Mensik vs Van de Zandschulp — the serve against the giant-killer, under lights
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Eala vs Bencic — a champion's month against a marathon runner's legs
Fernandez vs Osaka — a home crowd, a night session and a level 1-1 record
Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 16 · 9 August 2026 Two players arrive here off the most emphatic wins of the third round, and neither has spent much time on court getting to this point. Leylah Fernandez took apart the fifth seed; Naomi Osaka did the same to the twentieth.
Gauff vs Korneeva — the qualifier meets a different class of returner
Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 16 · 9 August 2026 Alina Korneeva has already taken two seeds out of this draw and has not looked remotely overawed doing it. She is 19, ranked 89th, came through qualifying, and is into the last sixteen of a WTA 1000 for the first
Rybakina vs Samsonova — the serve against a stubborn record
Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 16 · 9 August 2026 Toronto has spent a week shredding the form book. The world number one is out, the third seed is out, the fifth and sixth seeds are out, and Elena Rybakina arrives in the last sixteen as one of only two