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Jodar d. Shapovalov 7-5 4-6 7-5 in Cincinnati 2 MATCH POINTS SAVED. Rafa was down 1-5 in the 3rd set. 6 consecutive games won. ✅Won 30 of last 37 matches 19 years old.. so close to cracking the top 10 And it's clear why. 🇪🇸
Novak Djokovic says he’s been dealing with a health issue that makes him struggle in humidity and high heat "First of all, congratulations to my opponent. Honestly, this was not a pleasant match for me at all. That's how I felt. It's not the first time, I guess it won't be the last, but it is.."
Tirante d. Djokovic 2-6 6-4 6-4 Thiago gets the biggest win of his life over the 24-time Grand Slam champ He's been playing so well as of late.. entering an event as a top 50 player for the first time Took out Fritz in Montreal last week.. ✅3rd top 10 win of 2026 Huge 🇦🇷
Cobolli d. Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 4-6 6-3 in Cincinnati Flavio get through his opening match. First win in Cincinnati in 2 years.. This is his third win over Miomir this season. ✅28th win of 2026 Good start. 🇮🇹
Chwalinska d. Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-2 in Cincinnati Maja gets her first win since Roland Garros, where she reaches the final as a qualifier. She got injured at Wimbledon & took a month off after the grass swing to recover. Nice to see her getting back in the groove. 🇵🇱❤️
Anisimova d. Zeynep Sonmez 6-2 6-3 in Cincinnati Amanda gets her 1st win in Cincinnati since 2022. With the U.S. Open coming up, she has a ton of points to defend pretty soon. Looking for rhythm and wins this week… ✅18th win of 2026 She’s off to a good start. 🇺🇸❤️
Ben Shelton after beating Nakashima in the Montreal final “The team I have around me is amazing… to my family, you guys have been there since the beginning. Always supported me. My uncle, he’ll fly to Australia to see me. I don’t know how many uncles would do that. To my parents and Uncle..” ❤️
Ben Shelton after beating Brandon Nakashima in the Montreal final “Most importantly I wanna thank God. I would be nowhere without my faith. That’s what’s most important to me. I wanna congratulate Brandon. First of all hell of a speech 😂.."
Brandon Nakashima after losing to Ben Shelton in the Montreal final: "First of all, big congratulations to Ben. Great level this whole weel. Congrats to you and your team, your family, on an incredible week. I think a lot of people don't realize how hard it is to go back-to-back.."
Shelton d. Nakashima 6-3 7-6 in Montreal Back-to-back Canada Open titles for Ben He's now 6-0 against Brandon 4-0 in finals this season ✅2nd Masters title ✅7th career title(4th of 2026) ✅12 straight wins in Canada He needed something big this week. And he delivered. 🇺🇲
Swiatek d. Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-3 in Toronto Iga wins her first title of 2026 12th WTA 1000 title at just 25 years old 1st Canadian Open title After the ups & downs of this year, this is a huge moment for her ✅26th title ✅56th top 10 win Back in the winner’s circle 🇵🇱❤️
Sönmez d. Daria Kasatkina 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Match point saved. Big comeback win for Zeynep. She was down a break multiple times in the 2nd set. She gets her maiden win in Cincinnati. 🇹🇷❤
Landaluce d. Draper 6-3 7-5 in Cincinnati Good win for Martin.. he was on a 5 match losing streak coming into this. He was down 2 breaks in the 2nd set 5-2. Nice to see Jack on court... he doesn't look like himself yet. ✅1st win since June 🇪🇸
Elena Rybakina is back to #1 in the race to the WTA Finals. Taking control. 🇰🇿🩵
Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek will face each other in the final of Toronto. Their head to head is tied 6-6. Elena won their last 2 meetings, most recently at the Australian Open this year. One of the best matchups in women’s tennis. It’s going to be epic. Who wins? 🇰🇿🇵🇱
Rybakina d. Coco Gauff 5-7 6-2 6-2 in Toronto Wow. Elena pulls off yet another comeback to reach her first Canadian Open final. She’s into her 7th WTA 1000 final. 4th final of the season. 8th top 10 win of 2026. 26-5 on hard courts.. ✅26th career final ✅39th top 10 win ✅39th win of 2026
Rybakina wins the 2nd set 6-2 against Coco Gauff in Toronto. Elena is looking to pull off another comeback. She never gives up. 🇰🇿🩵
Swiatek d. Elina Svitolina 6-3 1-6 6-3 in Toronto Iga reaches her 1st final of 2026 She’s also into her 1st Canadian Open final 14th WTA 1000 final 31st final of her career at 25 years old ✅1st final since Seoul 2025 ✅55th top 10 win Back in business 🇵🇱❤️
Shelton d. Tien 6-2 6-3 in Montreal 11 straight wins for Ben in Canada. He was 0-2 against Learner coming into today's match. Back-to-back Canada finals. ✅2nd Masters final ✅32nd win of 2026 Raising his level... looking like a slam contender ahead of New York. 🇺🇲
Svitolina wins the 2nd set 6-1 against Iga Swiatek in Toronto. This is an unbelievable level from Elina. Chasing every ball down and being so aggressive at the right moments. Flawless set of tennis. 🇺🇦💙
Nakashima d. Rafa Jodar 7-6(3) 6-4 in Montreal BRANDON IS AN ATP MASTERS FINALIST Wow. Unreal level all week long. His serve is absolutely peaking.. ✅Won 8 of last 9 matches ✅5th top 20 win of 2026 ✅5th final (2nd of 2026) He looked like a top 10 player today. 🇺🇲
Alex Eala’s caption on TikTok with Coco Gauff: “Rush hour?” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Coco’s response: “goated caption 😭”
Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff will face each other in the semifinals of Toronto. It’s finally happening. Coco leads the head to head 1-0. The only time they played was in Toronto 2022… it went 3 sets. You don’t want to miss it. Who wins? 🇰🇿🇺🇸
Rybakina d. Naomi Osaka 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in Toronto INCREDIBLE. Down 4-6, 2-4. Down 2-3, 0-40 in the 3rd set… 4 break points saved. Elena beats the 4-time Grand Slam Champion to reach back-to-back Canadian Open semifinals. She’s 25-5.. ✅3rd WTA 1000 SF of 2026 ✅3rd Canada SF ✅38th win of 2026
Rybakina wins the 2nd set 7-6(5) against Naomi Osaka in Toronto. Down 2-4. She was down a break twice. What an effort from Elena to push this to a decider. Not done. 🇰🇿🩵
Tien d. Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-3 6-2 in Montreal Learner reaches his first Masters semifinal. Huge moment for one of the most promising young Americans in the game. ✅25th win of 2026 20 years old and only getting better with each match. 🇺🇲
Shelton d. Mensik 6-3 6-1 That's 10 straight wins in Canada for the defending champ He's into his first Masters semifinal of the year Back-to-back Canada semis.. ✅2nd career Masters SF ✅31st win of 2026 His level was so high today Determined to defend his title 🇺🇲
Belinda Bencic is forced to withdraw from her quarterfinal match against Coco Gauff in Toronto due to a hip injury. Hopefully it’s not too serious. ❤️🩹 Coco Gauff advances to the semifinals.
Jodar d. Arthur Fils 7-6(5) 6-3 Rafa reaches his first Masters semifinal Incredible that it's on a hard court and not clay He's beaten Fils now in both Washington & Montreal, just weeks apart ✅Won 29 of last 35 matches Absolutely unreal first season on tour 🇪🇸