US EditionTauson upsets 2nd-seeded Wimbledon champion Swiatek to reach Montreal quarterfinals
MONTREAL, CANADA, AUG 3 – Clara Tauson defeated Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek 7-6(1), 6-3 to reach her second WTA 1000 quarterfinal, avenging a recent loss and ending Swiatek's nine-match winning streak.
- Iga Swiatek, the second-seeded Wimbledon champion, was defeated by 19th-ranked Clara Tauson in the WTA Canadian Open, with scores of 7-6 , 6-3.
- Clara Tauson won her first match against Iga Swiatek in four meetings, taking advantage of Swiatek's unforced errors and strong serves.
- This win marked Tauson's first victory in four matches against Swiatek, who had previously lost only eight games in her first two matches of the tournament.
- Tauson advanced to the quarterfinals, where she will face Madison Keys after her victory over Swiatek.
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Clara Tauson upsets Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek in Montreal
MONTREAL — Clara Tauson of Denmark upset second-seeded Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Sunday night to reach the National Bank Open quarterfinals. The 6-foot Tauson, seeded 16th in the hard-court event that ends Thursday, avenged a loss to Swiatek at Wimbledon to set up a match Tuesday with sixth-seeded Australian Open winner Madison Keys of the United States. READ: Jessica Pegula, 2-time defending champ, upset in 3rd ro…
Great favourite of the tournament, Iga Swiatek was surprised by the Danish Clara Tauson.
Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek was knocked out in the round of 16 of the 1000 tennis tournament in Montreal, losing 7-6, 6-3 to Dane Clara Tauson.
The quarter-finalists of the top-tier WTA tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada, have all been determined. Dane Clara Tauson ended this year's Wimbledon winner Iga Swiatek's winning streak, while former world number one Naomi Osaka won her second match in a row over the Latvian, this time defeating Anastasija Sevastova.
Clara Tauson sent Polish Iga Swiatek out of the WTA tournament in Canada. Madison Keys awaits in the quarterfinals.
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