Second seed Elena Rybakina staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in a thrilling Canadian Open quarterfinal in Toronto on Tuesday. The Kazakh star recovered from a set and a break down to secure victory after two hours and 33 minutes and book a semifinal meeting with fourth seed Coco Gauff. Osaka Takes Early Control Osaka made a fast start in the first tour-level meeting between the two players. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion broke Rybakina in the
World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a major setback in her preparations for the US Open after losing to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Saturday. Alexandrova, the 16th seed, defeated the reigning US Open champion 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 in a fiercely contested match that lasted nearly two and a half hours. Alexandrova Holds Her Nerve in Deciding Set Sabalenka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, started strongly and broke early in the opening set. However,




