Canadian Open News
Even the fact that Andreescu was gifted the Rogers Cup title when a tearful Serena Williams was forced to retire with back spasm just 19 minutes into the final could not keep the hype machine from spinning into overdrive.
The victory will see Andreescu surge up from 27th spot to 14th position when an updated WTA rankings are released on Monday.
Williams has now stormed into the quarter-finals of the tournament for the eighth time.
The sixth seeded Wozniacki posted her first career win over a number-one player in seven tries as she blasted eight aces in the two-hour, 56-minute centre court match.
Lepchenko rallied to stun French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko 1-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5). Ninth seeded Williams also needed three sets and close to two hours to eliminate qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Prakash Padukone feels that Indian badminton is seeing the best phase in its history
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