Serena knocks out Flipkens, Li overcomes Ivanovic
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Top-seeded Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, beating 13th-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-0, 6-3 in Toronto, Canada.
Earlier, fourth-seeded Li Na of China fought back from a three-game deficit in the final set for a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory over Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic.
Flipkens defeated Venus Williams, Serena’s sister, in three sets in the first round as Serena watched from the stands, but the 13th seed struggled for rhythm in the face of the 31-year-old’s monster serve and fierce returning.
“I definitely thought about Venus, and I thought what a good comeback Kirsten had, so I thought, ‘I’m not going to get overconfident,’” said Williams.
“She’s obviously a really good player, so I was just trying to stay focused as well as intense.”
Williams, coming off a tournament victory 2½ weeks ago in the Swedish Open, set up a match against Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova.
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli retired because of an abdominal injury early in the second set of her match against Rybarikova.
Playing her first event since returning from a hamstring injury that sidelined her since her major victory in London, Bartoli was in obvious discomfort as she walked to the player bench area, where a trainer stretched her arm and leg.
Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland also advanced to the quarterfinals, beating American Sloane Stephens 6-1, 7-6 (2). Fifth-seeded Sara Errani of Italy beat Alize Cornet of France 7-5, 7-6 (3); and Romania’s Sorana Cirstea edged Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-4.
In late matches, sixth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic beat 12th-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-3, 6-3; and Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova topped 10th-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3, 7-6 (4).
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