Gauff Gets Walkover Into Toronto Semis
Rybakina needed 2 hours 49 minutes and 11 aces to advance, while Gauff reached her seventh quarter-final of the year without dropping a set.
- On Sunday, world number two Elena Rybakina and fourth-ranked Coco Gauff advanced to the National Bank Open quarter-finals in Toronto, securing their spots after separate victories at Sobeys Stadium.
- After rallying from a 0-3 third-set deficit, Rybakina defeated Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 49 minutes, firing 11 aces to secure the victory.
- Gauff dominated Russian teen qualifier Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 in just 74 minutes, recording 16 winners against 15 unforced errors while remaining undefeated in sets throughout the tournament.
- Upcoming quarter-final matches feature 21-year-old Filipina Alexandra Eala against Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic, while Canadian Leylah Fernandez faces four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.
- In doubles quarterfinal action, Italy's Sara Errani and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez defeated Australia's Ellen Perez and Demi Schuurs 6-2, 6-2, while Slovakia's Tereza Mihalikova and Britain's Olivia Nicholls won 6-3, 7-5.
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Gauff reaches Toronto semis after withdraw
Coco Gauff advanced to the Canadian Open semi-finals on Tuesday without striking a ball after Belinda Bencic withdrew from their quarter-final with a hip injury, giving the American more time to fine-tune her game ahead of the U.S. Open.
Gauff gets walkover into Toronto semis
Coco Gauff advanced to the Canadian Open semifinals on Tuesday without striking a ball after Belinda Bencic withdrew from their quarterfinal with a hip injury, giving the American more time to fine-tune her game ahead of the U.S. Open.
Belinda Bencic does not compete for the quarter final against Coco Gauff at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto. The eastern Swiss states forfait due to hip problems.
Tennis-Gauff reaches Toronto semis after Bencic withdraws
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff advanced to the Canadian Open semi-finals on Tuesday without striking a ball after Belinda Bencic withdrew from their quarter-final with a hip injury, giving the American more time to fine-tune her game ahead of the U...
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