Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic Could Gain Confidence at Rogers Cup in Montreal

Josh Millar gives you storylines to follow at the women's Rogers Cup in Montreal.

by josh millar (Columnist)

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Preview/Prediction

July 28, 2008

Tennis, Women's Tennis, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Preview/Prediction

With the start of the Montreal Women’s Rogers Cup event, it dawned on me that it is now or never for two of the game's best players.

 

For French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, it’s a chance to relocate her comfort zone after a second-round exit at Wimbledon.

 

At Wimbledon, Ivanovic looked tense following her newfound fame and first Grand Slam title. In Montreal, she will be on familiar ground. She broke onto the scene in 2006 in Montreal by defeating Martina Hingis in the final.

 

In Montreal, hopefully Ivanovic’s strokes will flow as freely as her relaxed smile.

 

For Maria Sharapova, it’s a chance to redeem a somewhat unimpressive last two majors, since her Aussie Open win out of the chute.

 

We expected Sharapova to struggle on clay. We didn’t expect her to do better at the French than at Wimbledon, where she lost in the second round.

 

Sharapova needs success on hardcourts, and she should be the favourite in Montreal.

 

What will happen? That’s why they play the matches.

Preview/Prediction

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comments (5) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by josh
    2 months ago

    check back throughout the week as i give my opinion on some of the matches s well

  2. reply to comment by pattalu
    2 months ago

    yes.sharapova will regain her form and she is going to win in monteral,rogers cup 2008.

    my prediction:finals:maria sharapova and ana ivanovic.
    and in finals maria sharapova is going to defeat ivanovic.(same as australian open 2008)

  3. reply to comment by Nina
    2 months ago

    I'm ana ivanovic's #1 fan!

    1. by josh
      from 2 months ago

      i'll be sure to write about her for you then nina lol

  4. reply to comment by josh
    2 months ago

    well

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