Former world number one Iga Swiatek advanced to the semifinals of the Canadian Open on Monday, August 11, 2026, after sweeping past Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1 in Toronto. Swiatek will face Elina Svitolina in the semifinals, following Svitolina's comeback win against Ekaterina Alexandrova with a score of 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Swiatek's performance was a confidence boost ahead of the upcoming US Open, where she previously won one of her six Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows in 2022. During the match, Swiatek took an early 5-2 lead in the first set after Shnaider committed errors, eventually sealing the set and the match with sharply angled winners and forcing Shnaider into mistakes.

Svitolina celebrated her victory by leaping into the air and pumping her fist, setting up a Wednesday meeting with Swiatek. Notably, Svitolina had defeated Swiatek in the Rome semifinals earlier in May.

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