MONTREAL — Clara Tauson of Denmark upset second-seeded Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 , 6-3 on Sunday night time to achieve the Nationwide Financial institution Open quarterfinals.
The 6-foot Tauson, seeded sixteenth within the hard-court occasion that ends Thursday, avenged a loss to Swiatek at Wimbledon to arrange a match Tuesday with sixth-seeded Australian Open winner Madison Keys of america.
“I feel, clearly, getting a win in opposition to her after dropping to her in Wimbledon a few weeks in the past is, clearly, good, as a result of I used to be not feeling nice in that match, and I felt like I used to be taking part in some good tennis in Wimbledon,” Tauson mentioned. “So I felt like if I may maintain that going, I assumed I had a shot.”
Tauson received her lone tour title in New Zealand in January, beating fellow Montreal quarterfinalist Naomi Osaka of Japan within the remaining.
Keys outlasted Eleventh-seeded Karolina Muchova of Czechia 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 within the windy afternoon session.
“Clara’s a improbable ball-striker,” Keys mentioned concerning the quarterfinal match. “She’s acquired a giant serve. She’s acquired a whole lot of energy on each side. She covers the court docket fairly effectively on high of every little thing, so I really feel like she’s a kind of matches the place you type of must mood just a little bit and never go for issues too shortly.”
Osaka additionally superior within the afternoon, routing Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-1, 6-0 in 49 minutes — the second-fastest victory of her profession. Osaka had a 42-minute victory in a 2016 occasion in Brazil.
Osaka reached the ultimate eight of a WTA 1000 or Grand Slam occasion for the primary time in 19 months. On Tuesday, she is going to face Tenth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over fifth-seed Amanda Anisimova of america.
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