Canadian Open: Kvitova to play Bencic for a spot in the quarter-finals
Petra Kvitova won against Camila Giorgi (6-2, 5-7, 6-0) and will no play Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 12 seed.
Petra Kvitova, Miami 2023 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Petra Kvitova (n°7) won against Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-0) to move into the last 16 of the Canadian Open in Montreal on Wednesday.
Kvitova, ranked No 9, will face Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 12 seed, next.
Giorgi, ranked No 51, beat Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu (6-3, 6-2) in the previous round of the Rogers Cup.
Montreal WTA 1000, other second-round results (Stade IGA, hard, USD 2.788.468, most recent results first):
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Madison Keys
- Danielle Collins (Q) beat Maria Sakkari (8): 6-4, 6-2
- Leylah Fernandez (WC) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (11): 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
- Marketa Vondrousova (9) beat Caroline Wozniacki (WC): 6-2, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina (3) beat Jennifer Brady: 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Daria Kasatkina (10) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 7-5
- Karolina Muchova (14) beat Sorana Cirstea: 7-5, 6-4
- Liudmila Samsonova (15) beat Qinwen Zheng: 6-3, 6-2
- Jessica Pegula (4) beat Yulia Putintseva (LL): 6-4, 6-4
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Karolina Pliskova: 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Belinda Bencic beat Alycia Parks (Q): 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Coco Gauff (6) beat Katie Boulter (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Sloane Stephens
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Petra Martic: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Marie Bouzkova beat Caroline Garcia (5): 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
