Pegula out of National Bank Open: Osaka in fourth round.
Two-time reigning champion Jessica Pegula of the United States is out in the third round after falling to Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a major upset Friday afternoon at the WTA 1000 tournament.
The 35-year-old Sevastova reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 in 2018, but now sits at 386th.
She rallied from a set down and broke the third-seeded — and world No. 4 — Pegula six times on 10 chances.
The loss continues a poor run of form for Pegula, who won her opener in Montreal over Maria Sakkari of Greece, but exited Wimbledon and the D.C. Open after one match in July.
Sevastova will take on Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who moved on to the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-4 win over 22nd-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.
Osaka, a former world No. 1, hit five aces and converted six of nine breakpoint opportunities, taking the match in 72 minutes on IGA Stadium’s centre court.
