Seeds Rybakina, Pegula and Gauff advance at WTA Toronto event
Rybakina, Pegula and Gauff all advanced, with Rybakina and Pegula needing three sets while Gauff won in straight sets.
- On Wednesday, second-seeded Elena Rybakina, third-seeded Jessica Pegula, and fourth-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto.
- Australian Open champion Rybakina outlasted Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in a match lasting two hours and 33 minutes at Sobeys Stadium.
- Pegula defeated Magdalena Frech in three sets, while Gauff cruised past Kayla Day 6-2, 7-5 to reach the third round.
- Addressing the WTA's new genetic sex testing policy, Gauff stated she "definitely" supports the trans community while acknowledging "fairness in sport."
- Earlier this week, world number one Aryna Sabalenka expressed support for the policy, saying "biologically, men are stronger" and should compete separately from women.
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Rybakina, Pegula, Gauff reach third round at WTA Toronto
Elena Rybakina beat Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, Jessica Pegula rallied past Magdalena Frech 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, while Coco Gauff eased into the third round with a 6-2, 7-5 win over fellow American Kayla Day.
Seeds Rybakina, Pegula and Gauff advance at WTA Toronto event
Australian Open champion Rybakina of Kazakhstan began her hardcourt run ahead of the US Open by outlasting Australian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 after two hours and 33 minutes. World number two Rybakina began the match by hitting six consecutive winners and finished with 58 winners, 15 of them acers, and 58 unforced errors, 16 of them double faults. Rybakina hit back-to-back double faults to drop the second set and three double faults while s…
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