Elina Svitolina

[9] Elina Svitolina def. [16] Ekaterina Alexandrova, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3

There are tennis matches that are won with power.

There are matches won with precision.

And then there are matches won because one player refuses to let the story end when it appears to be slipping away.

On Tuesday in Toronto, Elina Svitolina wrote exactly that kind of story.

The 2026 WTA National Bank Open in Toronto has delivered a fascinating quarterfinal stage, with four very different winning performances. Iga Świątek produced a dominant straight-set victory, Elina Svitolina showed remarkable resilience after losing the opening set, Coco Gauff advanced through a walkover, and Elena Rybakina demonstrated championship-level composure by overcoming Naomi Osaka in a three-set battle.