Russia's Liudmila Samsonova upset Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to book her place in the quarterfinals of the weather-hit WTA Montreal Open on Friday.
Samsonova, seeded 15th, battled into the last eight with a 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-3 win over the second-seeded Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion from Belarus.
The last-16 clash in Montreal had been shunted into the Friday morning schedule after heavy rain wreaked havoc with Thursday's play at the hardcourt tournament, a US Open tuneup.
What a way to win it ??@LiudaSamsonova upsets No.2 seed Sabalenka in Montreal to advance to her first career WTA 1000 quarterfinal!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/1A8BKA3kNG
— wta (@WTA) August 11, 2023
It means Samsonova will return later Friday to face 12th seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the quarterfinals.
Bencic advanced to the last eight on Friday after coming from behind to defeat Petra Kvitova 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-1 in another game rescheduled from Thursday due to weather delays.