Canadian Open: Bencic books spot in last eight, takes out Kvitova in three sets

Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 12 seed, reached the last 8 of the Canadian Open by winning against No 7 seed Petra Kvitova 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 at Stade IGA in Montreal on Friday evening.

Bencic, ranked No 13, will play Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 15 seed, next.

Friendship goals 🤗@BelindaBencic defeats Kvitova 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 and will face Samsonova in the quarterfinals. #NBO23 pic.twitter.com/4aKECbn1bR

— wta (@WTA) August 11, 2023

The Swiss defeated Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-2, 6-3) and edged out American qualifier Alycia Parks (6-3, 5-7, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Rogers Cup.

In the previous round of the Rogers Cup, Kvitova, ranked No 9, won against Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi (6-2, 5-7, 6-0).

Montreal WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Stade IGA, hard, USD 2.788.468, most recent results first):

• Liudmila Samsonova beat Aryna Sabalenka (2): 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3
• Danielle Collins (Q) beat Leylah Fernandez (WC): 6-2, 6-3
• Elena Rybakina (3) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-3, 6-3
• Coco Gauff (6) beat Marketa Vondrousova (9): 6-3, 6-0
• Daria Kasatkina (10) beat Marie Bouzkova: 6-3, 6-4
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Karolina Muchova (14): 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
• Jessica Pegula (4) beat Jasmine Paolini: 6-4, 6-0