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Brandon Nakashima ans Ben Shelton, Montreal 2026 | © Yannick Legare/ZUMA/SIPA

Shelton defends Montreal crown, joins elite Open Era club with gritty win over Nakashima

Ben Shelton beat Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 (4) to defend his Montreal title, becoming the seventh man in the Open Era to successfully defend a Canadian Open crown and extending his perfect head-to-head record over his fellow American to 6-0.

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Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek, Toronto 2026

Swiatek completes career sweep of North American swing with dominant win over Rybakina in Toronto

Iga Swiatek broke immediately and never looked back, beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 without dropping her own serve all match to win her first title of 2026 and complete, according to stats trackers, a career sweep of North America's major hard-court tournaments at just 25.

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Elena Rybakina, Toronto 2026

Rybakina and Swiatek both fight through to set up Toronto final decider

Elena Rybakina beat Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 and Iga Swiatek beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to set up a Toronto final between two players tied 6-6 head-to-head, Rybakina having won the last two meetings, with both arriving having fought back from a set down at some point this week.

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Ben Shelton, Montreal 2026

Shelton and Nakashima set up first all-American Masters 1000 final since 2003

Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima booked the first all-American ATP Masters 1000 final since Roddick beat Fish in Cincinnati in 2003, Shelton beating Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3 and Nakashima beating Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-4 to set up a title match Shelton enters leading their head-to-head 5-0.

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Rybakina claws back from double jeopardy to beat Osaka and set up first-ever Gauff meeting since 2022

Elena Rybakina came back from a set and a break down, then saved four break points serving to stay in the match, to beat Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and set up a first meeting with Coco Gauff since their marathon 2022 Toronto duel.

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Brandon Nakashima, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Nakashima blitzes Darderi with 11-ace display to reach maiden Masters 1000 semi-final

Brandon Nakashima reached his first Masters 1000 semi-final with a dominant 6-2, 6-3...
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Elina Svitolina, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

Svitolina completes stunning turnaround to set up Swiatek semi-final rematch in Toronto

Elina Svitolina completed a stirring comeback win over Ekaterina Alexandrova and Iga Swiatek...
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Bencic - Eala, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

A marathon fortnight catches up: weary Eala bows out to Bencic in Toronto

Two weeks of relentless, emotional tennis finally caught up with Alexandra Eala. Fresh...
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Naomi Osaka, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Osaka’s serve fires her past Fernandez into the Toronto quarters – and a first-ever clash with Rybakina

Naomi Osaka beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night and will play...
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Coco Gauff, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Composed Gauff ends Korneeva’s giant-killing run in Toronto

Coco Gauff defeated Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday evening and will play...
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Learner Tien, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Tien matches his Masters 1000 best as his level keeps climbing in Montreal

Learner Tien beat Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first Montreal...
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Elena Rybakina, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

Rybakina claws back from double break down to outlast Samsonova in Toronto

Elena Rybakina fought back from a double break down in the third set...
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Daniel Merida, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Merida overwhelms error-strewn Griekspoor to reach maiden Masters 1000 quarter-final

Daniel Merida dismantled Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-1 to reach his first Masters 1000...
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Rafael Jodar, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Impressive Jodar and Fils blaze into the last eight, setting up standout Montreal quarter-final

Rafael Jodar and Arthur Fils both reached the Montreal quarter-finals in ruthless fashion...
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Aryna Sabalenka, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

Sabalenka and Pegula, two of Toronto’s biggest favourites, both fall in the round of 16

Ekaterina Alexandrova beat top seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 and Diana...
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Luciano Darderi, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Darderi ends Borges’s run to reach maiden Masters 1000 quarter-final on hard courts, Nakashima next

Luciano Darderi beat Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to reach his first hard-court...
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Iga Swiatek, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

Iga Swiatek exorcises Roland-Garros ghost with statement win over Kostyuk in Toronto

Iga Swiatek avenged her Roland-Garros round-of-16 defeat to Marta Kostyuk with a 3-6,...
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Alexandra Eala, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

Eala keeps rolling in Toronto with gritty win over McNally

Alexandra Eala edged out Catherine McNally 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday night. She'll...
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Joao Fonseca, Montreal 2026
3 months ago

Teen sensation Fonseca meets defending champion Shelton in Montreal blockbuster

Joao Fonseca beat the No 9 seed Casper Ruud 7-6(6), 6-3 and reach...
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Leylah Fernandez, Toronto 2026
3 months ago

“Amazing”: Fernandez stuns French Open champion Andreeva to light up Toronto

Roared on by her home crowd in Toronto, Leylah Fernandez produced one of...
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