Canadian Open 2025: Iga Swiatek Stunned But Naomi Osaka Advance

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Iga Swiatek suffered an upset defeat as Clara Tauson advanced to the next round where she will face Madison Keys next.
Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek became the latest seed to fall at the WTA Canadian Open on Sunday, stunned 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 by 19th-ranked Dane Clara Tauson in the fourth round.
Swiatek, ranked third in the world and seeded second in Montreal, followed top-seeded Coco Gauff, third-seeded two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula, and fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva out the door.
Fifth-seeded American Amanda Anisimova was also defeated later, losing in straight sets to Elina Svitolina.
Tauson avenged a fourth-round loss to Swiatek at Wimbledon and described her second career victory over a top-five player as 'unreal".
'Obviously it's really great and it shows all the hard work I've been doing has been the right thing," Tauson said. 'I'm getting more confidence at this level and feeling like I belong here a bit more. I think that really helped me today in the important points."
Tauson secured a quarter-final spot against Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who saved two match points in a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Czech Karolina Muchova.
This was the American's third match win of the year in which she overcame a match point.
Osaka's second-quickest win of her career advanced her to her first quarter-final at the 1000 or Grand Slam level since Doha in 2024.
Swiatek, playing her first tournament since winning her sixth Grand Slam title at the All England Club last month, appeared out of sorts from the start on a breezy centre court.
She fell behind a quick break and failed to convert a pair of break chances in the eighth game, allowing Tauson to take a 5-3 lead in the first set.
The Polish star seemed to be finding her rhythm as she won the next three games to lead 6-5.
However, Tauson, who won her third WTA title and her first since 2021 in New Zealand in January, held to force a tiebreaker, dominating as Swiatek surrendered the set with a double fault on the Dane's first set point.
Swiatek saved a pair of break points in the eighth game of the second set, but another untimely double fault gave Tauson the break and a 5-3 lead.
Tauson calmly served it out, clinching the victory when Swiatek hit a backhand into the net.
Tauson will face a battle-tested opponent in Keys, who saved two match points on her serve in the 10th game of the third set, hitting a forehand on the first and escaping the second as Czech Muchova misfired on a service return.
'I'm really happy to get that win," Keys told the crowd. 'After losing the first set and even being match point down, being able to figure it out — it's always a great day."
Osaka, who has struggled for consistency since returning from maternity leave in 2024, said the coaching shakeup she initiated this week — parting with Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year and teaming up on a trial basis with former Swiatek coach Tomasz Wiktorowski — had energized her.
'I enjoy his coaching style. He's very direct and to the point. For someone like me, whose thoughts scatter around often, it's very helpful," said Osaka, who lost in the first round of the French Open and the third round at Wimbledon and arrived in Montreal ranked 49th in the world.
She will face Ukrainian veteran Svitolina, who beat Wimbledon runner-up Anisimova 6-4, 6-1.
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