Zhu Lin's journey ended in the round of 16, while Gauff was surprisingly eliminated by the 18-year-old rising star!

On August 2, 2025, the WTA 1000 Montreal event continued with the fourth round of the women's singles upper bracket. In the center court's final match, Chinese player Zhu Lin fought against Spain's Bostas Manero for 2 hours and 17 minutes, eventually losing with scores of 5-7, 6-1, and 2-6, which meant her exit in the round of 16. Nevertheless, Zhu Lin set a new personal best in WTA 1000 events at this tournament, soaring 189 places in the rankings to currently sit at No. 304.

Zhu Lin

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The 18-year-old local sensation Mboko continues to write her underdog story in Montreal. This Canadian player, who entered the tournament with a wildcard, took only 68 minutes to upset top seed Gauff with a score of 6-1, 6-4, making her the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals here in the past three years—coincidentally, the last player to achieve this was Gauff herself in 2019. At the start of this season, Mboko was ranked No. 333 in the world, but after an impressive performance with 20 consecutive wins in lower-tier events, she climbed to No. 85 before this match, and her ranking now stands at No. 55 after defeating Gauff.

Mboko

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In two other fourth-round matches, 9th seed Rybakina came back from a set down to defeat 30th seed Yastremska with a score of 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, reaching the quarterfinals for the second time in her career. She will face 24th seed Kostyuk, who also staged a comeback, defeating 28th seed Kessler with scores of 5-7, 6-3, and 6-3, marking her best result in this tournament.

Women's singles upper bracket quarterfinal matchups

Mboko [W] vs. Bostas Manero

Kostyuk [24] vs. Rybakina [9]

Women's singles lower bracket round of 16 matchups

[5] Anisimova vs. Svitolina [10]

Osaka vs. Sevastova [6]

Keys vs. Muchova [11]

[16] Townsend vs. Swiatek [2]

In women's doubles, the 3rd seeds Zhang Shuai/Townsend swept the "Strait Combination" of Jiang Xinyu/Zhan Haoting with a score of 6-2, 6-0, advancing to the semifinals and achieving seven consecutive wins this North American hard court season. Guo Hanyu/Panova lost in the quarterfinals with a score of 2-6, 7-6(5), 5-10 against Hsieh Su-wei/Danilovic, missing out on the semifinals.

Zverev

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At the ATP Toronto Masters, the upper bracket's round of 16 was also determined. Top seed Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals after 14th seed Cerundolo retired due to injury while trailing 6-4, 1-0. He will face defending champion Poprin, who came back to defeat 5th seed Rune with scores of 4-6, 6-2, and 6-3. 11th seed Khachanov defeated 8th seed Ruud with a score of 6-4, 7-5, marking his first entry into a Masters quarterfinal this season and the 10th time in his career. He will meet American player Mickelson, who won against compatriot Lehečka with scores of 6-3, 6-3.

Men's singles upper bracket quarterfinal matchups

[1] Zverev vs. Poprin [18]

[26] Mickelson vs. Khachanov [11]

Men's singles lower bracket round of 16 matchups

[7] Tiafoe vs. De Minaur [9]

[13] Cobolli vs. Shelton [4]

[6] Rublev vs. Davidovich Fokina [20]

[19] Lehečka vs. Fritz [2]