On Monday, second seeded Caroline Wozniacki finished a rain delayed semifinal match before completing a rare two-win day.
Victoria Azarenka picks herself up and Vera Zvonareva pulled a major upset in Montreal to earn semifinal berths at The Rogers Cup.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands had Kim Clijsters on the ropes at 6-4, 1-4 before the Belgian former Rogers Cup Champion could turn the tide in Montreal.
Six of the top thirteen seeds fell in Cincinnati on Thursday but two Belgians and two other former world number ones survived the day to play in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Vera Zvonareva defeated 82 ranked Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in three exciting semifinal sets, but when the dust settled, Ms. Pironkova had won the hearts of all who watched.
Serena Williams will play Vera Zvonareva on Saturday but she had her hands full against 62nd ranked Petra Kvitova on Thursday.
On a day that began with light raindrops, three heavy underdogs turned the tables on Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams and Kaia Kanepi leaving tears of joy on the All England Club’s hallowed grounds.
The tour players were exhilarated to meet the queen and after their curtsies went about creating some very regal performances of their own.
Francesca Schiavone brought her A game out against Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva overcame powerful Russian Nadia Petrova to seal semifinal berths at Roland Garros.
In a weekend of startling upsets, the final French player retired after just one set while 3rd seeded Andy Murray was eliminated and 2nd seeded Venus Williams suffered an unexpected setback in the women’s division.