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Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina has advanced at the National Bank Open.
The tournament’s second seed defeated Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on Sunday at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.
Rybakina fired 11 aces to Samsonova’s one in their Round of 16 match.
It’s the seventh time the two players have met in WTA Tour action, with Samsonova holding a 4-3 career advantage.
Fourth seed Coco Gauff was set to play Alina Korneeca in the day’s next match.
Leylah Fernandez of Laval Que., the last Canadian playing in the singles tournaments, will play Naomi Osaka in the evening.
Men’s tournament
Learner Tien has cruised to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles tournament in Montreal.
The 20-year-old American beat Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at IGA Stadium.
Tirante had seven aces to Tien’s two in the Round of 16 match.
Tien won 4 of 12 break points to Tirante’s 2 of 10, however.
Defending champion Ben Shelton plays Joao Fonseca in one of the featured evening matches.
The fifth-seeded Shelton is the highest-ranked player left in the men’s bracket.
Earlier on Sunday, Spain’s Daniel Merida Aguilar defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-1.
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