Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup
in Toronto
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 [August 06, 2019]
(Reuters) - Upsets bookended the
Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating
British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto before
Maria Sharapova fell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit under the lights
in the evening session.
Estonian Kontaveit battled back from a set and a break down in the
first-round match to defeat the five-time Grand Slam champion, who
entered the tournament as a wild card after injuries kept her out of
action for much of the season.
The Russian sent a forehand service return long on match point to
end the engrossing two hour and 41 minute battle.
Kontaveit will next face either seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus
Williams or Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro, who play their first-round
match on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Yastremska, ranked 33rd in the world, squandered
four match points but took her fifth opportunity, dispatching Konta
with the clock barely ticking past noon on the Toronto hardcourt.
The result avenged Yastremska's loss to Konta when the pair met at
Eastbourne in June.
The 19-year-old from Odessa is having a breakout season after
claiming two titles and producing a spirited run to the last 16 at
Wimbledon.
Russia's Daria Kasatkina recovered from a disastrous first set to
upset 12th seed Angelique Kerber 0-6 6-2 6-4 while Latvia's Jelena
Ostapenko, 15th seed Caroline Wozniacki and American Jennifer Brady
all advanced in straight sets at the WTA's Premier 5 event.
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Maria Sharapova (Russia) hits the ball against Anett Kontaveit
(Estonia) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre.
Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
In other matches, 76th-ranked American Jennifer Brady defeated
50th-ranked Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-1 6-2. Swiss 11th seed
Belinda Benic, the 2015 champion, beat Russian Anastasia Potapova
6-2 6-1 and 20th-ranked Belgian Elise Mertens outlasted Aliaksandra
Sasnovich of Belarus 3-6 6-3 6-1.
Tuesday's schedule features world number one Ashleigh Barty taking
on American Sofia Kenin and an all-Canadian clash between Eugenie
Bouchard and teenager Bianca Andreescu.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina and Rory Carroll
in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken Ferris/Peter Rutherford)
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