Montreal ¨C Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Canadian Open on Tuesday with a comprehensive 6-2, 6-2 triumph over 10th seed Elina Svitolina.
Osaka, chasing her first WTA Tour-level title since the 2021 Australian Open, needed only 68 minutes to dispatch the Ukraine star and book a Wednesday semifinal with Danish 16th seed Clara Tauson, who stunned reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys 6-1, 6-4.
¡°I¡¯m just having a lot of fun playing. I¡¯m glad to be here,¡± Osaka said. ¡°I think I¡¯ll be seeded in the US Open because I won my match. That was a really good goal for me. I¡¯m just really excited.¡±
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