Muhammad upsets Keys in all-American matchup
Asia Muhammad stuns Madison Keys in straight sets at the Toronto tournament on Monday. Muhammad will meet Jessica Pegula in round two.
Qualifier Asia Muhammad moved into the second round of the National Bank Open by beating Madison Keys 7-6(5), 6-4 at the Aviva Centre in Toronto on Monday night.
Muhammad’s reward is another all-American matchup, this one against Jessica Pegula.
WTA Toronto, other first-round matches and results:
- Shuai Zhang vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Madison Brengle vs. Coco Gauff
- Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Claire Liu
- Camila Giorgi vs. Emma Raducanu
- Anna Bondar vs. Elise Mertens
- Rebecca Marino vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Bianca Andreescu
- Amanda Anisimova vs. Carol Zhao
- Kaia Kanepi vs. Naomi Osaka
- Belinda Bencic vs. Tereza Martincova
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
- Jil Teichmann vs. Venus Williams
- Katherine Sebov vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Petra Kvitova vs. Alison Riske-Amritraj
- Storm Sanders vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Alize Cornet vs. Caroline Garcia: monday
- Sloane Stephens vs. Sofia Kenin: monday
- Karolina Pliskova (14) beat Barbora Krejcikova: 6-3, 6-4
- Jelena Ostapenko (16) beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-4, 6-2
- Serena Williams beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (LL): 6-3, 6-4
- Simona Halep (15) beat Donna Vekic (LL): 6-0, 6-2
- Elena Rybakina beat Marie Bouzkova (Q): 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1
- Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
