Overview

• Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat Veronika Kudermetova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 and reach the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 event in Montreal.
• After the match Gauff admitted her serve needs improvement and said her goal was simply to survive and advance.
• Canadian wild card Victoria Mboko stunned Marie Bouzková 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 to earn her first meeting with Gauff in the next round.
• Twenty-eighth seed McCartney Kessler upset fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 and will face Marta Kostyuk, who edged Daria Kasatkina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
• Zhu Lin cruised past Suzan Lamens 6-2, 6-2 and now awaits Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, who recovered from a set down to beat Aoi Ito 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.