Monday, August 8, 2011

Marion Bartoli upset by qualifier at Rogers Cup

TORONTO - Marion Bartoli of France was upset in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Monday, losing 6-3, 6-3 to qualifier Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan. Voskoboeva is ranked 135th and came into the match off a semifinals appearance at the Baku Cup in Azerbaijan. She has been ranked as high as No. 64. Bartoli was seeded ninth and ranked ninth. Bartoli struggled with her serve, double-faulting four times. She also lost in this tournament in the first round in 2009. Story continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here Tenth-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia advanced with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ayumi Morita of Japan. Stosur will meet the winner of Tuesday's match between Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada and Shahar Peer of Israel.