Andreescu wins WTA Player of the Month for August after undefeated month test

Bianca Andreescu has claimed the WTA Player of the Month award after having an undefeated August which saw her win both the Rogers Cup and US Open.

After having a 13-0 record to start the month, Andreescu won both tournaments; she became the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years and the first Canadian woman to win a Grand Slam in the open era.

The 19-year old has gone up to career-high World No.5; as a result which means she is now tied the previous best mark for a Canadian woman in the WTA Rankings.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and CoCo Vandeweghe at the Western & Southern Open claimed the shot of the month when the former hit an around-the-net post winner over Latisha Chan and Chan Hao-ching which generated a lot of buzz.

Marie Bouzkova earned votes as August's Breakthrough Player of the Month after she reached the semi-final at the Rogers Cup from being a qualifier.

Over the course of her run, she defeated both Sloane Stephens and Simona Halep along the way as well as Jelena Ostapenko. The Czech ace took a set off Serena Williams in the semi-finals as well before losing out to the American.

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