No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas kicked off his 23rd birthday in fine style on Thursday afternoon, defeating reigning Olympic silver medalist Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-2 Top seed Aryna Sabalenka needed just under an hour to end wildcard Rebecca Marino’s fairytale run in the third round of the Omnium Banque Nationale. She will face Belarusian compatriot Victoria Azarenka. Following his victory over 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in his opening round match the World No. 12 eased past Lajovic 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals in Toronto. Camila Giorgi takes out Kvitova, as the World No.71 from Italy dispatched the 2012 Omnium Banque Nationale champion by the score of 6-4, 6-4, in an hour and 36 minutes The Greek star defeated Tokyo Olympics singles silver medalist Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last eight in Toronto for the second time. Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers. Seeking her 12th straight victory, Danielle Collins served up a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset win against sixth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania in second-round play at the National Bank Open in Montreal Wednesday. “I don’t know if the conditions changed with the humidity, but I was not playing well before the rain… I knew I had to play better if I was to win,” Medvedev said. “When back on the court, from the first game I felt much better. I only felt better and better during the match, he did not have one break point [after the rain]. I turned around the match completely.” No.6 seed Halep was contesting her first match since she suffered a calf tear while facing Angelique Kerber in Rome three months ago — an absence which, on Monday, caused her to fall out of the Top 10 for the first time since January 27, 2014 (ending 373 consecutive weeks in that echelon). In a contest chock-full of ups and downs, No.5 seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain was toppled by Katerina Siniakova of Czechia (6-2, 0-6, 6-3).
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