WTA Tour – Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 final results

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One semifinal features the No. 1 and No. 4 seeds – a rematch of the Wimbledon semifinal.

The other featured two unseeded players who both have paid their dues for a long time, and find themselves in the biggest match of their careers.

Take your pick: there’s something for every taste.

Also – Leylah Fernandez got past Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round of Cincinnati qualifying.

ATP Tour – Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 final results

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Omnium Banque Nationale
Location: Montreal, Canada
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Aug. 9 – 15, 2021
Prize money: $1,835,490
Draws: S56 – D28

Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[4] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 63 64
Camila Giorgi (ITA) def Jessica Pegula (USA) 63 36 61

Doubles, semifinals

[5] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) vs Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 62 63
[6] Darija Jurak (CRO) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) def Magda Linette (POL) / Bernarda Pera (USA) 75 64

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Western & Southern Open
Location: Cincinnati OH
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Aug. 15 – 22, 2021
Prize money: $1,835,490
Draws: S56 – D32

Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021
Final results
Qualifying, first round

[13] Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) def. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 63

Fiona Ferro (FRA) def [1] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 62 26 60
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def [7] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 64 75
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def. [8] Tereza Martincova (CZE) 63 75
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [10] Anastasia Sevastova (LAT) 61 21 retd
Anna Blinkova (RUS) def [16] Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) 63 60

[2] Zhang Shuei (CHN) def. [PR] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 62 64
[3] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 62 75
[4] Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def. Astra Sharma (AUS) 75 63
[6] Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Christina Mchale (USA) 64 61
[9] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. [WC] Alycia Parks (USA) 63 16 63
[11] Heather Watson (GBR) def [WC] Katie Volynets (USA) 57 62 62
[12] Andrea Petkovic (GER) def. [WC] Emma Navarro (USA) 76 (3) 64
[13] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. Polona Hercog (SLO) 46 62 63
[14] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) def. [WC] Peyton Stearns (USA) 76 (3) 64