{"id":855302,"date":"2026-08-12T11:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/855302\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:24:14","slug":"what-a-match-tennis-fans-applaud-elena-rybakina-after-impressive-comeback-win-against-naomi-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/855302\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What a match&#8217; &#8211; Tennis fans applaud Elena Rybakina after impressive comeback win against Naomi Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>After a hard-fought quarter final in the National Bank Open, Elena Rybakina beat Naomi Osaka in a game that had fans applauding both superstars after. <\/p>\n<p>The National Bank Open is in the latter stages at the moment, with the semi-final clashes set. The quarter-finals produced some excellent games, which had fans excited. <\/p>\n<p>Naomi Osaka was one of the popular choices to make it to the semis, where she would have faced off against Coco Gauff. However, Elena Rybakina had different plans. <\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open winner went down in the first set against Osaka, but fought back to win the game and book a semi-final berth for herself. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290100249-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"WTA 1000 National Bank Open Presented by Rogers 2026 - Day 10\" \/>Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty ImagesFans praised both Naomi Osaka and Elena Rybakina after their incredible clash<\/p>\n<p>Osaka won the first set 6-4, and the second set went right down to the wire with a tiebreaker. Rybakina prevailed and took the third set to advance. <\/p>\n<p>The game had a lot of excellent tennis and determination on display. Fans on social media reacted with nothing but the highest praise for both stars. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rybakina d. Naomi Osaka 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in Toronto<\/p>\n<p>INCREDIBLE. <\/p>\n<p>Down 4-6, 2-4.<\/p>\n<p>Down 2-3, 0-40 in the 3rd set\u2026 <br \/>4 break points saved.<\/p>\n<p>Elena beats the 4-time Grand Slam Champion to reach back-to-back Canadian Open semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s 25-5 on hard courts this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u270514th WTA\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZlnF3G7OWZ\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ZlnF3G7OWZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/2087361881837297910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 12, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply incredible!!! Way to go Elena!! I hope she goes all the way now,\u201d one fan wrote. \u201cWhat a match! Was rooting for Osaka, but now I hope Rybakina wins against Gauff,\u201d said another. <\/p>\n<p>One fan\u2019s analysis was, \u201cI didn\u2019t give a chance against Osaka but man what a game. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s Osaka who let herself down or Rybakina was just good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Who will win the women&#8217;s singles title at the Canadian Open? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/split-of-four-graphic-4-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371945\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>A fourth fan wrote, \u201cThese matches are so nerve-wracking. Glad Elena was able to pull off the win.\u201d The mood was summed by one comment, which read, \u201cThat game made me wish both of them could win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina is the highest-ranked player in the tournament, but she will now face a tough test in the form of Coco Gauff. As for Osaka, it\u2019s time to dust off the disappointment and get ready for the US Open. <\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover After a hard-fought quarter final in the National Bank Open, Elena Rybakina beat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,10459,24456,82,593],"class_list":["post-855302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-elena-rybakina","tag-naomi-osaka","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}