Two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula upset by Sevastova in 3rd round in Montreal
Sevastova, a 35-year-old from Latvia who was ranked 11th in 2018 but has fallen to No. 386, broke the third-seeded Pegula six times on 10 chances.
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The Red Sox Didn't Do Much At The Deadline, But Not For A 'Lack Of Effort'
In many ways, the Boston Red Sox kicked off the trade deadline madness when they moved disgruntled third baseman/designated hitter Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants back in June. Many believed that that trade would be the biggest blockbuster of the summer, six weeks before the actual cut-off. Boston's chief baseball officer, Craig Breslow, said at the time of the trade: 'It's important to point out that this is in no way signifying a waving of the white flag on 2025. We are as committed as we were six months ago to putting a winning team on the field, to competing for the division and making a deep postseason run.' He went to say that he believed moving Devers gave the club additional resources to utilize at the trade deadline. In fact, shortly after the blockbuster deal, one National League executive was quoted as saying: 'Boston should be in position to hunt short-term upgrades to support their current 2025 team…Boston can now leverage their newfound savings to pursue these types of opportunities across their roster.' So, with the July 31st deadline approaching, the Red Sox faithful were expecting the team to make an upgrade at first base where Abraham Toro and Romy González have done an adequate job, but not at the level of a Josh Naylor or Ryan O'Hearn. There was even talk of acquiring Nolan Arenado — who they pursued in the off-season to play third base before signing Alex Bregman — to play first. And the team was hoping to bolster its starting rotation and bullpen, both of which have underwhelmed this season. According to various sources, Boston was trying to strike deals with Merrill Kelly or Zac Gallen or Mitch Keller. Any, or two of these pitchers would aid ace Garrett Crochet, Lucas Giolito, and Brayan Bello every fifth day. But as the days got late in July, and as the hours and minutes ticked down last Wednesday and Thursday, not much was happening in the Back Bay. Red Sox Twitter was blowing up with fans electronically screaming at Breslow to wake the hell up and do something — anything. From the fans' perspective, the Yankees are faltering, the Rays are in the tank, the Orioles are tanking, and many view the Blue Jays' recent run as fool's gold. The AL East was there for the taking if the Red Sox could even just slightly improve their team. On Wednesday night, Breslow finally pulled a trigger. He agreed to send the team's No. 17 prospect, Blaze Jordan, to the St. Louis Cardinals in return for left-handed pitcher Steven Matz. Matz has made 172 starts in his career, but has been working out of the bullpen of late, which is how Boston intends to use him. In the final year of four-year, $44 million deal, Matz is a short-term rental that will cost the club less than $4 million. With an extra bullpen arm secured, the Red Sox still needed a starter and a first baseman. The infielder was not to be had. But, moments before the final bell rang at 6 p.m., Boston was able to flip James Tibbs III (the player they acquired from San Francisco in return for Devers back in June) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for oft-injured, but high on potential, Dustin May. May found himself expendable in Los Angeles, and told the team he wanted to start, rather than become a long reliever or Shohei Ohtani's piggy-back option. So, the Dodgers granted him his wish, shipping him east so he could try to help another team with another division title. In a post-deadline press conference, Breslow told the collected writers and, therefore Red Sox Nation, that the team made a last-minute run at Twins' ace Joe Ryan. 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Fox News
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