 She then upset the 19th seed Kuznetsova in the second round 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 before falling to the ninth seed Li Na 1–6, 3–6 in the third round.Rodionova's next tournament was at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, where she entered as a qualifier, but lost in the first round to Vera Dushevina 2–6, 6–7.However, in the doubles tournament, she partnered with Cara Black, as the eighth seed.