Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek became the latest high seed to exit the Canadian Open, losing to Denmark’s Clara Tauson 7-6(7-1), 6-3 in the fourth round. Tauson, ranked 19th, avenged her recent Wimbledon defeat and said the win showed her hard work is paying off.
Idman.biz, citing BBC, reports that Swiatek’s loss follows exits from top seed Coco Gauff, defending champion Jessica Pegula, and fourth seed Mirra Andreeva. Tauson now faces Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who saved two match points to beat Karolina Muchova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Naomi Osaka dropped just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 demolition of Anastasija Sevastova, wrapping it up in 49 minutes. The former world No.1 is seeking her first title since returning from maternity leave, now coached by Tomasz Wiktorowski.
In men’s action, Alex de Minaur beat Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, while Holger Rune was upset by Alexei Popyrin.
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