Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Muchova in a rain-delayed match in Toronto Masters
The HinduTop-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland beat 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday night in the National Bank Open in a match interrupted by rain for more than six hours. “For sure, it was a pretty extraordinary day, and I don’t think I’ve had such a situation in my career, so there is the opportunity to learn something new and see what I’m capable of — even though we played this match like three times.” With the victory, Swiatek — who also beat Muchova in June in the French Open final — guaranteed she will remain No. In the only match completed in the afternoon, fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States beat Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-0. Pegula will face the winner of a match between sixth-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States and ninth-seeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic.