LIVE Canadian Open Toronto WTA Day Eight | Rybakina, Gauff, Eala continue title challenge
WTASunday, 09 August 2026 at 17:45
The second part of last-16 action in the Canadian Open. Four quarter-final spots have been snatched up with the rest of them set to be settled today. The number two seed Elena Rybakina could close to the gap to her and Aryna Sabalenka in the rankings to just four points with the title. She will need to take down Liudmila Samsonova to keep her dreams afloat. 19-year-old Russian qualifier Alina Korneeva continues her brilliant tournament against Coco Gauff with home favourite Leylah Fernandez taking on last year's finalist Naomi Osaka. More Alexandra Eala mania to culminate the action as the Filipina caps of the session against Belinda Bencic.
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