Naomi Osaka defeated Anastasija Sevastova to reach the Canadian Open quarter-finals in Montreal, losing just one game.
The 35-year-old Latvian, who had defeated defending champion Jessica Pegula in the previous round, defeated the four-time Grand Slam champion in the final round of just 49 minutes to claim a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Osaka, a Japanese Open champion who has won both the US and Australian Opens, is aiming for her first title since taking maternity leave in early 2024.
After less than a year, the 27-year-old parted ways with former Iga Swiatek coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and left with coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
Osaka, who is currently ranked 49 in the world, said, “I had a solid plan coming in here and it just happened to work out pretty well.”
The Australian Open champion will next face Clara Tauson or Swiatek in the final eight after saving two match points from herspirited success.
Australian seventh seed Frances Tiafoe defeated Australian Alex de Minaur 6-2, 4 and 6 to advance to the quarter-finals in Toronto.
De Minaur, who won the Washington Open a week ago, is hoping to do better than he did in 2023.
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Source: BBC
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