Playing her first tournament after skipping the entire grasscourt season, Canadian 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu improved to 5-0 against Top 10 opponents in 2019 by beating world No.5 Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-1 6-7(7) 6-4. “This time off actually helped me. I figured a lot of things out — and it’s showing on court,” said the 27th-ranked Andreescu who will face former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova in the last eight, as the third-seeded Czech saw off Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-5.
There is a blockbuster scheduled on Friday evening at the Rogers Cup, as Serena Williams faces Naomi Osaka in a repeat of their controversial 2018 US Open final.