Canadian Open: Osaka books spot in last 16
Naomi Osaka won against Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 on Friday. She’ll face the winner of the match between Latvian Anastasija Sevastova and American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Naomi Osaka Montreal 2025 – © Zuma / Psnewz
Naomi Osaka continued to showcase her growing consistency in the North American hard-court swing by defeating Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 on Friday evening to advance to the Round of 16 at the 2025 National Bank Open in Montreal.
The Japanese star, ranked No. 49 and seeded 22nd, dominated the match with her powerful serve and precise groundstrokes, keeping the Latvian, seeded 26th, on the defensive throughout.
This comfortable straight-sets victory marks Osaka’s third WTA 1000 Round of 16 appearance this year, following runs in Miami and Rome. She now prepares to face the winner of the upcoming match between third seed Jessica Pegula and Anastasija Sevastova, the latter from Ostapenko’s native Latvia.
Montreal WTA 1000, other third-round results (IGA Stadium, hard, USD 5.152.599, most recent results first):
- Amanda Anisimova vs. Emma Raducanu
- Anna Kalinskaya vs. Elina Svitolina
- Eva Lys vs. Iga Swiatek
- Belinda Bencic vs. Karolina Muchova
- Madison Keys vs. Catherine McNally
- Anastasija Sevastova vs. Jessica Pegula
- Clara Tauson (16) beat Yuliia Starodubtseva: 6-3, 6-0
- Elena Rybakina (9) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-0, 7-6 (5)
- Dayana Yastremska (30) beat Emma Navarro (8): 7-5, 6-4
- Victoria Mboko (WC) beat Marie Bouzkova: 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Aoi Ito (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Coco Gauff (1) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
- McCartney Kessler (28) beat Mirra Andreeva (4): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Marta Kostyuk (24) beat Daria Kasatkina (15): 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Lin Zhu beat Suzan Lamens: 6-2, 6-2
