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World number 1 Swiatek suffers shock loss in Round of 16 tie at Montreal Open

The 26-year-old Haddad Maia beat a top-ranked player for the first time to become the first Brazilian woman to advance to the quarterfinal of a WTA 1000 tournament. Maia beat Iga 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

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Iga Swiatek. Pic/ AFP

Iga Swiatek. Pic/ AFP

Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil beat top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in windy conditions to reach the National Bank Open quarterfinals.

The 26-year-old Haddad Maia beat a top-ranked tennis player for the first time to become the first Brazilian woman to advance to the quarterfinal of a WTA 1000 tournament. A back-to-back champion on the grass in Nottingham and Birmingham, she came to Toronto at a career-high 24th in the world.

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