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Montreal Masters: Nick Kyrgios Beats Alex De Minaur To Reach Quarter-Finals, Casper Ruud Advances

Nick Kyrgios crushed fellow Australian Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Montreal Masters. Kyrgios carried on constant backchat with his player box, giving almost a running commentary of his state of mind on court in a display that seems second nature to him. Nevertheless, the Wimbledon runner-up dominated in the all-Aussie match, winning the opening set at a clip of three minutes per game in a contest which took just 64 minutes.

Iga Swiatek Ambushed By Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia In Toronto

Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia toppled world number one Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Toronto Masters. The South American ranked 24th in the world beat her third top-10 opponent this season, but notched her first career win over a world number one as she clawed out the victory in three hours. Haddad Maia, who won titles at Nottingham and Birmingham in June, became the first Brazilian to reach the quarters at a WTA 1000 tournament.

After three CWG gold medals, my motivation level has shot up: Sharath Kamal

Three gold medals in CWG, including an individual gold that he won after 16 years, made it a mixture of joy and relief for the Chennai paddler. Playing 12 matches over three days might have taken a lot out of him, but Sharath is already looking ahead. “My next target is the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. I wasn’t sure about winning so many medals at CWG but after bagging three gold medals, my motivation level has shot up. Now my primary focus will be the Paris Games,” Sharath, who returned to the city on Thursday morning, told TOI.

Kyrgios produces another showstopper to down compatriot de Minaur

Australian Nick Kyrgios produced another extraordinary performance to demolish compatriot Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3 at the Canadian Masters on Thursday (Aug 11), a day after stunning the world No 1 Daniil Medvedev.

Jack Draper and Dan Evans set up potential Montreal final-four clash

Jack Draper and Dan Evans set up a possible last-four meeting after both continued their winning ways at the National Bank Open.

Iga Swiatek suffers shock exit to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in marathon Canadian Open clash in Toronto

World No.1 Iga Swiatek suffered another shock early tournament elimination as she fell to a 4-6 6-3 5-7 defeat to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in a marathon three-set Canadian Open third-round clash on Thursday in Toronto. The shock result saw Haddad Maia become the first Brazilian player to reach a WTA 1000 quarter-final, and the first female Brazilian to win a match against the World No.

Serena Williams: Mats Wilander salutes ‘GOAT’ for changing tennis and showing ‘human’ side with near-misses

Serena Williams goes down as one of the greatest athletes of all time, according to Eurosport’s Mats Wilander, who says his admiration grew for the American after she showed her “human” side during her career near-misses. The 40-year-old looks set to retire after the US Open, having written a first-person piece for Vogue this week in which she stated she will “evolve away” from the sport.

Serena Williams loses first match since announcing retirement

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Montreal Masters: Nick Kyrgios Beats Alex De Minaur To Reach Quarter-Finals, Casper Ruud Advances

Iga Swiatek Ambushed By Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia In Toronto

After three CWG gold medals, my motivation level has shot up: Sharath Kamal

Kyrgios produces another showstopper to down compatriot de Minaur

Jack Draper and Dan Evans set up potential Montreal final-four clash

Iga Swiatek suffers shock exit to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in marathon Canadian Open clash in Toronto

Serena Williams: Mats Wilander salutes ‘GOAT’ for changing tennis and showing ‘human’ side with near-misses

Serena Williams loses first match since announcing retirement