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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.
August 13, 1999: The day Steffi Graf announced her retirement
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1999, Steffi Graf bid adieu to the sport just weeks after winning the French Open and reaching the Wimbledon final
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.
August 12, 1990: The day Stefan Edberg won Cincinnati to become world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1990, Stefan Edberg beat Brad Gilbert to capture the Cincinnati title and become world No 1
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.
Gauff advances to Toronto semi-finals as Bencic withdraws with hip injury
Jodar beats Fils again to reach his first Masters 1000 semi-final
“It should be good” – Holger Rune targets Davis Cup comeback on home soil by late September
Nakashima blitzes Darderi with 11-ace display to reach maiden Masters 1000 semi-final
Why tennis’ next generation is no longer waiting its turn
“It’s just the semifinal of a tournament” – Far from the fuss, Swiatek quietly builds the player she wants to be
August 11, 2003: The day Kim Clijsters hit the top of the WTA rankings for the first time
Svitolina completes stunning turnaround to set up Swiatek semi-final rematch in Toronto
August 10, 1986: The day Lendl got his revenge over Becker after a disappointing loss in Wimbledon
A marathon fortnight catches up: weary Eala bows out to Bencic in Toronto
Shelton, Mensik and a Masters 1000 first: Montreal’s quarter-finals are all children of the 2000s
Osaka’s serve fires her past Fernandez into the Toronto quarters – and a first-ever clash with Rybakina
Composed Gauff ends Korneeva’s giant-killing run in Toronto
Tien matches his Masters 1000 best as his level keeps climbing in Montreal
Rybakina claws back from double break down to outlast Samsonova in Toronto