Belinda Bencic def. Taylor Townsend 6(5)-7(7), 7(7)-6(4), 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Belinda Bencic defeated Taylor Townsend 6(5)-7(7), 7(7)-6(4), 6-4 in the R32 of the Canadian Open 2026.

The second serve separated them. Belinda Bencic won 70% of the points behind hers to Taylor Townsend's 49%, and out-returned her on the second ball too, 26 of 51. Seven of the 12th seed's eight double faults came in the opening set, which she pushed to a tiebreak anyway. The leak closed there: one double fault the rest of the way. Townsend out-aced her 9-4 and won 74% of her own first-serve points, yet lost the points count 129-122, undone in a third set that turned three times — Bencic's break in game 3 for 2-1, the break back in game 8 for 4-4, then one more for 5-4 in game 9. Three hours, 24 minutes, with no prior meetings on record between them; Alexandra Eala, No. 28, is next.

Match stats

Taylor Townsend: 9 aces, 60% first serves, 3 double faults, 2/9 break points. Belinda Bencic: 4 aces, 49% first serves, 8 double faults, 3/9 break points.

Profiles: Taylor Townsend · Belinda Bencic — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Taylor Townsend and Belinda Bencic.