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Jessica Pegula sends World No1 Iga Swiatek packing in Montreal

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World number one Iga Swiatek was beaten in three sets by Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals of the Omnium Banque Nationale in Montreal.Swiatek, who has topped the women's rankings for 72 weeks, lost out to world number three Pegula 6-2 6-7 (4) 6-4 after two-and-a-half hours.Poland's Swiatek had led 4-2 in the final set after fighting back from the brink before her American opponent won the last four games.Pegula had served for the match at 5-4 up in the second set and had led 4-2 in the tie-break before Swiatek hit back to force a deciding set. FULL RESULTS

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