Ukraine's Kostyuk through to quarterfinals of women's National Bank Open in Montreal
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- Toronto Star
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys advances to National Bank Open quarterfinals
Madison Keys of the United States hits a return to Karolina Muchova of Czechia during round of 16 tennis action at the National Bank Open in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi CMU/ flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys advances to National Bank Open quarterfinals
MONTREAL – Madison Keys has advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open. The sixth-seeded American rebounded from a one-set deficit to beat Czechia's Karolina Muchova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on a windy Sunday afternoon at IGA Stadium's Centre Court. It marked the second straight come-from-behind win for Keys, who defeated American compatriot Caty McNally in the third round on Friday, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Keys, a runner-up at the 2016 tournament in Montreal, matched Ana Ivanovic for the longest gap between quarterfinal appearances at the event in the Open Era. Keys had not made it past the second round in Canada since losing to Simona Halep in that final nine years ago. The win also gave Keys her 75th career win against a player ranked inside the top 20 of the WTA rankings. After squandering a break-point opportunity of her own in just the second game of the match, Keys was broken at love the following game to fall behind 2-1. While breaks of serve were exchanged in the sixth and seventh games, that early break proved to be just enough for Muchova to take the opening set 6-4. Keys bounced back in the second set. The 2025 Australian Open champion took advantage of an untimely double fault by Muchova, her first of the match, to break the Czech's service and pull ahead 3-1. Keys ultimately forced a decider, sealing the second set with a 172 km/h ace. Despite opening the third and final set with a break of serve, there was plenty of adversity for Keys. After being broken back in the fourth game, Keys was forced to fend off a pair of match points in the tenth game. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. This galvanized Keys, who broke the following game on her way to the win. Keys now awaits the winner of Sunday night's fourth-round match pitting 2025 Wimbledon champion and No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland against Denmark's Clara Tauson in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. Sunday's day session will also feature a matchup between Japan's Naomi Osaka and Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia. The nightcap sees 2025 Wimbledon finalist and No. 5 seed Amanda Anisimova take on Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the tournament's tenth seed. The National Bank Open continues until Thursday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Jerome Blake breaks national championship meet record to win men's 200 title
OTTAWA – Jerome Blake broke the Canadian track and field championship record running 19.95 seconds to win the men's 200-metre title on Sunday. The previous meet record was held by Brendon Rodney — Blake's teammate on Canada's Olympic champion 4×100 men's relay team — who ran 19.96 in 2016. The time was also a personal best for Blake, who turns 30 on Aug. 18. Toronto's Aaron Brown (20.08), also a teammate of Blake's on the relay team, and Ottawa's Eliezer Adjibi (20.60) finished second and third, respectively. Blake, from Kelowna, B.C., and Brown both met the 200 qualifying standard time (20.16) for the upcoming world championships in Tokyo in September. Blake also has the standard in the 100, having ran a personal-best time of 9.97 seconds on June 21 at a meet in Germany. He did not compete in the 100 final on Friday due to being disqualified for a false start in the semifinals. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2025.
