Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Aleksandra Wozniak, Dominka Cibulkova, Vera Zvonareva, and the trio of Elena Vesnina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva attended the Rogers Cup fashion show in Montreal. Read more »
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Fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova followed Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic out of Wimbledon. For the first time in history none of the top four women's seeds have reached the quarterfinals at the All England Club.
Kuznetsova was defeated in the fourth round by world No.11 Agnieszka Radwanska. The 19-year-old Pole, who won the Eastbourne title before arriving at Wimbledon, broke the Russian at 5-3 and 5-5 in the decider before serving out for a 6-4 1-6 7-5 triumph.
In the quarterfinals Radwanska will play sixth seed Serena Williams.
Other quarterfinal pairs are Zheng Jie (the first ever women's wildcard to reach the Wimbledon last eight) vs. Nicole Vaidisova, Elena Dementieva (the highest seed left) vs. Nadia Petrova, defending champion Venus Williams vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn. (source: BBC, photo: Getty Images)
Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was defeated in the second round of the Eastbourne International Women's Open by Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki. Final score: 6-2 6-2.
It was Kuznetsova’s first and last match on grass prior to Wimbledon.
"At least I've played some and I have a few days to practice," said the Russian. "I'm very disappointed because I hoped to play a few more matches, but this is tennis and it can happen." Read more »
Seed No.13 Dinara Safina continued her impressive run at the 2008 Roland Garros defeating compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-2 and moving into her first ever Grand Slam final. Safina was a point from defeat in her previous two matches but she needed no miraculous recovery against Kuznetsova.
World No.14 Safina, who debuted in a Grand Slam semifinal, dominated over four-time Grand Slam semifinalist Kuznetsova and became the first woman to take a set from Kuznetsova at the 2008 French Open.
Safina established a 4-1 lead by breaking Kuznetsova twice in the first five games. Despite working her way back to 4-3, Kuznetsova was broken again and Safina served out the set. The second set started with an exchange of breaks, but then Safina broke again at 2-2, and again to take a 5-2 lead which signified the end of Kuznetsova.
On route to the final Safina defeated Kateryna Bondarenko, Magdalena Rybarikova, Jie Zheng, top seed Maria Sharapova, seventh seed Elena Dementieva, and finally fourth Svetlana Kuznetsova.
In the 2008 French Open final, Safina will play second seed Ana Ivanovic who has just won a difficult semifinal encounter against fellow Serb Jelena Jankovic. (photo: Getty Images)
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