Marion Bartoli returns a shot to Lauren Davis in their Rogers Cup women’s tennis match in Toronto on Wednesday. Photo: Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press
Chinese tennis star Li Na and Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli won their Toronto openers in straight sets yesterday.
Fourth-seeded Li stormed to a 6-1, 6-4 win against Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while seventh seed Bartoli, who won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last month, took the first seven games of her match with America’s Lauren Davis in a 6-0, 6-3 victory.
“Of course the first match is always tough, especially here because I didn’t play any tournaments for three or four weeks after Wimbledon, but I was feeling pretty good,” Li said.
“I was still a little bit nervous, which is natural, but I was fighting a lot on the court and I’m happy to win today.”
Bartoli said she was surprised how smoothly she rediscovered her game after her Wimbledon triumph.
“I hadn’t played on hard courts for a while, and also the last two times I played in Toronto I lost first round,” Bartoli said.
“So I just wanted to enjoy myself on the court and try my hardest, and being able to win 6-0, 6-3 was obviously pretty good for me. I think I played well, and I’m very pleased with the way I handled everything on the court today.” – Bangkok Post
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