Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff
World number two Elena Rybakina came from a set down to defeat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Tuesday and reach the WTA Toronto Masters semi-finals, where she will face fourth-ranked Coco Gauff.If two-time Grand Slam champion wins the Toronto title she would move to just four ranking points behind Aryna Sabalenka, who lost in the last 16. js/dh
Elena Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion from Kazakhstan, defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA Toronto Masters. Rybakina, who came from a set down, secured a 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory over the Japanese player. The match lasted two hours and 33 minutes. Rybakina expressed happiness about overcoming the difficult challenge and credited her serve for helping her turn the match around.
Osaka, a 22-year-old American, had a walkover into her first Canada semi-final after Switzerland's Belinda Bencic withdrew due to a hip injury. Rybakina praised Osaka as a "fighter" and noted that she needs to bring her energy and serve well to face Gauff in the semi-finals. In their previous meeting at Toronto in 2022, Gauff defeated Rybakina. The other semi-final will see Poland's Iga Swiatek and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina compete.
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