WTA Toronto: Anisimova stuns Sabalenka to reach last four
Amanda Anisimova beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday evening. She’ll face No 8 seed Emma Navarro in the next round
Amanda Anisimova, Washington, 2024 © Zuma / Panoramic
American Amanda Anisimova beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, 6-4, 6-2 to move into the semi-finals of the Toronto Masters at the Aviva Centre.
Anisimova, ranked No 132, will face No 8 seed Emma Navarro next.
Ahead of her victory, the 22-year-old American won against Caroline Dolehide (6-1, 6-4), Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 5 seed (6-4, 6-3) and Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 10 seed (6-2 ret.).
Sabalenka, ranked No 3, won against Chinese Yue Yuan (6-2, 6-2) and Katie Boulter (6-3, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Rogers Cup.
Toronto WTA 1000, other last-eight results (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):
- Diana Shnaider vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Jessica Pegula vs. Peyton Stearns
- Emma Navarro beat Taylor Townsend (LL): 6-3, 7-6 (5)
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