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Belinda Bencic def. Taylor Townsend — Round of 32, National Bank Open 2026

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National Bank Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCanada

Played7 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇨🇭ranked WTA number 14 going into this drawWon

Belinda Bencic seeded 12 65 7 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 80 going into this draw

Taylor Townsend 7 64 4

Next · Round of 16vs 🇵🇭Alexandra Eala

What this match is worth

Points earned

Bencic +120Townsend +65

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What decided it

  • Bencic broke 3 times from 9 chances, Townsend 2 from 9
  • Townsend won 49% behind her second serve, Bencic 70%
  • Two tiebreaks
  • Bencic came back from a set down
  • 4 aces and 8 double faults from Bencic