[emexiagog]

Tournament Name: Rogers Cup
Dates: August 16 - 22, 2010
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $2,000,000
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Eugene Lapierre

[invest7manager]

Stosur's confirmed out, I believe. Any word on Venus?

[emexiagog]

I should always say when I get the entry lists from the official site although this is obvious and is unable to be edited. Stosur withdrew a couple of days ago IIRC yet she's still listed here.

I haven't heard anything about Venus yet.

[Mjypksun]

I should always say when I get the entry lists from the official site although this is obvious and is unable to be edited. Stosur withdrew a couple of days ago IIRC yet she's still listed here.

I haven't heard anything about Venus yet.

I thought Venus withdrew from both Cincy and Montreal?

[invest7manager]

I thought Venus withdrew from both Cincy and Montreal?

Her original statement only said Cincinnati, but also said that she has been advised to refrain from playing until she was pain free. So there's a good chance she won't play, but I do not think anything official has been announced yet.

[emexiagog]

Qualifying Draw

[1] ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE vs BRIANTI, Alberta ITA
NICULESCU, Monica ROU vs LEPCHENKO, Varvara USA
JOVANOVSKI, Bojana SRB vs FICHMAN, Sharon CAN
NARA, Kurumi JPN vs [13] CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU

[2] VESNINA, Elena RUS vs MARINO, Rebecca CAN
DUQUE MARINO, Mariana COL vs JOHANSSON, Mathilde FRA
WC RISKE, Alison USA vs WC BOUCHARD, Eugenie CAN
HENDLER, Tamaryn BEL vs [10] MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS

[3] SCHNYDER, Patty SUI vs DITTY, Julie USA
WC PELLETIER, Marie-Eve CAN vs LLAGOSTERA VIVES, Nuria ESP
WC SHULAEVA, Ekaterina CAN vs PIVOVAROVA, Anastasia
WC ABANDA, Elisabeth CAN vs [14] BENESOVA, Iveta CZE

[4] VINCI, Roberta ITA vs COIN, Julie FRA
TOMLJANOVIC, Ajla CRO vs MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie USA
PASZEK, Tamira AUT vs GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena GER
KRAJICEK, Michaella NED vs [11] DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS

[5] BALTACHA, Elena GBR vs MORITA, Ayumi JPN
HRADECKA, Lucie CZE vs PARMENTIER, Pauline FRA
COHEN-ALORO, Stephanie FRA vs WC DABROWSKI, Gabriela CAN
CHANG, Kai-Chen TPE vs [15] CORNET, Alize FRA

[6] PARRA SANTONJA, Arantxa ESP vs ERAKOVIC, Marina NZL
SPREM, Karolina CRO vs SAVCHUK, Olga UKR
HLAVACKOVA, Andrea CZE vs EL TABAKH, Heidi CAN
KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS vs [12] GARBIN, Tathiana ITA

[7] DATE KRUMM, Kimiko JPN vs O’BRIEN, Katie GBR
MOLIK, Alicia AUS vs RADWANSKA, Urszula POL
WC SPEARS, Abigail USA vs USA COHEN, Julia RUS
FERGUSON, Sophie AUS vs [9] GROTH, Jarmila AUS

[8] RODIONOVA, Anastasia AUS vs SCHEEPERS, Chanelle RSA
ARN, Greta HUN vs HALEP, Simona ROU
MIRZA, Sania IND vs RUS, Arantxa NED
STEVENSON, Alexandra USA vs [16] KING, Vania USA

[Unjucky]

That's a fun looking qualifying draw.

[invest7manager]

Alexandra Stevenson has enough ranking points that she can get into qualies of a Premier event without a WC? I never would have guessed that.

[kilibry]

Alexandra Stevenson has enough ranking points that she can get into qualies of a Premier event without a WC? I never would have guessed that.

She's ranked 315, so I kind of doubt it, unless she has protected ranking.

[emexiagog]

Elena Vesnina has withdrawn due to a left calf injury. Kai-Chen CHANG (TPE) becomes the 17th seed. Natalie Grandin (RSA) takes Chang's place in the draw.