WTA Montreal 🇨🇦
Kessler M. vs Kostyuk M.
🧠 Form & Context
McCartney Kessler🚨 On the rise: Cracked the Top 30 in 2025 and already owns three titles—Hobart, Nottingham, and Cleveland.
🔥 Statement win: Dismissed Mirra Andreeva in straights—was already dominating before the teen’s ankle injury (led 7–6, 4–1).
💎 Big-match punch: Claimed her second Top-5 win this year by beating Coco Gauff in Dubai.
📈 Reliable hard-court form: 19–9 on hard in 2025, with four finals appearances in the past year.
🏁 Milestone watch: 4–4 in WTA R16s; has never gone past this round at 500 or 1000-level events.
Marta Kostyuk
🧨 Turned it around: Snapped a six-match skid with comeback wins over Vondroušová and Kasatkina in Montreal.
🎯 Clutch instincts: Saved match points and edged Kasatkina in a tense third-set breaker—one of her grittiest performances this year.
👀 Ranking vs. results: Just 2–12 vs. Top-20 opponents before that win—now trying to build consistency.
📚 Montreal comfort: Reached R16 here in 2023 as well, falling to Navarro. Chasing a third QF this season (Doha, Madrid).
🎾 Head-to-head: Defeated Kessler 6–2, 6–3 at the 2024 US Open in just 77 minutes.
🔍 Match Breakdown
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