Earlier, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka registered a dominant 6-2 6-4 win over twenty second seed Jelena Ostapenko.
“Granted, she broke me a pair instances, however she’s a very good returner, so I am unable to take that personally,” stated Osaka.
Japan’s Osaka, a winner twice on the US and Australian Opens, will play Anastasia Sevastova after the 35-year-old upset defending champion and third seed Jessica Pegula 3-6 6-4 6-1.
American Pegula was on an 11-match successful run in Montreal however an a error-strewn deciding set price her in opposition to world quantity 386 Sevastova.
Latvia’s Sevastova, like Osaka, returned from maternity go away in early 2024 and has now registered her first win over a top-five opponent since 2017.
“It was a bizarre match for me,” stated Pegula. “I felt like I had complete management after which I simply performed a few horrible video games for, like three video games.
“That completely flipped the momentum of the match, and I went from being up a set and 2-0 to being down in a short time.
“I do not actually really feel like I am enjoying nice tennis. At instances I’m, however I really feel very up and down, type of sloppy, which I do not like. I’ve acquired to determine it out.”
