Shnaider, who is ranked No. 24 and recently won a silver medal in women’s doubles at the Olympics, will face fellow Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No. 6 seed, in the next match.
Prior to her victory today, the 20-year-old Russian defeated lucky loser Harriet Dart (6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2)) and Pole Magdalena Frech (2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)) in the tournament. This is also the first time she has reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 Series event.
Gauff, who is ranked No. 2, beat Chinese qualifier Yafan Wang (6-4, 6-4) earlier in the week. This was the first time in her career that she lost to a player younger than her on the tour. Prior to this match, she had a 7-0 record against younger players on the pro tour.
Toronto WTA 1000, other round of 16 matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3,211,715):
- Liudmila Samsonova defeated Elise Mertens: 6-2, 6-4
- Peyton Stearns beat Victoria Azarenka (12): 6-4, 4-2 ret.
- Amanda Anisimova beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 6-2 ret.
- Jessica Pegula (3) beat Ashlyn Krueger (Q): 6-2, 6-4
- Taylor Townsend (LL) beat Jelena Ostapenko (4): 6-2, 6-1
- Emma Navarro (8) beat Marta Kostyuk (11): 7-5, 7-5
- Katie Boulter vs. Aryna Sabalenka
