Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates whereas taking part in Diana Shnaider through the quarterfinals on day 9 of the Nationwide Financial institution Open Introduced by Rogers at Sobeys Stadium on August 10, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos/AFP
Former world primary Iga Swiatek cruised into the Toronto Masters semifinals on Monday, taking simply 64 minutes to brush previous Russian Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1.
Poland’s Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, reached simply her second WTA semifinal this 12 months after Rome and seeks her first remaining since profitable the Korea Open nearly a 12 months in the past in Seoul.
“From the start I went for it. I felt like I might dominate,” Swiatek stated. “I used to be fairly pleased with the best way I performed.”
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Motion that’s out of this world 🌎 @ElinaSvitolina | #NBO26 pic.twitter.com/8eUF3CgwGC
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The 25-year-old world quantity eight from Warsaw will on Wednesday face Ukraine’s ninth-ranked Elina Svitolina, who rallied previous Nineteenth-ranked Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Svitolina gained eight consecutive video games within the second and third units to dispatch her Russian rival in 93 minutes.
Swiatek leads Svitolina 4-3 of their WTA profession rivalry however misplaced each their conferences this 12 months.
“It was a difficult match with the wind,” Swiatek stated.
“It was the primary likelihood I needed to play within the wind since I received right here. I assumed I wanted to regulate to that. I simply needed to be extra strong.”
Swiatek dropped solely three factors on her first serve and took 11 of 16 factors returning Shnaider’s second serves.
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates match level towards Ekaterina Alexandrova through the quarterfinals on day 9 of the Nationwide Financial institution Open Introduced by Rogers at Sobeys Stadium on August 10, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos/AFP
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BEAST MODE 💥@iga_swiatek | #NBO26 pic.twitter.com/ZY9ZOBdIBT
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Shnaider, a left-hander, swatted a backhand over the baseline to give up a break within the opening sport.
Swiatek took a 5-2 lead, breaking once more when Shnaider netted a backhand, and served out to take the primary set in 31 minutes.
Swiatek broke for a 2-1 lead within the second when Shnaider netted a forehand. She smashed a forehand winner to interrupt for a 4-1 edge and broke once more within the final sport when Shnaider despatched a forehand lengthy.
Svitolina despatched a backhand lengthy to drop serve to like within the remaining sport of the primary set, Alexandrova taking it after 29 minutes with 12 winners to solely three by Svitolina.
Within the second set, Alexandrova despatched a forehand lengthy and netted two backhands at hand Svitolina three breaks.
Svitolina served for the match within the eighth sport of the ultimate set however double faulted away a break solely to interrupt again to like within the final sport, smashing a service return winner to finish it.
