Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova head the field for the WTA hardcourt tournament that starts on Monday with Serena Williams lurking dangerously as her injury comeback continues. Eight of the world's top 20 will take part in the WTA Tour's first premier level tournament since Wimbledon, which marks the start of the women's build-up on American hardcourts to the US Open. Belarusian Azarenka and Russian Sharapova, ranked four and five in the world, are the top two seeds. They'll be vying to reprise their meeting in the final last year, when Azarenka triumphed for the title. Both arrive in northern California fresh from strong runs at Wimbledon, where Sharapova fell in the final to Petra Kvitova but said her first appearance in seven years
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Caroline Wozniacki: Top Seed Wozniacki, Serena Williams Eliminated in 4th Round
Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams Fall Short of the Quarterfinals at Wimbledon Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams have both been eliminated before reaching the quarterfinals. Wozniacki was the top seed in the tournament, while Williams was the trying to defend her back-to-back Wimbledon championships.Wozniacki was defeated by 24 seed Dominika Cibulkova 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in a shocking upset, while Williams was taken out by Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 (6).With no top seed to watch for and the defending champion out of the running, the tournament has been blown wide open.MUST READ: Wimbledon 2011: The Best Players That Have Never Won at the All-England Club.No. 4 seed Victoria Azarenka and No. 5 seed Maria Sharapova are the top two seeds remaining in