Belinda Bencic def. Taylor Townsend — Round of 32, National Bank Open 2026
WTA 1000HardCanada1 – 14 Aug
Points earned
+120
Bencic · Townsend banks 65
Around this match
Title defence
Victoria Mboko not in this draw — won it in 2025
Seeds left
13 of 17 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7…
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
Bye
Tereza Valentova🇨🇿
6-4 7-5
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
6-3 6-1
Marie Bouzkova🇨🇿
7-6(4) 7-5
Belinda Bencic and Taylor Townsend reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Belinda Bencic had a bye; Taylor Townsend beat Tereza Valentova. Round of 64: Belinda Bencic beat Sloane Stephens; Taylor Townsend beat Marie Bouzkova
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
2–0
Sets won
4–0
75%
Games won
57%
0–0
Tiebreaks
1–0
0
Deciding sets
0
Belinda Bencic left, Taylor Townsendright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.