Maria withdraws from Rogers Cup

Maria has withdrawn from Rogers Cup with a right leg strain.

She said: I`m verry disappointed to have to withdraw from next week`s Rogers Cup due to a right leg strain that occurred in training a few days ago. I did everything possible to be ready , but my doctors have advised me that I can`t compete next week. The Rogers Cup is one of the best events on the WTA and I will miss my amazing fans."

The next tournament in Maria`s schedule is Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The tournament starts on August 17th.


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Goodbye Cincinnati !

End of story at Western & Southern Open for Maria. She lost in semifinals against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in 3 sets: 2-6, 7-5, 5-7 after 2 hours and 46 minutes of play.

The next tournament for Maria is the last Grand Slam of the year, US Open ! The tournament begins on August 25.



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Maria into Cincy QF

Another step forward for Maria after she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in straight sets: 6-4, 7-6 after one hour and 58 minutes of play.

After this match, Maria said: "I had a tough opponent, considering I lost to her in the beginning of the year. I was happy to get my revenge in Stuttgart, but I knew coming in that she's an aggressive player. I had to try to take that away from her. I'm happy that I was able to win the match in two sets."



Af In Cincinnati QF, Maria will play against Simona Halep of Romania. About the next match, Maria said: "We have played on hard, but it was a long time ago. Our matches this year have been on clay courts, so this will be a pretty new encounter. We know each other's games very well because we played quite recently in the middle of the season. She's having one of her best seasons. Obviously being No.2 in the world is a really big achievement. It will be a tough match."



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Great fight in Cincy debut

Maria won her 2nd Round match in Cincinnati against Madison Keys in 3 sets: 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 after one hour and 56 minutes.

After the match, Maria said: "Against Madison, someone who serves really well, it's always one or two moments that are really crucial in the match. In the first set I returned quite well and broke her a few times. She got a bit more consistent on her groundstrokes in the second set and there were some moments at the beginning of that second set where I felt that I could have taken the lead and broken her. I didn't do that, and she stepped it up and was able to break me a couple more times. But ultimately I was happy with the beginning of the third set. That was really crucial."

In 3rd Round, Maria will play either Karin Knapp from Italy or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.



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Goodbye, Cincinnati !

Maria lost the 2nd round match against Sloane Stephens in 3 sets: 6-2, 6-7, 3-6 after 2 hours and 23 minutes of play.

The next tournament in Maria`s schedule is the last Grand Slam of the year, US Open. The tournament begins on August 26th.



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Maria@Western & Southern Open

Maria has a "bye" in first round at Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

In 2nd round, Maria will play against Sloane Stephens of United States.

On head to head, Maria leads Stephens: 3-0. Their last match was this year at Roland Garros, where Maria won in straight sets: 6-4, 6-3.


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Autograph session in Cincinnati

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WTA All Access Hour in Cincinnati

You can watch Maria from minute 1:35. Enjoy ! :)






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Tough practice in Cincinnati

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Out from Toronto

Maria has withdrawn from Rogers Cup - Toronto due to the same hip injury who caused her withdrawal from Stanford.

In Maria`s schedule the next tournament is Wester & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The tournament begins on August 12.



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