Toronto 2026

Toronto 2026

Gauff vs Day — a qualifier's reward is the hardest draw in the building

Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 64 · Wednesday 5 August 2026 Coco Gauff begins her Toronto campaign under the lights against a compatriot who has taken the long road into this draw. The fourth seed and world number four sat out the opening round on a bye; Kayla Day, ranked

Toronto 2026

Andreeva vs Pliskova — a top-five season against an experienced big server

Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 64 · Wednesday 5 August 2026 The last of the day's Court 1 matches pairs the fifth seed with one of the more experienced names left in the draw. Mirra Andreeva enters at world number five on the bye that comes with a

Toronto 2026

Bencic vs Stephens — a seed facing the one opponent she has never beaten

Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 64 · Wednesday 5 August 2026 Sloane Stephens is in this draw the hard way. Not a wildcard and not on a protected ranking, she came through qualifying, and she has since added a first-round win over Sierra, 6-3, 6-4, to reach

Toronto 2026

Pegula vs Frech — a rerun of a Washington comeback from last week

Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 64 · Wednesday 5 August 2026 Some second-round draws hand a top seed a puzzle. This one hands Jessica Pegula an opponent she has beaten four times out of four, most recently less than a week ago. The third seed and world number three

Toronto 2026

Rybakina vs Kasatkina — a closer head-to-head than the rankings suggest

Preview · Toronto (WTA 1000) · Round of 64 · Wednesday 5 August 2026 This is the pick of the day's second-round schedule and it opens Centre Court. Elena Rybakina is the second seed and world number two, entering on a bye; Daria Kasatkina, now ranked in the sixties, had

Toronto 2026

Townsend vs Bouzkova — the lower-ranked player holding every recent card

Toronto 2026

Li vs Cross — a seed's bye against a wildcard already in rhythm