Bouzkova beats Garcia for fourth time in a row to reach last 16 at Montreal
The Czech will play the winner of the match between Anna Blinkova and No 10 seed Daria Kasatkina in the next round
Marie Bouzkova reached the last 16 of the Canadian Open by defeating Frenchwoman Caroline Garciaa, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 at Stade IGA in Montreal on Tuesday night.
With the win, Bouzkova improved to 4-0 lifetime against Garcia, including wins in the last two editions of Wimbledon.
Bouzkova, ranked No 37, will face the winner of the match between Anna Blinkova and No 10 seed Daria Kasatkina next.
Another big win for the head-to-head! 💪@MarieBouzkova upsets No.5 seed Garcia to advance to the Montreal last 16.#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/xMufuwZAR8
— wta (@WTA) August 9, 2023
Marie Bouzkova won against American qualifier Kayla Day (7-6 (1), 6-3) ahead of her victory.
Montreal WTA 1000, other second-round matches (Stade IGA, hard, USD 2,788,468):
- Petra Martic vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Petra Kvitova vs. Camila Giorgi
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Madison Keys
- Danielle Collins vs. Maria Sakkari
- Marketa Vondrousova vs. Caroline Wozniacki
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Karolina Muchova
- Liudmila Samsonova vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Anna Blinkova vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Jessica Pegula vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Iga Swiatek vs. Karolina Pliskova
- Alycia Parks vs. Belinda Bencic
- Katie Boulter vs. Coco Gauff
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Sloane Stephens
- Jennifer Brady vs. Elena Rybakina