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Venus sent crashing by qualifier

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Venus Williams has plunged the Rogers Cup in Toronto after a shock 1-6 7-5 6-4 loss to the qualification Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round.

The number three seed in the first farewell tour, led by the first series, but Ukraine has shown tremendous fighting spirit of the plain.

Bondarenko, then broke the five Wimbledon champion’s serve in the ninth game of the third and am

In the first round, Kim Clijsters beat Great Britain 6-3 6-4 Elena Baltacha

Clijsters, the return to sport after an absence of two years, was too strong for Britain and packaged Qualifier victory in 68 minutes.

“I still believe, as I have come a long way before me, to get back to where I was,” said the former Belgian number one in the world.

“But it is a challenge, and that is why I decided to come back to see if I can be there yet.

“This is a great challenge but I am really pleased, but I certainly still much work to do.”

Williams is still winless in the tournament, the above in the years 1995 and 1997.

Bondarenko, 64th Place, has not had a game of Williams in the previous two Match-Ups, including at Wimbledon this year.

“I think in this tournament, I never had much luck, but I think you, for your own happiness these days,” said Williams.

“Bondarenko only really play well, and unfortunately, I have too many errors. They are a lot of balls in play and a lot of balls from. I expected, and far to play in the tournament. ”

Russian sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also collapsed in the second round lost 6-4 6-3 to Australian Samantha Stosur.

In the first round, Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic 2-6 6-3 6-2 victory over Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia.

Ivanovic, the number 11 seed, had a bad start, but finally, in his step, for a second round of Lucie Safarova, the Beat Kaia Kanepi 6-4 7-6

“I felt my movement, my pictures, everything was fine, but I tried to play a little too safe,” said Ivanovic. Magdalena is a good player and she played very aggressive. ”

Item 16, the seed and last year, Runner-up Dominika Cibulkova was sure, having embarked Sara Errani 6-4 6-2

Zheng Jie of China beat Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-2, Beat Alla Kudryavtseva 2-6 6-1 Julie Coin 7-6, and Shahar Peer absägen Monica Niculescu 6-4 4-6 7-6