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Osaka beats Ostapenko as Pegula's title defence ends

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka reached the fourth round of the Canadian Open with a dominant win over 22nd-seed Jelena Ostapenko.

The unseeded 27-year-old was impressive in the 6-2 6-4 success and will face a last-16 tie with a second successive Latvian in Anastasija Sevastova.

Japan's Osaka, a winner twice at the US and Australian Opens, will meet Sevastova after the 35-year-old upset defending champion, and third seed, Jessica Pegula 3-6 6-4 6-1 in Montreal on Friday.

Now ranked 49th in the world, Osaka has not reached the quarter-final of a Grand Slam or WTA 1000 event since returning from maternity leave at the start of 2024.