Swiatek sinks Svitolina to set up Rybakina title clash in Toronto

Iga Swiatek will face Elena Rybakina for the Toronto tennis title, as Elina Svitolina and Coco Gauff exit in semifinals.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Iga Swiatek outlasted Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to book a Toronto title showdown with world number two Elena Rybakina.Australian Open champion Rybakina delivered another gutsy comeback on Wednesday, beating fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach Thursday’s final in the hard court warm-up for the US Open.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Barca eye three-peat as Mourinho back at Madrid in new La Liga seasonlist 2 of 4Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonlist 3 of 4Hockey World Cup 2026: India-Pakistan blockbuster headlines tournament drawlist 4 of 4Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFAend of listFormer world number one Swiatek, seeded seventh, is in her first final of the year, having last lifted a trophy in Seoul almost a year ago.She improved to 5-3 against Svitolina, who had narrowed their head-to-head record with two wins over the Polish star this year.In a match delayed more than an hour by rain, six-time major champion Swiatek rac...