The
US Open Series turns 'Euro Series' next week on the WTA Tour at the Rogers Cup in
Montreal, where no Americans rank among the 16 seeds.
Lindsay Davenport and sisters Venus and
Serena Williams are all sidelined with knee injuries, hoping to be ready for the upcoming
Beijing Olympics.
World No. 1
Ana Ivanovic is the top seed, joined by fellow Top 8 seeds
Jelena Jankovic,
Maria Sharapova,
Svetlana Kuznetsova,
Elena Dementieva,
Anna Chakvetadze,
Dinara Safina and
Vera Zvonareva, making for six Russians of the Top 8.
Sharapova could face streaking American
Bethanie Mattek in the second round after a bye, and No. 16 seed
Nicole Vaidisova in the third round.
Potential quarterfinal match-ups include Ivanovic vs. Zvonareva, Kuznetsova vs. Safina, Sharapova vs. Chakvetadze, and Jankovic vs. Dementieva or Petrova.
Ivanovic defeated Martina Hingis in the last Montreal final in 2006.
