The Swiss Belinda Bencic, who had spoiled the party in the last match of Eugenie Bouchard, bowed in turn, Friday, in the third round of the Omnium National Bank of Montreal.
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Bencic, 17e Favorite of the competition, was arrested by the Czech Karolina Muchova at the end of a long battle of 2h42min. The 11e seeded went up the slope to win 6-7 (2), 6-2 and 6-3.
Eliminated in the semi-finals of Wimbledon by Iga Swiatek, Bencic had triumphed in Toronto in 2015 before reaching twice the quarter-finals in Canada.
Bouchard had given him a hard time on Wednesday, but a victory of 6-2, 3-6 and 6-4 had ended the career of the 31-year-old Quebecer.
Karolina in a civil.
Photo Agence QMI, JOËL LEMAY
As for Muchova, she will try to qualify for the quarterfinals when she is measured American Madison Keys. The sixth favorite defeated its compatriot Caty McNally 6-2, 6-3 and 6-3 Friday afternoon.
Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY
In the last game of the evening, the fifth seeded, the American Amanda Anisimova crushed the British Emma Raducanu, 6-2 and 6-1.
The finalist at Wimbledon will play on Sunday against the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, 10e Favorite, which was even more expeditious against the Russian Anna Kalinskaya by died the exit door, 6-1 and 6-1, in 55 minutes of play.
Elina Svitolina
Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY