The more tenacious Rybakina comes back to beat Gauff and reaches the final in Toronto

After a long time, it seems that Elena Rybakina is once again Elena Rybakina. The Kazakh player defeated Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, and 6-2 in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Toronto, marking her best performance in this tournament. A victory that highlights her ability to bounce back when everything seems to be going against her.

Rybakina now has 26 wins on hard courts in 2026, with a record of 26-5. Tonight, she reached her seventh WTA 1000 final, her fourth of the season. Additionally, her comeback against Gauff marks her eighth victory against a top 10 player in 2026, the 39th of her career against a player in that ranking range, and her 39th win of the season. Her personal final count now stands at 26.

Suddenly, a comeback specialist

What happened against Gauff is not an exception in Toronto. The Kazakh is building a campaign marked by comebacks. Against Liudmila Samsonova, she had to overcome a double break deficit in the third set. Against Naomi Osaka, she survived after losing the first set and finding herself down 4-2 in the second. And against Gauff, she once again demonstrated that resilience.

The American took a fiercely contested first set, but Rybakina remained composed. She raised the intensity of her shots, regained control from the baseline, and responded with two virtually flawless sets, both decided by 6-2. The Kazakh has found in Toronto something more than results; here, she has regained the competitive spark that seemed to have left her during parts of the season. Each comeback has fueled the next, and now she is just one match away from winning one of the most important titles of her career.

In the final, she will face Iga Swiatek, who previously defeated Elina Svitolina. It will be a duel between two players who are on a roll and will look to cap off a week of immense level with the Canadian trophy in their hands.

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