Rybakina beats Osaka in Canadian Open quarterfinals

Second-seeded Elena Rybakina staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Naomi Osaka in a three-set quarterfinal at the Canadian Open in Toronto on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The victory sets up a semifinal clash with fourth-seeded Coco Gauff, who advanced after Belinda Bencic withdrew due to a hip injury.

Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon and 2026 Australian Open champion, prevailed 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in their first career meeting. Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, appeared in control early, breaking Rybakina in the first game and holding that advantage to win the opening set. Osaka then surged to a 4-2 lead in the second set, but Rybakina rallied to force a tiebreak, which she won to level the match.

The decisive third set saw Rybakina defend four break points while serving at 2-3 before breaking Osaka's serve in back-to-back games to seize control. She closed out the victory in two hours and 33 minutes. "First game straight away, she broke me, so yeah, it was a really tough one," Rybakina said. "I'm glad that I turned it around. I don't know how yet, but I think that the serve sort of helped me a little bit in some moments, definitely."

Earlier in the day, Gauff advanced to the...