Tauson upsets 2nd-seeded Wimbledon champion Swiatek to reach Montreal quarterfinals

Clara Tauson of Denmark upset second-seeded Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Friday night to reach the National Bank Open quarterfinals
Clara Tauson, of Denmark, reacts during her match against Iga Swiatek, of Poland, during round of 16 action at the National Bank Open women's tennis tournament in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Clara Tauson, of Denmark, reacts during her match against Iga Swiatek, of Poland, during round of 16 action at the National Bank Open women's tennis tournament in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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MONTREAL (AP) — Clara Tauson of Denmark upset second-seeded Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Friday night to reach the National Bank Open quarterfinals.

The 6-foot Tauson, seeded 16th in the hard-court event, avenged a loss to Swiatek at Wimbledon to set up a match Tuesday with sixth-seeded Australian Open winner Madison Keys of the United States.

Tauson won her lone tour title in New Zealand in January, beating fellow Montreal quarterfinalist Naomi Osaka of Japan in the final.

Keys outlasted 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova of Czechia 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the windy afternoon session.

Osaka also advanced in the afternoon, routing Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-1, 6-0 in 49 minutes — the second-fastest victory of her career. Osaka had a 42-minute victory in a 2016 event in Brazil.

Osaka reached the final eight of a WTA 1000 or Grand Slam event for the first time in 19 months. On Tuesday, she will face the winner of a night match between fifth-seed Amanda Anisimova of the United States and 10th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

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