Daria Kasatkina vs Elena Rybakina Preview & Prediction | 2026 Canadian Open (National Bank Open presented by Rogers) | Second Round
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Elena Rybakina begins her Canadian Open campaign against Daria Kasatkina.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
Start date/time:
Venue: Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – Tennis Channel
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Daria Kasatkina vs Elena Rybakina prediction
Daria Kasatkina suffered an early exit at the Washington Open last week, losing to Anna Kalinskaya in the first-round. Her highlight of the season so far was a WTA 125 title at the Catalonia Open, while she also reached round three of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Kasatkina was forced to miss a part of the campaign due to a right hip injury, and that contributed to her ranking falling to 83 earlier in the year. She came back from the brink in her opening match in Toronto as she lost the first set emphatically and went 4-1 down in the second against Xinyu Wang. She fought back to win 1-6 7-6 (5) 7-5.
She now faces world number two Elena Rybakina. The two-time Grand Slam champion struggled during the grass court season, and she ended up losing in the third-round of Wimbledon to Elise Mertens. The Australian Open champion began the campaign strongly, but inconsistency has crept into her game.
Rybakina leads the head-to-head 3-2. They faced each other in the quarter-finals of this event in 2023, with the Kazakhstani winning a tight match in three sets. Kasatkina is not the same player these days, and Rybakina will be expected to win in a more comfortable fashion.
Daria Kasatkina vs Elena Rybakina tip: Elena Rybakina to win 2-0
