Toronto, ON – This week's highest-remaining seed, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, was an easy quarterfinal winner Friday at the $2.05 million Rogers Cup, a U.S. Open Series event.
The fourth-seeded Wimbledon semifinalist Azarenka blew past Kazakhstani qualifier Galina Voskoboeva 6-1, 6-2 in 69 minutes on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre.
Tenth-seeded Aussie Samantha Stosur also reached the final four by handling Italian Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-1 on Day 5.
The 2011 Rogers Cup champion will earn $360,000.