Amanda Anisimova followed up her shock win over Aryna Sabalenka with a knockout of Emma Navarro in Toronto on Sunday to reach her first WTA 1000 final.
Anisimova, ranked 132nd, defeated eighth seed Navarro 6-3 2-6 6-2 to advance to the National Bank Open final.
The 22-year-old former French Open semi-finalist and 2022 Wimbledon quarter-finalist has now defeated four top-20 players in a row after wins over Sabalenka, Anna Kalinskaya and Daria Kasatkina.
The American will face either defending champion and world No. 3 Jessica Pegula or 20-year-old Diana Shnaider in Monday's final. Live on Sky Sports Tennis.
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Sebastian Korda reached the Canadian Open semifinals by beating Alexander Zverev in three sets.
Sebastian Korda The impressive summer run continued as the hotly-performing American upset No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev to reach the ATP Masters 1000 semifinals for the second time.
Korda's 7-6 (7-5) 1-6 6-4 win over Zverev marked his eighth consecutive win and only his second win in 14 matches against a top-five opponent.
Coming off his second tour title and first at ATP 500 level in Washington last week, the 24-year-old Korda will now be looking for a quick turnaround ahead of his semi-final appearance. Alexey Popyrin Later on Sunday.
Popyrin continued his impressive week by defeating fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to reach the semi-finals.
In other news, Naomi Osaka She defeated Anna Blinkova 6-2 2-6 6-2 to advance to the second round of qualifying at the Cincinnati Open, where she will face Ashlyn Kruger for a spot in the main draw.
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