Taylor Townsend def. Marie Bouzkova 7(7)-6(4), 7-5 — Canadian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Taylor Townsend defeated Marie Bouzkova 7(7)-6(4), 7-5 in the R64 of the Canadian Open 2026.

The first-serve gap decided it. Ranked WTA No. 105 to Marie Bouzkova's No. 24, Taylor Townsend won 79 percent of her first-serve points to the No. 21 seed's 63 at the Canadian Open, while Bouzkova, a 55 percent favorite with the betting market, saved 7 of 10 break points yet still finished behind 86-77 on total points. The favorite's push came in game 10 of the second set, a break for 5-5, but Townsend broke for 6-5 in game 11 and served it out, two hours and eight minutes in. The 81-place rankings gap reads as a shock; the series disagrees, as Townsend has now won three straight meetings, all in 2026.

Match stats

Marie Bouzkova: 5 aces, 61% first serves, 7 double faults, 2/5 break points. Taylor Townsend: 4 aces, 62% first serves, 4 double faults, 3/10 break points.

Profiles: Marie Bouzkova · Taylor Townsend — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Marie Bouzkova and Taylor Townsend have met 4 times, with Taylor Townsend leading the head-to-head 3–1.

• Italian Open 2026 R64 — Taylor Townsend won 6-3, 7-5
• Indian Wells 2026 R128 — Taylor Townsend won 6-2, 6-1
• Washington Open 2024 R16 — Marie Bouzkova won 7-5, 7(10)-6(8)