Rybakina beats Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the National Bank Open final
- Second-Seeded Elena Rybakina defeated fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the National Bank Open final.
- Rybakina will face seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland in the final on Thursday night.
- Swiatek defeated ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the semifinal match.
- The matches experienced rain delays, with Rybakina finishing her win just before 1 a.m. to close the night session.
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Tennis: Rybakina’s Practice Partner Problem Is Gauff
THE STRANGE ADVANTAGE OF FACING SOMEONE YOU ALREADY KNOW Elena Rybakina's Toronto semifinal against Coco Gauff carried an unusual layer that most high-level tennis matches simply do not have. These were not two elite players meeting after years of distant observation. They were regular practice partners, two stars who had already spent significant time across the net from each other away from the pressure of competition. And that familiarity cha…
TORONTO (AP) — Elena Rybakina, second serial head, beat the fourth pre-classified Coco Gauff by 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 early Thursday, to settle in the final of the National Bank Open.
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Rybakina beats Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the National Bank Open final
Second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beat fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 early Thursday to reach the National Bank Open final.
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