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Patna : Third seed Karolina Pliskova, 27, Czech Republic, entered the Round of 16 of Rogers Cup at Toronto, Canada, on August 7, 2019, late night. World No 3 Pliskova defeated World No 37 Alison Riske, 29, USA, in a tough three-set contest 6-4, 6-7,6-2 in the second round. Pliskova fired 11 Aces in the match to 8 by Riske. But, she also committed 9 double faults to 6 by Riske. Pliskova won 4 break points in the match to 1 by the American.
World No 33 Dayana Yasytremska, 19, Ukraine, defeated World No 39 Voctoria Azarenka, 30, Belarus, 7-5, 7-5 to enter the Round of 16. Yastremska won 5 break points in the match to 3 by Azarenka, the winner of two Grand Slam singles titles.