Elena Rybakina def. Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7(7)-6(5), 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 Quarterfinal

Match recap

Elena Rybakina defeated Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7(7)-6(5), 6-4 in the Quarterfinal of the Canadian Open 2026.

The decider turned on Rybakina's first serve, and the third-set split is stark: she won 95% of her first-serve points with five aces and no double faults, while Osaka went 0-for-4 on break points across the same stretch. The break landed in game 7, for 4-3. The 11th seed had taken the opener on her only break chance of that set and won more games than Rybakina on the day, 16 to 15, and still lost: 65% of her first-serve points to the No. 2 seed's 78%. The two arrived with no prior meetings on record. Rybakina needed a second match point, 2 hours and 33 minutes in, and reaches the Canadian Open semifinals having been taken to three sets in three of her four matches this week.

Match stats

Naomi Osaka: 3 aces, 62% first serves, 6 double faults, 3/7 break points. Elena Rybakina: 15 aces, 56% first serves, 6 double faults, 3/6 break points.

Profiles: Naomi Osaka · Elena Rybakina — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Naomi Osaka and Elena Rybakina.