Tereza Valentova vs Taylor Townsend Preview & Prediction | 2026 Canadian Open (National Bank Open presented by Rogers) | First Round
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Tereza Valentova takes on Taylor Townsend in the first-round of the Canadian Open.
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
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Tennis Channel
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Tereza Valentova vs Taylor Townsend prediction
Tereza Valentova reached a second successive Prague Open semi-final last time out as she beat defending champion Marie Bouzkova in the last eight. However, she was unable to make the final as she lost to Daria Snigur in straight sets. Nevertheless, that was another positive showing for the Czech after a quarter-final appearance in Athens a week earlier, and she is currently enjoying her best form of the season.
Her first-round opponent is Taylor Townsend in Toronto. Townsend has not competed in the singles since a first-round defeat at Wimbledon to defending champion Iga Swiatek. The American troubled Swiatek and forced a deciding set but went on to lose in three. Townsend can be a threat on this surface, highlighted by her run to the final of the ATX Open earlier this year, but her ranking has slid to outside the top 100.
Valentova is enjoying a good run at the moment, and she has enough quality to get past Townsend.
Tereza Valentova vs Taylor Townsend tip: Tereza Valentova to win
