Cincinnati Gallery: All Smiles For WTA Stars
Published August 21, 2011 12:00
Venus Williams met many of her young fans and signed autographs during High School Day.
Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the third round before falling to Maria Sharapova, 62 63.
Nadia Petrova beat two Top 20 players to make the quarters, falling to Andrea Petkovic.
Maria Sharapova spoke to Justin Gimelstob after her 62 63 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Sam Stosur visited VIP suites after beating Li Na. She is now 5-0 lifetime against Li.
Sam Stosur met Maria Sharapova at the net after losing their quarterfinal match, 63 62.
Zheng Jie met young tennis players visiting from the Mountain Flowers Foundation in China.
Li Na also met the kids. Li was listed as favorite player for 11 of the 12 children.
Although she had to withdraw from the tournament, Aga Radwanska received a new caricature.
Vera Zvonareva met her fans during an autograph session before Saturday's semifinals.
Vera Zvonareva battled until the end but fell to Maria Sharapova in the semis, 26 63 63.
Maria Sharapova thanked the crowd after grinding past Vera Zvonareva on Saturday night.
Caroline Wozniacki signed for her fans during a visit to the Western and Southern booth.
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova, one of the top teams in the world, at a suite visit.
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova took part in some suite visits earlier in the week.
Vania King and Slava Shvedova beat Natalie Grandin and Vladka Uhlirova in the doubles final.
Maria Sharapova battled for nearly three hours to beat Jelena Jankovic in the singles final.
Maria Sharapova won her second WTA title of the year and the 24th WTA title of her career.
Jelena Jankovic had won in Cincinnati two years earlier, the first year it became a Premier.
Maria Sharapova returns to the No.4 ranking this week, three spots away from her career-high.
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