Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

Rybakina ousts Naomi Osaka, book Canadian Open semis vs Gauff

World number two Elena Rybakina came from a set down to defeat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Wednesday (Manila time) and reach the Canadian Open semifinals, where she will face fourth-ranked Coco Gauff. Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion from Kazakhstan, fired 13 aces in a 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory. “Super happy. It was a very difficult match,” Rybakina said after a tight battle lasting two hours and 33 minutes. READ:…

Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion from Kazakhstan, fired 13 aces in a 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory. "Super happy. It was a very difficult match," Rybakina said after a tight battle lasting 2hr 33min. "In the first set (I made) a few mistakes, a poor start. "It was a really tough one but I'm glad I could turn it around, I don't yet know how, but I think my serve helped me a little bit." Gauff, a 22-year-old American, had a walkover …