Tennis player Sevastova outperforms Pegula, securing a match with Osaka; Swiatek moves forward in the Montreal tournament as well.
In the world of women's tennis, the ongoing WTA 1000 event has seen some exciting developments. Last year's US Open runner-up, Jessica Pegula, unfortunately, saw her 11-match win streak at the Canadian Open come to an end in the second round.
Pegula, who had become the first woman since Serena Williams to achieve double-digit consecutive wins at this event, faced Anastasija Sevastova. Despite feeling she had total control of the match, Pegula lost momentum due to a series of poor games, ultimately resulting in a straight-sets defeat.
Meanwhile, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka continues to impress. Osaka ousted Jelena Ostapenko in the previous round, racing to a 3-1 lead in the second set before exchanging breaks. Despite saving a match point and breaking Osaka to extend the match, Osaka eventually broke on a double fault to capture the first set. The match went to a deciding third set, but Osaka showed her resilience to secure the victory.
Osaka's win means she is now one match away from her first quarter-final run at a Grand Slam or WTA 1000 event since her return from maternity leave.
Elsewhere in the tournament, Iga Swiatek, seeded second, advanced to the fourth round with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over Eva Lys. Swiatek will face Clara Tauson in the next round, who overcame Yuliia Starodubtseva in the previous round.
Madison Keys, seeded sixth, also advanced to the next round, beating Caty McNally. Keys will face Karolina Muchova in the next round, after Muchova defeated Belinda Bencic.
Pegula expressed dissatisfaction with her performance in the match against Sevastova, admitting to feeling up and down, sloppy, and needing to improve her game.
In the round of 16, Anastasija Sevastova will face Naomi Osaka, promising an exciting match between two formidable opponents.
Serena Williams, who holds the record for the longest WTA Canadian Open win streak with 14 matches from 2011 to 2014, will be watching the tournament with interest. Pegula's current streak of 11 wins in 2025 is the closest challenge to that record, representing the strongest single-event winning run in recent years at the tournament.
Pegula's loss to Anastasija Sevastova in the Canadian Open means she cannot break Serena Williams' record for the longest WTA Canadian Open win streak, which stands at 14 matches from 2011 to 2014.
In the upcoming round of 16, tennis fans can expect an exciting match between Naomi Osaka and Anastasija Sevastova, both having made impressive runs in the WTA 1000 event.
