Osaka Showdown for Sevastova; Pegula 'to figure it out'

Anastasija Sevastova was just trying to survive at the WTA Canadian Open.

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Against the odds, she shocked two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory on Aug 1, setting up a fourth-round showdown with Naomi Osaka on Aug 4.

Sevastova, a former world No. 11 now ranked 386th, snapped fourth-ranked Pegula's 11-match WTA Canada win streak, the longest since Serena Williams reeled off 14 consecutive wins in 2011, 2013 and 2014.

She will try to extend her Montreal run in a round-of-16 meeting with Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion from Japan who ousted another Latvian, 22nd seed Jelena Ostapenko, 6-2, 6-4.

"Somehow, I was down 2-0 in the second set and started to play better and better," Sevastova said. "Third set I played really good."

The 35-year-old, who has dealt with injury since returning from maternity leave in February 2024, added: "Just trying to stay on the court as long as possible."