Rybakina, Gauff race into Canadian Open quarters
World number two, Elena Rybakina, survived a huge scare to battle into the Canadian Open quarterfinals on Sunday in Toronto, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised through. Kazakhstan’s Rybakina recovered from 0-3 and two breaks down in the final set to beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 before American Gauff swept aside Russian teenage qualifier Alina … The post Rybakina, Gauff race into…
Elena Rybakina, the current world No. 2, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open after overcoming a significant setback. The Kazakhstani player battled back from a 0-3 deficit and two breaks down in the final set to defeat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. In the other quarterfinal, American player Coco Gauff defeated Russian teen qualifier Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1.
Rybakina will go on to face Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, who eliminated Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4. Gauff made history by reaching the last eight in Canada for the first time since 2023, and she will next face Swiss player Belinda Bencic. Bencic, ranked 14th, defeated Alexandra Eala 6-4, 6-0 in 73 minutes, dismissing the 20th-ranked Filipina who claimed her first WTA title last Monday in Washington.
Osaka noted that strong groundstrokes were crucial to her victory, and she overcame Rybakina in 82 minutes. Bencic connected on 64.4% of her first serves and won 72.4% of those points, marking her 10th consecutive win against left-handed opponents.
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