Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Elina Svitolina — QF — Canadian Open

Return games decided this one. Svitolina converted six of eight break points to Alexandrova's three of eight, and the swing sat in the Russian's first serve: 70 percent of those points in the opening set, 30 percent in the second. Svitolina broke in the opening game for 1-0. Two more came in game 3 for 3-0 and game 5 for 5-0, a 3-for-3 set on break points that Alexandrova's 68 percent first-serve rate could not answer; the 16th seed lost 26 of 50 points behind that first ball. Alexandrova broke back in game 8 for 3-5, but Svitolina broke again in game 9 to close it, 1 hour 33 minutes in, a fourth straight win. A semifinal with No. 8 Iga Swiatek follows.