Tauson takes revenge a month after losing to Swiatek

Clara Tauson stunned Iga Swiatek 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Sunday to power into the quarter-finals at the WTA Montreal event, taking revenge for a loss to the former world No. 1 at Wimbledon.

The Danish outsider lost to the Pole in the Wimbledon fourth round last month as Swiatek went on to take the title at the major.

But losing to Tauson in Canada ended the Swiatek win streak at eight straight matches and gave the Scandinavian her first win in the series after three defeats.

Tauson needed nearly two hours to advance to her second defeat of a top 10 player; she beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in February in Dubai.

She now takes on another Grand Slam winner in Australian Open holder Madison Keys, the sixth seed.

“It was a good match. I was playing really solid and serving well in important moments,” the winner said. “She’s obviously a great player that I’ve never beaten before, so I can’t complain.

“I’m getting more confidence in this kind of level and feeling like I belong here a bit more. 

“Getting a win against her after losing to her in Wimbledon is obviously nice, because I was not feeling great in that match, and I felt like I was playing some good tennis in Wimbledon. 

“I felt like if I could keep that going, I thought I had a shot. It’s really nice to sit here now.”

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Keys saved a pair of match points in her fourth-round win over Karolina Muchova  4-6, 6-3, 7-5.