Jessica Pegula beat world No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal.

American world No.3 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 No.1 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.

De Minaur vs SinnerIn Toronto, Alex de Minaur of Australia beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-1, 6-3 in the semi-final.

“I just told myself that no matter what, I was going to compete every point,” de Minaur said. “Stay positive and not get frustrated by how the match may go... and I think that's probably what got me the win today.”

De Minaur will face seventh-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over 12th-seeded Tommy Paul of the US in the night semi-final.