Maria Sharapova continued her fine form in the Rogers Cup after dumping Vera Zvonareva to move into the last eight.
Sharapova looks a dangerous prospect in the draw and now has her sights on 14th-seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarter-final.
Sharapova made light work of Zvonareva to win 6-2 7-6(3), while Poland's Radwanska enjoyed a regulation 7-5 6-3 win over qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko.
Serena Williams eased through the third round in Toronto with a simple win over Alona Bondarenko.
The second seed raced through the first set 6-1 before taking the second 6-4 to steam to victory.
Williams is firm favourite to lift the title with top seed Dinara Safina and her sister Venus already out of the competition.
Czech Lucie Safarova awaits in the next stage after she progressed with a 7-6(3) 6-4 triumph over Jie Zheng.
Fourth seed Elena Dementieva also made it through but had to overcome the loss of the second set to Shahar Peer of Israel.
The Russian raced through the first set 6-1 against the world number 68 but then fell apart to lose the second by the same margin.
The decider was far closer, Dementieva eventually winning 6-4 to claim a hard-fought victory after appearing on course for an easy win.
Australian Samantha Stosur, Dementieva's next opponent, had an easier ride in beating Virginie Razzano 6-3 6-1.
Alisa Kleybanova plays fifth seed Jelena Jankovic in the remaining quarter-final after the Serb ousted Kim Clijsters 1-6 6-3 7-5.
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