Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Emma Raducanu continued to build momentum before next month's US Open with a straight-set win over American Peyton Stearns at the Canadian Open.

British number one Raducanu, a shock champion at the New York slam in 2021, progressed to the third round 6-2, 6-4.

The 22-year-old has won five of her six matches during the North American summer hard-court swing, after reaching the Washington Open semi-finals last week.

She will next play Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova, after the American fifth seed defeated New Zealand's Lulu Sun 6-4 ,7-6 (7-5).

World number 33 Raducanu proved too strong for 32nd seed Stearns and has now won all three meetings against her.

An early break put her in control of the first set before sh...