Osaka, Gauff race into Canadian Open quarters as Rybakina survives scare

What the report says

Elena Rybakina, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff all advanced to the Canadian Open quarterfinals in Toronto on Sunday, with the day’s results setting up a high-profile last-eight stage in the women’s draw. Al Jazeera reported that Rybakina, the world No. 2 from Kazakhstan, had to recover from a difficult position in the final set before defeating unseeded Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Gauff, ranked fourth, moved through more comfortably, beating Russian teenage qualifier Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1. The American said her focus was on finishing matches efficiently, and she has yet to drop a set in Toronto. She will next face Belinda Bencic, the 14th seed from Switzerland, who beat Alexandra Eala 6-4, 6-0.

Osaka also progressed in straight sets, defeating home favorite Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4. The four-time Grand Slam champion, ranked 13th, said her groundstrokes and confidence were important in the win. Rybakina is now set for a quarterfinal against Osaka, creating one of the tournament’s headline matchups.

The results matter because they bring several of the tour’s biggest names into the final stages of a major warm-weather hard-court event, a key lead-in to the US Open. That broader context is standard for the North American summer swing, though the specific draw details and match outcomes here come from Al Jazeera’s report.