Tauson will face four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka within the semi-finals, after the Japanese star reached the Canadian open final 4 for the primary time in her profession.
Osaka beat Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-2 within the quarter-finals to succeed in her first WTA 1000 semi-final since 2022.
Svitolina mentioned she acquired demise threats following her defeat, and attributed the “shameful” behaviour to those that had wager on the match.
“To all of the bettors: I am a mother earlier than I am an athlete,” the 30-year-old wrote in an Instagram story during which she connected screenshots of the messages.
“The best way you speak to ladies – to moms – is shameful. In case your mothers noticed your messages, they’d be disgusted.”
Osaka wanted simply over an hour to safe victory over Tenth-seeded Svitolina.
The previous world primary capitalised on unforced errors to interrupt twice earlier than holding her nerve to serve out after Svitolina earned one break again.
After she transformed two extra break factors to seal the win in Montreal, Osaka mentioned: “I feel for me, I am simply having quite a lot of enjoyable enjoying and I am actually glad to be right here.
“She’s [Tauson] actually robust. I performed her in Auckland this yr and I needed to cease midway as a result of I used to be injured. So, I am actually excited that I am wholesome and I hope that it is a good match for everybody that comes and watches.”
Within the males’s match in Toronto, American second seed Taylor Fritz superior to the semis with a 6-3 7-6 (4) victory over Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev.
Subsequent up for Fritz is compatriot and fourth seed Ben Shelton, who beat Australian ninth seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to succeed in his first profession Masters 1000 semi-final.
