Montreal: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and French Open winner Maria Sharapova suffered third-round shock exits while top seed Serena Williams avoided the upset bug Thursday at the WTA Montreal hardcourt tournament.
<img title="Maria Sharapova" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Sharapova0908.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova" /> Maria Sharapova wipes off the sweat in her match against Carla Suarez Navarro at the Uniprix Stadium
Russian Ekaterina Makarova upended second-seeded left-hander Kvitova 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, while diminutive Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro stunned fourth-seeded Sharapova 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, following a third-set rain delay, at Uniprix Stadium.
Williams advanced by defeating Lucie Safarova 7-5, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. Suarez Navarro, who is seeded 14th in Montreal and ranked 16th in the world, shrugged off two rain delays at the $2.4 million event and emerged with the victory over Sharapova who saw her preparations for the upcoming US Open suffer a huge setback.
&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t find my rhythm from the beginning. &ldquo;Always had my back against the wall throughout the whole match,&rdquo; Sharapova said. &ldquo;It was a tough match,&rdquo; Sharapova said.
&ldquo;I thought my opponent played a really good match. &ldquo;Even though I felt like I started feeling a little bit better, it wasn&rsquo;t enough in the end.&rdquo;

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Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and French Open winner Maria Sharapova suffered third-round shock exits while top seed Serena Williams avoided the upset bug Thursday at the WTA Montreal hardcourt tournament

Had my back to the wall throughout: Sharapova

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