rosol (CZE)

Click here for printable version. / Cliquez ici pour obtenir une version imprimable.

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.
Click here for qualifying singles draw / Cliquez ici pour le tableau des qualifications du simple.

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.
Click here for qualifying singles draw / Cliquez ici pour le tableau des qualifications du simple.

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 135th anniversary of the men’s event from August 7-16, 2015 at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal and its 123rd anniversary of the women’s event from August 8-16, 2015 at Aviva Centre in Toronto. 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 with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, eight professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 15 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and 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 website at www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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
Valerie Tetreault, Regional Manager, Communications and Media Relations      
vtetreault@tenniscanada.com, 514-273-1515 x259
  

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