WTA Montreal: Andreescu loses, Pegula ends Collins successful run
Bianca Andreescu , seeded in second position, had to admit defeat in her home tournament in Montreal in the round of 16. Conqueror Ons Jabeur now meets Jessica Pegula , who ended Danielle Collins' successful run.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit:
Aug 13, 2021, 09:37 am
Canadian tennis fans will probably not have fond memories of August 12, 2021: After Rebecca Marino's clear break against Aryna Sabalenka, defending champion Bianca Andreescu said goodbye to the greatest and last hope of a home win at WTA 1000 in the night session. Tournament in Montreal. The 21-year-old lost to Ons Jabeur 7: 6 (5), 4: 6 and 1: 6.
The Tunisian will now face Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals. The American defeated Danielle Collins in a high-class match 6: 4, 3: 6 and 7: 5 and thus ended her compatriot's twelve-game run of success.
#VIDEO#
Another surprise came from Camila Giorgi, who held up against Petra Kvitova 6: 4 and 6: 4. The Italian will face Cori Gauff in the last eight, who made it to the quarter-finals without a fight due to a knee injury to her scheduled opponent Johanna Konta.
In the upper half, in addition to Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka , Karolina Pliskova and Sara Sorribes Tormo also meet. The Czech won against Amanda Anisimova 6: 1 and 7: 6 (8), her Spanish opponent defeated Katerina Siniakova 6: 7 (4), 6: 0 and 6: 3.
For the single draw in Montreal