Wozniacki ousts top-seeded Pliskova

TORONTO (AP) Caroline Wozniacki outlasted top-ranked Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 in a women's quarterfinal Friday at the Rogers Cup.

The start of the match was delayed for more than two hours because of rain and three more weather interruptions followed once play began at Aviva Centre.

In the deciding set, Wozniacki broke at love to get back on serve at 4-4. She held serve and followed with another break to reach the final four at the Toronto event for the first time.

The match ended a little more than five hours after the players took to the court in the early afternoon for the pregame warmup. Actual match time was 2 hours, 56 minutes.

Pliskova, from the Czech Republic, was playing her first tournament as world No. 1.