Rybakina and Gauff reach WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals
5 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 13, 2026, 6:16 AM
Last updated Aug 13, 2026
Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff have advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA Canadian Open in Toronto. Rybakina, the world number two, won a tough match against Liudmila Samsonova with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Coco Gauff, currently ranked fourth, defeated Alina Korneeva decisively at 6-3, 6-1. Rybakina's next opponent is yet to be determined from a match between Naomi Osaka and Leylah Fernandez, while Gauff awaits the winner of Belinda Bencic and Alexandra Eala. Gauff has not dropped a set throughout the tournament and is seeing success with her aggressive play.
- •Rybakina rallied from 0-3 down in the third set against Samsonova.
- •Gauff has reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2023.
- •Rybakina's win took nearly three hours to complete.
- •Gauff has not lost a set in the tournament.
- •Quarter-final matchups will follow pending results from other matches.
- 6:18 AMESPN Tennis — Gauff drops 3-setter to Rybakina in Toronto semis
- 6:03 AMYahoo Sports — Elena Rybakina fights back against Coco Gauff to reach Toronto final
- 3:06 AMYahoo Sports — Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff
- 9:38 PMYahoo Sports — Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals
"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
"World number two Elena Rybakina battled her way into the WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight.Her seventh WTA quarter-final of the year will be against either Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic or Alexandra Eala, the in-form Filipina who won her first WTA title earlier this week in Washington.
"Elena Rybakina will face former world number one Iga Swiatek in the final of the National Bank Open after rallying to beat Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Gauff took an early lead in Toronto, but Rybakina responded in the second set, coming from 2-1 down to win four straight games and take it 6-2.
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External links- ESPN TennisAug 13, 2026, 6:18 AMGauff drops 3-setter to Rybakina in Toronto semis
Coco Gauff bowed out in the National Bank Open semifinals early Thursday, losing 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to Elena Rybakina.
- Yahoo SportsAug 13, 2026, 6:03 AMElena Rybakina fights back against Coco Gauff to reach Toronto final
Elena Rybakina will face former world number one Iga Swiatek in the final of the National Bank Open after rallying to beat Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Gauff took an early lead in Toronto, but Rybakina responded in the second set, coming from 2-1 down to win four straight games and take it 6-2.
- Yahoo SportsAug 12, 2026, 3:06 AMRybakina 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
- Yahoo SportsAug 9, 2026, 9:38 PMRybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals
World number two Elena Rybakina battled her way into the WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight.Her seventh WTA quarter-final of the year will be against either Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic or Alexandra Eala, the in-form Filipina who won her first WTA title earlier this week in Washington.
- Sky Sports—Rybakina to meet Gauff in semis after Osaka fightback
Highlights of the Canadian Open match between Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka.
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