The story of Montréal 2018: Halep outlasts Stephens
All the best photos from the Rogers Cup.
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Rebecca Marino scored the biggest win of her comeback in qualifying, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 over Vera Lapko - the Canadian's second Top 100 win of 2018 (Rogers Cup)
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15-year-old wildcard Leylah Fernandez also thrilled her home crowd in qualifying, defeating Alicja Rosolska before stretching Katie Boulter to three sets (Rogers Cup)
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It was take off for Anett Kontaveit in Montréal as she beat Ekaterina Makarova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. (Getty)
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Julia Goerges tees off against Timea Babos as she moved into the second round with a 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 victory. (Getty)
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Karolina Pliskova muscled her way past Katerina Siniakova, 6-4, 6-4. (Getty)
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Venus Williams keeps a close watch on the ball. She beat Caroline Dolehide, 7-5, 6-1, in the first round. (Getty)
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Eugenie Bouchard and Sloane Stephens got their doubles campaign off to a winning start against No.5 seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Yifan Xu. (Getty)
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Maria Sharapova’s push to the second round was frustrated by a rain delay in the first set of her match with Sesil Karatantcheva. (Getty)
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Ashleigh Barty navigated a tough first round over Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 (Rogers Cup)
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Victoria Azarenka recovered well from the injury that had forced her out of San José last week with an emphatic 6-0, 6-1 first-round defeat of Kristina Mladenovic (Rogers Cup)
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Johanna Konta sprung an upset in the first round, upending No.11 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-2 (Rogers Cup)
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A focused Elise Mertens dispatched wildcard Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets in the first round (Rogers Cup)
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Wildcard Françoise Abanda was the only Canadian to survive the first round, scoring her second career Top 50 victory over Kirsten Flipkens 6-3, 6-2 (Rogers Cup)
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San José runner-up Maria Sakkari stretched No.12 seed Daria Kasatkina to three sets before falling (Rogers Cup)
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Daria Kasatkina came through 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 over Maria Sakkari to set up a second-round clash against compatriot Maria Sharapova (Rogers Cup)
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Kiki Bertens strikes a forehand in her straight-sets first-round defeat of Carol Zhao (Rogers Cup)
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Petra Kvitova gained revenge over Anett Kontaveit, who had beaten her at Roland Garros, 6-3, 6-4 to move into the third round (Rogers Cup)
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Francoise Abanda of Canada congratulates Sloane Stephens after losing their Round of 32 clash in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 (Getty)
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Maria Sharapova beat compatriot Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 6-2 in the Round of 32 (Getty)
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Alizé Cornet celebrates beating Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-1 (Getty)
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Simona Halep beat 13th seed Venus Williams in the Round of 16, 6-2, 6-2 (Getty)
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Venus Williams looks at the sky during a rain stoppage (Getty)
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Caroline Garcia celebrates beating Maria Sharapova (Getty)
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Sharapova reacts in her match against Garcia (Getty)
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Doubles partners Sloane Stephens and Eugenie Bouchard (Getty)
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Elina Svitolina continued her title defense with a quarterfinal win over Elise Mertens (Getty)
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Simona Halep on the move against Caroline Garcia (Getty)
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Sloane Stephens signs autographs after beating Anastasija Sevastova (Getty)
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Ashleigh Barty beat Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals (Getty)
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Ashleigh Barty feels the heat during her semifinal defeat to Simona Halep (Getty)
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Simona Halep reached the final with a 6-4, 6-1 victory (Getty)
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Sloane Stephens made her first final at the venue after dispatching of Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 (Getty)
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Defending champion Elina Svitolina waves to the crowd after her defeat (Getty)
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Simona Halep gets a shock as the confetti guns go off (Getty)
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Halep beat Sloane Stephens 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 (Getty)
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Sloane Stephens reacts (Getty)
