Elena Rybakina def. Cori Gauff — Semifinal, National Bank Open 2026
WTA 1000HardCanada1 – 14 Aug
Points earned
+650
Rybakina · Gauff banks 390
Around this match
The other semifinal
Iga Swiatek d. Elina Svitolina6-3 1-6 6-3
Title defence
Victoria Mboko not in this draw — won it in 2025
Seeds left
4 of 17 — nos. 2, 4, 7, 9
Both roads here
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🇦🇺Daria Kasatkina
6-3 5-7 6-4
Kayla Day🇺🇸
6-2 7-5
🇺🇸Ann Li
6-2 7-5
Maria Sakkari🇬🇷
6-1 6-4
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
6-4 4-6 6-4
Alina Korneeva🇷🇺
6-3 6-1
🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
4-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Bye
Elena Rybakina and Cori Gauff reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Elena Rybakina beat Daria Kasatkina; Cori Gauff beat Kayla Day. Round of 32: Elena Rybakina beat Ann Li; Cori Gauff beat Maria Sakkari. Round of 16: Elena Rybakina beat Liudmila Samsonova; Cori Gauff beat Alina Korneeva. Quarterfinal: Elena Rybakina beat Naomi Osaka; Cori Gauff had a bye
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
8–3
Sets won
6–0
55%
Games won
70%
1–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
3
Deciding sets
0
Elena Rybakina left, Cori Gauffright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.