Clara Tauson reacts after her shock win over Iga Swiatek and points out when she felt she had the 'upper hand'

Iga Swiatek’s run in Montreal has come to an end after she lost in straight sets to Clara Tauson in the fourth round of the Canadian Open.

After clinching the first set in a tiebreak, Tauson went on to defeat Swiatek 7-6, 6-3, and advance to the quarterfinals, where she’ll face Madison Keys.

It was the Dane’s third attempt at besting the Pole, having lost to her twice before, the latest of which came at Wimbledon earlier this summer.

Having now overcome the world number three, Tauson pinpointed the moment in the match she felt she was in control.

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Clara Tauson pinpoints the moment she felt she had the upper hand

She said of the second set: “I mean, I knew that she was going to keep fighting. Obviously, she’s a champion, and they never stop fighting.

“I didn’t even feel too bad about getting broken there, because I felt like I was playing the right way. She was just playing better than me in that game.

“I felt like I had a bit better luck in my returning games, and obviously she started with a double fault in the next game, which gave me a little bit more confidence going into the rest of the points.

“I had a little bit of the upper hand in the end of the set. I think I showed that I can keep cool under pressure.”

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Tauson added: “I mean, it’s my second win like that in my career and second win like that this year.

“So obviously it’s really great, and it shows all the hard work I’ve been doing has been the right thing.

I think I’m getting more confidence in this kind of level and feeling like I belong here a bit more.

“I think that really helped me today in the important moments.

“I played Iga three times before, and I’ve been close two of the times. Yeah, I just felt like after I won the first set that I needed to continue, because I know she’s never going to give up, and she’s going to come out firing no matter what.

“I think obviously getting a win against her after losing to her in Wimbledon and a couple of weeks ago is obviously nice, because I was not feeling great in that match, and I felt like I was playing some good tennis in Wimbledon.

“So I felt like if I could keep that going, I thought I had a shot. It’s really nice to sit here now.”

She has played her next opponent, Keys, just once on the WTA Tour, beating her in Auckland earlier this season.

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