Wta Montreal

Tennis roundup: Karolina Pliskova, Victoria Azarenka win in Montreal; Matteo Berrettini advances in Toronto

Karolina Pliskova and Victoria Azarenka posted wins on a rain-affected day in Montreal. In Toronto, Matteo Berrettini was the highlight winner

WTA Montreal: Italian Camila Giorgi topples Karolina Pliskova for her biggest title

The first Italian winner of the prestigious US Open tuneup now owns three career titles after winning in Linz in 2018 and in the Netherlands three years earlier.

WTA Montreal: Karolina Pliskova upsets top seed Aryna Sabalenka to set up final against Camila Giorgi

Karolina Pliskova lost to Camila Giorgi last month in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics.

WTA Montreal: Aryna Sabalenka dashes Victoria Azarenka's top-10 return dream

Azarenka, a 32-year-old with two Australian Open titles to her credit, last ranked in the elite group five years ago before motherhood.

WTA Montreal: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur upsets defending champion Bianca Andreescu in third round

Jabeur won her 36th match of the season, second-best on the Tour behind Sabalenka, with 37.

WTA Montreal: Red-hot Danielle Collins halts Simona Halep's injury comeback

American Collins extended her win streak to 12 matches - a run that saw her claim back-to-back titles in Palermo and San Jose

WTA Montreal: Bianca Andreescu advances, Garbine Muguruza beaten

Andreescu, the 2019 US Open champion, who missed the entire 2020 season with injury, has played little in 2021 and hadn't won a match since reaching the second round at Eastbourne in June.

WTA Montreal: First win for Maria Sakkari after string of losses; swift progress for Ons Jabeur

Sakkari is the first Greek woman to get this far here. Her ailing opponent needed a medical timeout before quitting the match after 91 minutes on court.

Naomi Osaka, Sofia Kenin, Iga Swiatek withdraw from WTA Montreal event

Japan's Osaka, the reigning US and Australian Open champion, and Poland's Swiatek, the 2020 French Open winner, played at the Tokyo Olympics, Osaka losing in the third round to silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova and Swiatek falling in round two to Spain's Paula Badosa.

Connecticut Open: World No 1 Simona Halep withdraws due to leg injury, wants to recover in time for US Open

Connecticut Open would have been Halep's third tournament in as many weeks. She won the WTA Montreal event before being runner-up in Cincinnati, losing in three sets to Dutchwoman Bertens on Sunday.