It promises to be another terrific day of WTA Montreal action. Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, and American stars Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys are all scheduled to feature. As always, we here at LWOT predict all the matches, as well as the ATP Toronto action, but which players do you expect to triumph?
WTA Montreal Day 8 Predictions
Naomi Osaka vs Anastasija Sevastova
Head-to-head: Osaka 3-2 Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova’s run to this stage is among the most unexpected moments of 2025. Although Jessica Pegula was far below her best, the 35-year-old still deserves significant credit for overcoming the 2023 and 2024 champion in Canada. Osaka’s best hard-court tennis is undoubtedly better than Sevastova’s. Adjusting to such a powerful hitter may be challenging for the Latvian at this stage of her career. Osaka is backed to hit her way into the quarterfinal.
Prediction: Osaka in 2
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Iga Swiatek vs Clara Tauson
Head-to-head: Swiatek 3-0 Tauson
Swiatek comfortably defeated Clara Tauson during her run to the Wimbledon title. The Dane was excellent in the previous two rounds in Montreal, dropping just six games across four sets. However, Swiatek is currently playing the best tennis on the WTA Tour. She dealt with Tauson’s pace well in their previous meetings and will likely do so again to win a tenth consecutive match.
Prediction: Swiatek in 2
Madison Keys vs Karolina Muchova
Head-to-head: Keys 1-0 Muchova
Karolina Muchova reminded fans how good she can be in the last two sets against Belinda Bencic. Despite the Olympic Gold Medalist not playing badly, Muchova swept her aside. Keys’s greater firepower presents a different challenge, but Muchova’s variety and craftiness are suited to disrupting the Australian Open champion. This could go either way and is a challenging match to call. Overall, the Czech is very narrowly favored to win a tight contest.
Prediction: Muchova in 3
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Amanda Anisimova vs Elina Svitolina
Head-to-head: Anisimova 3-1 Svitolina
Anisimova was ominously good against Emma Raducanu, who defeated her twice earlier this year before they met in Montreal. Svitolina is an excellent defensive player and will likely put up more resistance than Raducanu did. Nonetheless, it is tough to predict against Anisimova right now. The Wimbledon runner-up’s ball-striking in the previous round would be challenging for any player to handle, even a fighter like Svitolina.
Prediction: Anisimova in 2
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