Toronto Gallery: Grit, Birthdays & Rappers
Published August 12, 2011 12:00
Tennis Canada gave Lisa Raymond a plate of treats for her 38th birthday on Wednesday.
Francesca Schiavone beat Ekaterina Makarova in her first match of the tournament, 61 63.
Roberta Vinci got her first win over a reigning No.1, beating Caroline Wozniacki, 64 75.
Maria Sharapova rallied from 2-4 in the second set to beat Bojana Jovanovski, 61 75.
Kristen Borland, a young player in the OTA, with idol Maria Sharapova at a meet and greet.
Playing her first match of the summer hardcourt season, Li Na seemed a little rusty.
Li Na fell to Samantha Stosur in straight sets on a difficult day for top seeds Thursday.
Andrea Petkovic sent another Top 8 seed packing on Thursday, No.7 seed Petra Kvitova.
No.5 seed Maria Sharapova looked out of sorts against Kazakh qualifier Galina Voskoboeva.
Galina Voskoboeva scored her first Top 5 win over a No.5-ranked Maria Sharapova, 63 75.
Samantha Stosur took part in a virtual live chat with Rogers Cup fans over in Montreal.
Serena Williams battled from a set down to beat Zheng Jie on Thursday night, 46 63 63.
Canadian rapper Drake was among a packed crowd for Serena Williams' Thursday night match.
Doubles team Vladimira Uhlirova and Natalie Grandin conducted a Rexall tennis clinic.
Li Na received a second round walkover and took part in special visits on the grounds.
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