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Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff moved into the semifinals of the National Bank Open when Twelfth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland withdrew from the Toronto event on Tuesday as a consequence of a hip damage.
‘I’m actually sorry to not be capable to compete tonight,’ Bencic mentioned in a press release. ‘This is superb event, and I used to be actually trying ahead to taking part in in entrance of the nice followers right here in Toronto. I attempted every little thing doable to be prepared for tonight. Looking ahead to being again in Toronto subsequent time.’
The ailment bothered Bencic within the lead-up to the occasion, however she nonetheless received three matches in Toronto. In the fourth spherical, she eradicated Twenty fifth-seeded Alexandra Eala of the Philippines, who was coming off claiming her first WTA Tour title in Washington.
Gauff is thru to her fifth particular person semifinal of the yr. She misplaced within the championship match at each Miami and Rome, and he or she fell within the semifinals at Wimbledon and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
On Wednesday, Gauff will oppose the winner of the Tuesday evening match that includes second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Eleventh-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Gauff and Osaka have break up six lifetime matchups, with Osaka profitable the newest assembly within the spherical of 16 on the U.S. Open final yr.
The solely matchup between Rybakina and Gauff got here within the spherical of 32 at Toronto in 2022, when Gauff eked out a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3) victory.
–Field Level Media