Naomi Osaka seeks improvement in Toronto ahead of US Open
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 3, 2026, 9:25 PM
Last updated Aug 3, 2026
Naomi Osaka competes in the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto, looking to build on her runner-up finish in Montreal last year. The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the semifinals in Washington recently and is now seeded 11th in Toronto. Osaka aims for better results at this event than her past quarter-final appearances. She is set to play German player Eva Lys or Hungarian Panna Udvardy in the second round. Other competitors in the event include top seed Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula, who recently defeated Magdalena Frech.
- •Osaka has a quarter-final history in Toronto dating back to 2019.
- •She reached the US Open semi-finals last year after a brief maternity leave.
- •The tournament features top players including Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula.
- •Rain delays led to a busy second day of first-round play.
- 9:25 PMYahoo Sports — Osaka out to improve Toronto fortunes with eye on US Open
"Naomi Osaka is hoping her success last year in Montreal, where she finished runner-up to Victoria Mboko, will translate as the WTA's 1000 event in Canada shifts to Toronto."I can try to recall Montreal, but I would like to kind of treat the cities separately," added Osaka, whose best run in Toronto, which alternates hosting duties with Montreal each year, was a quarter-final appearance back in 2019.
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