Azarenka, Bartoli become first women through to Rogers Cup quarter-finals

The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, August 19, 2010 1:04PM EDT

MONTREAL - Victoria Azarenka and Marion Bartoli each won in two sets to become the first players to reach the quarter-finals at the US$2 milion Rogers Cup on Thursday.

Azarenka, the 10th seed from Belarus, downed ninth-seeded Li Na of China 6-3, 6-3.

Bartoli, seeded 17th from France, ousted Czech qualifier Iveta Benesova 6-0, 6-1. Benesova was coming off an upset win over top-seeded Jelena Jankovic.

Azarenka and Bartoli will face one another in the quarter-finals on Friday.

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Victoria Azarenka from Belarus serves to Li Na from China during the round of sixteen at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Thursday, August 19, 2010 in Montreal. Azarenka won 6-3, 6-3. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

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