Overview
- Iga Swiatek beat Diana Shnaider and Elina Svitolina overcame Ekaterina Alexandrova to book a semifinal meeting in Toronto.
- The tournament’s other semifinal places will be filled by the winners of Elena Rybakina vs Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff vs Belinda Bencic.
- World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated earlier in the event by Ekaterina Alexandrova, opening the door for a shake-up at the top of the WTA rankings.
- If Rybakina wins the Toronto title she would move to within four ranking points of Sabalenka, which would intensify the race for No.1 ahead of the US Open.
- The WTA 1000 Canadian event carries large ranking points and the remaining matches will test form: Swiatek seeks consistency, Gauff has yet to drop a set this week, and Osaka returns after last year’s run to the final.