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Two former world number one players, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, both qualified for the second round of the Rogers Cup after defeating their respective opponents.
Sharapova overcame the resistance of Sesil Karatantcheva (Bulgaria) in the first round match at the IGA Stadium, Montreal, Canada, which ended on Tuesday (07/08/2018) local time. The Russian won easily 6-1, 6-2.
In the second half, Sharapova was awaited by fellow Russian, Daria Kasatkina, who escaped after defeating Maria Sakkari (Greece) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
In other matches, Azarenka also had no significant difficulties. The Belarussian beat Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-0, 6-1.
Azarenka will face the Briton, Johanna Konta, in the second round. Konta escaped after eliminating Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2.
"He (Konta) is a very good player with strong service. We previously had a very good duel (at the 2016 Miami Open); when we both played at a very high level. It was two years ago, but it feels like it's been very long. , "Azarenka said on the official WTA website.
"It is important for me to focus on myself and not think too much about who is on the other side of the field. At this time, saving energy and focusing on myself proved successful for me, and showed a better game," he said.