Canadian Open: Kasatkina sees off Bouzkova in straight sets to book quarter-final berth

Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 10 seed, defeated Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open at Stade IGA in Montreal on Thursday night.

Kasatkina, ranked No 14, will face the winner of the match between American Sloane Stephens and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 3 seed, next.

The Russian won against Belgian Elise Mertens (6-4, 6-2) and Anna Blinkova (6-2, 7-5) ahead of her victory over Bouzkova.

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Earlier in the tournament, Bouzkova, ranked No 37, beat American qualifier Kayla Day (7-6 (1), 6-3) and Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 5 seed (6-4, 4-6, 6-2).

Montreal WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Stade IGA, hard, USD 2.788.468, most recent results first):

• Liudmila Samsonova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Petra Kvitova vs. Belinda Bencic
• Sloane Stephens vs. Elena Rybakina
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Coco Gauff
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Danielle Collins
• Iga Swiatek vs. Karolina Muchova: thursday
• Jessica Pegula (4) beat Jasmine Paolini: 6-4, 6-0