Michaella Krajicek

The Rogers Cup has received an infusion of experience. A trio of veterans — fourth-ranked Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, 13th-ranked Swiss Patty Schnyder and 37th-ranked Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn — have committed to competing in the tournament, set for July 26-August 3rd at Uniprix Stadium in Montréal.
 
They join top-10 players Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva, and Venus Williams, who confirmed her presence on June 18. 
 

Seeds faced some stern tests as the bottom half of the draw was played out, but all came through with flying colours on the second day of the Championships. None will be more pleased with her win than tenth seed Daniela Hantuchova, who brushed aside two months of injury frustration with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 defeat of Italy’s Sara Errani on Court 6.

Experience prevailed over youth in the first two matches on quarterfinals day at the $175,000 Ordina Open on Thursday, with top seed Elena Dementieva and Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn making the semis.
 

Sania Mirza was left free to concentrate on Wimbledon after suffering her fourth career defeat to Michaella Krajicek in the second round of the WTA grasscourt event here.
 
The 21-year-old Indian star, who missed the entire claycourt season because of a right wrist injury suffered in March, was beaten 6-2, 6-2 by the Dutch woman.
 
Mirza, who will be seeded 32 at Wimbledon, was playing just her third match since her comeback from injury.
 

Top seed Elena Dementieva made a winning start to her 2008 Ordina Open campaign on Wednesday, beating Sara Errani in a tight two-setter, 63 75. Among the other players reaching the quarterfinals was Dutch No.1 Michaella Krajicek, who continued her season revival with a straight set win.
 

Sania Mirza crashed out of Ordina Open, going down in straight sets to Michaella Krajicek in the second round of women's singles in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
 
Sania lost to the local favourite 2-6, 2-6 in almost an hour.
 
This was the second early exit for the Indian since coming back to the circuit after a three-month long injury lay-off following a wrist surgery. She had lost in the first round in WTA DFS Classic last week.
 

It was a mixed day for the seeds at the Ordina Open on Monday, as first round action continued at the Tier III grass court event. One player who had lots to celebrate was Holland's own Michaella Krajicek, who won a nail-biting three-setter against Ai Sugiyama for her second win of the year.
 

Three Top 10 players, all hailing from Russia, headline in 's-Hertogenbosch this week at the $175,000 Ordina Open, one of two Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events the week before the season's third Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon. All of them have reached the title match here before, but only one of them has taken that ultimate step into the winner's circle.
 

Three Top 8 seeds remained after the second round and now there are just two left after the third round, as Michaella Krajicek became the latest upset victim at the DFS Classic Thursday. Nicole Vaidisova and Alona Bondarenko nearly joined her on the sidelines.
 
Krajicek, the No.8 seed who won her first match of the season on Wednesday, was ousted in straight sets on Thursday by Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, 63 64. Wickmayer now moves into her first career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour quarterfinal.
 

Some struggled and some rose from the ashes on a mixed day for the seeds at the DFS Classic on Tuesday. The first round came to an end and the second round kicked off at the Tier III grass court tournament.