WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- American rising star Sofia Kenin upset No. 6 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 7-6(2), 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup WTA tournament on Friday.
World No. 29 Kenin picked up her third Top 10 win of the season in one hour and 45 minutes, avenging a loss to the Ukrainian in their only prior meeting at Indian Wells earlier this year.
"In Indian Wells, I kind of felt like I lost it," Kenin said. "I just let a few opportunities go by. But here I think I did a pretty good job adjusting to the conditions which weren't easy. It was pretty windy. And I felt it was pretty more mental today."
"Svitolina has good hands, plays really well. So I needed to stay solid and find my rhythm. And I felt like throughout the match it just got better. She has really great defense, and I needed to be patient when I closed the points out," Kenin added.
In the final four, Kenin will meet Canadian hope Bianca Andreescu, who won a quarterfinal clash with No. 3 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in three sets.
"Having these really good wins under my belt against these really tough players and top players, I think it's always good and it just gives me more confidence," said Kenin. "It's helping me to keep the rhythm going and I guess we'll see tomorrow what's going to happen."
