(Reuters) - Serena Williams cruised into the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup with a 7-5 6-4 win over Lucie Safarova, while sister Venus ousted Angelique Kerber as the Montreal tournament lost more high seeds on Thursday.
Petra Kvitova, ranked No. 2 and playing in her first event since winning her second Wimbledon title, fell 6-4 1-6 6-2 to Russia's Ekaterina Makarova while fourth seed Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-2 4-6 6-2 by Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.
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