Jessica Pegula beat world number one Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 on August 12 to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal where she will face either Elena Rybakina or Liudmila Samsonova.
American world number three Pegula, playing in her third consecutive Canadian Open semi-final, broke Swiatek's serve 11 times and managed her way through the big moments of the match better than the four-times Grand Slam winner.
"She always makes it tough but of course it's incredibly rewarding to beat the number one player in the world and I am sure that will give me a lot of confidence going into tomorrow and the next couple weeks," Pegula said securing a spot in her first Canadian Open final.