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Elina Svitolina extended her WTA 1000 winning streak to 10 matches<\/a> on Monday night in Toronto. <\/p>\n The Ukrainian rallied past Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals<\/a> to book her spot in the Canadian Open 2026 semifinals. Next up is No. 7 seed Iga \u015awi\u0105tek<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite the final score, Alexandrova had every reason to feel confident early in the match. <\/p>\n She was riding the aggressive baseline game that toppled world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> a round earlier, and she used it to take the opener 6-3. Then Svitolina flipped the match on its head.<\/p>\n The 2017 Toronto champion reeled off 11 of the next 12 games and built a 5-1 lead in the decider. Alexandrova clawed back to 5-3 before Svitolina broke in the ninth game to close it out in 1 hour, 33 minutes.<\/p>\n Movement that\u2019s out of this world @ElinaSvitolina<\/a> | #NBO26<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8eUF3CgwGC<\/a><\/p>\n — wta (@WTA) August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n “I think she was playing really well, serving really unreturnable to be fair,” Svitolina said afterward. “So I had to really try to find opportunities to see the ball better and I think focusing on myself more. I found my game was playing really well from the baseline after.”<\/p>\n The result is Svitolina’s fourth WTA 1000 semifinal of 2026, the most on this season’s WTA Tour<\/a>. \u015awi\u0105tek will be familiar territory. The Polish star leads their all-time series 4-3, but Svitolina has taken both 2026 meetings, at Indian Wells<\/a> and Rome. Each went the distance.<\/p>\n “For me it will be important to stay physical. It’s going to be lots of long rallies,” Svitolina said of the upcoming meeting. <\/p>\n “She’s also a great fighter. It’s going to be about trying to find the keys in that game, trying to find the particular patterns that are going to work against her.”<\/p>\n \n The post Elina Svitolina Storms Back to Book Canadian Open 2026 Semifinal<\/a> appeared first on Just Women's Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\nElina Svitolina Flips Momentum in Toronto<\/h2>\n
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